Tuesday, February 22, 2011

It's Been Confirmed...

Disneyland IS the happiest place on earth!!  Just ask these two...


We spent 2 and a half days hopping between Disneyland and California Adventure taking in the Disneyland experience and it was AWESOME!!

 I wasn't really sure what Kylie had in mind when she envisioned Disneyland, but I am confident to say she was not disappointed. She loved it all!!! Toon Town was a major hit. They loved meeting Minnie and Mickey and seeing where they lived, along with the other Disney characters.




 The Roller-coasters were of course a highlight. 
Kylie didn't ride this roller-coaster because she was little too short for it, but any other coaster they let her on she was game. I was surprised, but she ate them up. We would ask her after if she liked them and sometimes she would say, "Ya it was fun...but I didn't laugh." and other times she could laugh all the way through it. 

 The Toy Story Ride was probably Jeremy's favorite. It's an interactive ride where you get to shoot at targets and score points as if your inside an arcade. Jase was also a fan!


 I was actually surprised at how much Jase could ride on.I thought he would have to sit out  a lot more then he did. It's a good thing because he would get pretty mesmerized by everything going on around him. He loved it. 

Pirates of the Caribbean, one of my favorite rides because of all the detail they put into it and it's just a classic.
 One of the Highlights of the whole trip was the day Grandma and Grandpa treated us to  lunch with the Pricesses. Kylie was in pure heaven. She loved every second of it. She was so excited to dress up in her dress and as each princess would come around she would have them sign her autograph book and she would get a chance to talk to them and take a picture. She thought they were beautiful.  It was so fun to watch her light up as they each came around to her.
 Jase thought it was pretty fun too. He would act kind of shy and then timidely go up and try to hug them.
And the food was delicious!!! It was by far the best meal we ate there. 


 The Tower of Terror is a must and I think we rode it at least 10 times. We talked Kylie into it once and that was it. She was a good sport the first time, but would have nothing to do with it again. Jeremy thoroughly enjoyed himself!!


We had a few character sighting while we were there. There weren't too many out wandering around or we just didn't take the time to wait in line to see them. Kylie thought Jessie was cute and Goofy was fun to play around with. 
 We were worried the weather was going to wet and rainy, but actually it was great. It didn't rain on us until late in the afternoon on the second day and even then it wasn't too terrible. It helped keep crowds down and that night my parents took the tired kids back to the hotel and we were able to pretty much walk on any ride without a wait. 

 I highly recommend going with a group of people especially when you have little kids. We felt like we were able to experience everything the little kids wanted to do, but we were also able to enjoy some of bigger things. It was a win-win all around in my book!
 We were extremely sad to leave. There were some major melt downs and I wasn't sure if Kylie was going to survive having to say goodbye to both Disneyland AND her grandma and grandpa and aunts and uncles, but after a little retail therapy she felt a little bit better. She had been earning and saving her money for months so she could buy something special to remember her trip and she did. 
Disneyland is magical and never seems to disappoint and it certainly didn't this time. We made awesome memories and had a blast together.  We left wanting more and that makes us excited to go back!!

7 comments:

Kristi said...

OH Im sooooo jealous!!!! SOOOO Fun!! I have got to do that Princess Lunch.. LUCKY Girl!!! Really Im green right now!! I got to get me a trip to DL ASAP!

Jamie said...

What an incredible trip! Your post makes me want to pack my bags.

luke and kourt said...

I was waiting for your Disney post. Sooo many cute pictures! What a fun vacation with your fam and your cute kiddos, I bet they were in heaven, I think I would be too!I need to go there again, I haven't been since I was in 7th grade!

Nicole said...

So much fun!! Glad you had such a good trip. I too am totally jealous!

Mills Family said...

Looks like you guys had a blast, I can't wait to take the boys there...maybe next year! So Jase did good at his age, that was my only worry about taking the boys already!

Alexis said...

that was an awesome trip!! i get sad when i think about how fun it was because then i want to go back!

Jackie said...

SO fun!! Those memories will always be remembered! I can't wait to take my kids there someday!