Road Trip part 2

Day 1 at Disneyland-

We are so excited to get there we can hardly stand it!



We have our itinerary in hand and off we go to Space Mountain! Joe had never ridden big rides before and he came off that ride white as a ghost and did not say ward until he saw me. Then he burst into tears and said, "That was scary, Mom!!" Oops- maybe we should have broke him in first on the Matterhorn. We ran all over Disneyland that day being swept up in the Christmas festivities. It was wonderfully decorated for Christmas with garland, Christmas trees, lights, holly, etc. Christmas music playing and a north Pole land. The kids met Santa and Mrs. Clause, saw the reindeer and played in the sleigh. Then we were just in time for the Christmas Parade. They were loving it.












We went back to the hotel for a nap (that way we were ready to go until midnight!!)After snoozing we went to CA Adventure, where we loved Soarin' and Mulhollands Madness. I went on Screamin' with a fast pass- ALONE- the first time. I finally talked Tate into coming with me and we went 2 more times. I talked, begged and pleaded with Ti but he was not having it.

On our way back to Disneyland, we stood and watched the wonderful Electrical parade. It was awesome. We caught the firework action from Disneyland and while everyone was exiting after the fireworks we were heading in to enjoy Disneyland practically to ourselves until midnight!




Day 2 at Disneyland-
We wake up to the sound of a pretty hard rain! We had all intentions of getting to Disneyland early but the rain held us off until 9:30 am. It didn't really matter because there were not that many people! We decided to split up that morning and I went with Emma to the Princess Faire. She met the princesses, learned to dance, wave and curtsy. Belle came to a special chair and told the children her story while they were sitting on carpet rounds. She was in heaven. We couldn't get away from the Princesses without a Sleeping Beauty nightgown and crown.

By this time it was no longer raining and we enjoyed the rest of the day running to and from rides. The boys were breathless when we met up with them. They hadn't stopped the whole time, unlike Emma and I who spent 3 hours at the Princess Faire!

We spent the rest of the day just like the previous day. The kids again fell into bed in a tired heap at about 12:30 am. I stayed up and did laundry until 2:30 am. Ted was out trying to find a Walmart or the like and couldn't find anything open! We couldn't believe it. Then he found a store that looked like a homeless shelter and didn't dare go in. Is this California or what?! Well, it happened to be another day of eating out and park food.