Disneyland Day #2

Tuesday we went to Disneyland. It was Anna and Devin's first trip to Disneyland. The last time I had been there was in 1997. A lot has changed since then. We were excited to put some good miles on our stroller. Anna was happy not to be in the car. The stroller is lots more fun.

It was nice going with David's family because we were able to take full advantage of the "stroller pass." It works just like a "fast pass" but all you have to do is show them that you have kids who can't go on a certain ride and they give you a stroller pass so two riders can go now and then two more can go as soon as the other set is done. Marthe and I would stay with the kids and David and Devin would go, or Devin and I, and so on. While Devin rode Space Mountain Anna got to meet Buzz Lightyear. Then we went on the Buzz Lightyear ride. Anna loved all the cool lights.

Then Marthe and I went on Space Mountain and David and Devin hung back with the kids. Mark and Tommy were too chicken to go on Space Mountain again.

While they were waiting for us the guys had plenty of time to pull out their cameras.

Sadie spent a lot of time just waiting in the stroller.

Anna was pretty happy the whole day. We got this cute hat for her to keep the sun out of her eyes. We had lots of fun taking her on as many rides as we could. She loved Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion. We had tons of fun going with Dave and Marthe's boys on rides too. It is a whole different experience going on a ride with a 7 and 6 year old. Especially when it is their first time. It made my day when we went to the Haunted Mansion and Mark said, "I think they do this stuff with projectors and mirrors. Yup, I'm pretty sure this part is done with a projector." What 7 year old says that??? We had lots of fun teaching them the importance of holding your hands up and screaming on the rides.

Typically what would happen is Anna would fall asleep waiting in line and then wake up just before we got on. I felt bad we had to wake her up a couple times because some of the rides they have to sit up. Here we are waiting for the Roger Rabbit ride in Toon Town.

While we were in Toon Town we stopped by Mickey's house so Anna could meet Mickey Mouse. Just our luck, she was out cold. I didn't have the heart to wake her up. We still got a cute picture though.

We all went on It's A Small World. David and Devin took lots of pictures. I'll spare you, but I hope that the song is now stuck in your head..."It's a small world after all, it's a small world after all..." Yes Anna slept through the whole thing.

The highlight of the day had to have been the Tea Cups. I took all three boys because everyone else couldn't handle it. BABIES!!!!!! The Tea Cups are one of my favorite rides. We had tons of fun getting our tea cup to spin as fast as we could. Look how happy we all are. I just can't understand why no one else wanted to be happy like that? :) The boys were a little tipsy once we were done. It was funny watching them try not to fall over or run into things.

We ended the day in Fantasy Land. Anna LOVED all the rides there. She loved holding on the the bar. After the first few rides she would start reaching for it even before they lowered it.

It was a great day. The weather was really nice. A little bit colder than I would have liked it. (But I'd be happy with 80's or 90's, so the low 70's weren't that bad.)

By the end of the day we were all very tired. But in a good way.