Disneyland February 2014

As soon as School got out Friday, we loaded up the car and headed to California.

The Boys have known for awhile now that we were going to Disneyland and they were so excited!

 So Excited that they were up at 6:30 the next morning.  An Hour and a Half before the Park opens. (True it was 7:30 Utah time.... but that didn't help us entertain them, with NO TV channels.)

 Jack had a Powdered Doughnut for Breakfast, and then I cleaned up the floor.  Oh My, So Messy!

 Then we were ready to go!  They ran up and down the walkway, while we were waiting for Nick, singing "I am Mickey, I am Mickey, ........, ........., ...

 Our hotel was really close o Disney so we walked over.  of course they were All faster than me.
Those little backpacks were a god-send.  They each carried their own treats, water and Trading Pins.

 As we entered the park we saw, Goofy, Mickey, Minnie and Pluto.  We let Coop choose who HE wanted a picture with.  Jacks was not consulted, as he was terrified by all of them.

The teapot ride is always so fun and my boys were ecstatic!

 I love that they match the teacup they chose.

Jacks was hilarious, he giggled the whole time.

 The next Character we ran into was Jessie, and as this picture shows i think Coop thought he could just jump into her arms.....Yikes, hope he didn't hurt her.

 She was very gracious, and posed so sweetly with him, and even gave him a big hug.

After lunch we decided to buy the boys their "Mickey Ears". When we got in the store we quickly discovered that thy did not want anything Traditional.  after trying to lead them in the traditional direction, nick and I decided that it really didn't matter and that the boys would be happiest  and more confident if we let them choose for themselves.  So jacks chose a Perry the Platypus, and Coop chose a "Sulley" monster hat.  my favorite part about what they chose was that I specifically dressed them in the same color so they would be easy to locate, and the two hats they chose are so similar in color that it made that even easier.

 We spent some time in Toon Town (My favorite) and went in to see Mickey.  Jacks freaked out and wouldn't go anywhere near, so Nick kept him off to the side.

 Just playing around on Donalds' Boat.

            Hanging out on the Trolley.........

                     ...........................Driving,

                                   Getting run over..........................

                                       .............Pretending to be cool like Bubba.

 The hats were a little small for us, but the boys insisted.

 Sitting on the tires after Roger Rabbit.  Kind of looks like they are taking a bathroom break. (Eek)

 When Jacks climbed up on the Fire Truck, he looked so serious, so I asked him to look happy....

 And his is what I got.  He is such a little ham.

 Those little legs were kind of weak though and we heard a lot of "My foot is hurting".  So eventually Dad gave in, just to get him to be quiet!  It didn't help that his shoes have NO support at all.

 We had a great time on the Pirate Island.  Except Mom, who was really hurting after all the stairs, crouching, climbing and scampering.  They were incredibly excited to find the Pirates Treasure.  At California Adventure on Monday one of the street sweepers told them she had stolen some of the gold while she was cleaning and gave them each a coin. They were thrilled!

 Jack was very interested in where we were on the map.  it was pretty cute!

 Tired Boy waiting in line at the Haunted Mansion.  We took the boys on every ride we could, even the ones that were a little bit scary, and they did GREAT!

 Here we are waiting in line for Pirates of the Caribbean at sunset.  It was a very long day!

We only purchased a 2-day pass to the park thinking that if, on Sunday, all was good, we would just add another day.  I am very glad we chose to not get that 3rd day.  We didn't get back to the hotel until almost 10, and the boys were so tired on Sunday that we were all pretty miserable. I am also pretty sure my knee couldn't have handled another Full Park day.

But we woke up Monday morning rested and ready to hit California Adventure.