The Steeles are visiting from Baltimore and we thought it would be a great time to take the kids to Disneyland! It was Dylans first time and Braydon's 2nd but first time since he's been super into all the Disney movies like Toy Story and Monsters Inc and Nemo. They were so excited leading up. I kept telling Braydon for the past couple weeks that when Wendy and Chad and Dylan get here we're going to Disneyland. Every day he would say "Go to Disneyland Mommy!" and I'd tell him we have to wait. I told him at Disneyland we would see Mickey and Buzz and Monsters and Nemo and he was beside himself with excitement.
We drove up there on Saturday after Zoe's 2nd birthday party which was a ton of fun too. We stopped and say GG on the way. We got a hotel room at Desert Palms right next to the park. We had adjoining rooms with the Steeles. Bray and Dylan took a bath together and bounced around the rooms with excitement until we all went to bed.
We went to breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen at the Disneyland Hotel and the kids were so excited about all the Disney characters they got to meet. Both Braydon and Dylan would chase them and give them big hugs and kisses. It was a great start to a perfect day. We went to the park after breakfast and met up with Connor and Chris and Lyly too. The very first ride we went on was Buzz Lightyear in Tomorrowland, Braydon was in HEAVEN! After that we went on the Nemo ride which the kids loved as well. Braydon got a little scared when it got dark but was in awe that Nemo was swimming around underwater. After that we went on It's a Small World which was a huge hit as well. We bought the kids little Mickey and Minnie toys (the first of several we would get all day). Then we went to Toon Town where Dylan met Mickey and Braydon went on his very first roller coaster with Daddy and Connor and Chris. He loved it!
Wendy and I left from there to take the kids back for a nap. They both passed out int he strollers and when we got to the room woke up and wouldn't go back to sleep because they wanted to return to Disney. We went back and went to California Adventure. The kids were both so tired but were trying to rally from here on. We went to the Disney Junior show, the Monsters, Inc ride and had dinner at the Wharf. We bought Braydon a light up spinning Buzz and he was running around fighting off fake Zurgs with it. He saw Tow Mater and Lightning McQueen and ran up to them. After that we went back over to Disney where we stumbled upon the Disney Light parade. This ended up being Braydon's favorite part! He watched from Daddy's shoulders and got a second wind from all the excitement. We went over to Pirates of the Carribean and Braydon and Daddy and Uncle Chad went on it. Dylan passed out in her stroller and I am too pregnant for rides with drop offs. We ended the night going on the Winnie the Pooh ride twice since there was no line. Braydon didn't want to leave but you could tell he was beyond exhausted. He passed out in the stroller on the walk to the car and didn't even wake up when the fireworks went off.
It was the best time! Disneyland truly is the Happiest Place on Earth. There is no better feeling than to see that joy and excitement in their faces when they see their Disney heros come to life. Experiencing it all through your childs eyes is the greatest! Craig and I can't wait to make a tradition of family vacations here :)
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