To write this post seems overwhelming to me. We did so much that I can hardly remember on what day we did what and what all we did...but I'll try!!
Greg and Jamie (Scotts sister and her husband) decided to take their kids to D-land for spring break. They asked Missy (Scotts other sister) if she wanted to go with them. Of course, she said yes. We were talking on facebook and Missy said that we should go along with her. I said I wish we could but we just cant..... and then I thought...well heck, why cant we? Theres no reason why we can't and the kids would LOVE IT! So I said ok...we will go!! Called Jamie and asked her if it was alright if we tagged along. She said sure... I hope she wasnt just saying that to be nice lol.
A couple days later I went to the Disney Store in Orem and got the kids some shirts and autograph books. Later that night we gave them to them and told them that we were going to D-land. Their reactions left much to be desired. They basically just sat there looking at us. Jentry kept saying... "yeah right, Im confused mom". And Ty said.. "Mom, you said we don't have enough money for that..do we have enough money now?" LOL. As the thought sank in more throughout the night they got more and more excited. THANK GOODNESS!!!
Scott wouldn't be able to go with us with it being such short notice. But that was ok. I figured if we wanted to do anything we were just going to have to do it. But on Saturday when he went to pick up from one of his doctors he found out that that doctor would be gone that whole week. That doctor rarely just takes a week off without notice so I saw that as a sign!!! Scott still didnt think it would be possible for him to go. But hours before we were to leave he asked his dad if he thought it would be ok and off he went to get packed!!! YAY!!! That made Jentry super happy. When I had told her that her dad wasn't coming at first she thought it was a total joke and at the bottom of our list of things to pack I saw that she had written "Dad needs to come". So this made her super excited that he was coming!
We left on Easter night and made it to his Grandmas house in Cedar City. We spent the night there and then got up super early (4:13 am) and off we went to CA. Scott was a little nervous with the drive and I dont think we have ever stopped so many times for gas. He just wanted to make sure we wouldn't run out...and we didn't. When we were getting pretty close we were going through some mountains and it was JUST POURING!!! It was a huge rain storm. But by the time we had made it all the way to d-land the rain had cleared and it was just a little cool. Nice jacket weather.
We got into the park at about 1pm and went to a Hillbilly Comedy show. The girls and their cousins were able to get the box seats (is that what its called?) So a lot of the time the comedians would go over there and talk directly to them. They thought it was pretty cool. Then off to our first ride, Thunder Mountain.
This is where everything is just kinda smushed together. We did lots of rides and had lots of fun. Lets just say that.
Chase did think that Pooh's Honey tasted good!
And it was nice that when we got sick of the kids we could just lock them up for awhile!
The next morning we went to a character breakfast. It was a little pricey but well worth it. The characters (Minnie, Captain Hook, Fairy God mother, Perla (mouse on Cinderella) Chip, Tigger, Eeyore, Geppetto, Max (Goofy's son) )would come right to our table and get pictures with the kids and sign their books. The kids loved this!!! And it was an awesome breakfast. Brinley thought it was super cool when she went up to get a drink and asked me..."Mom, can I get juice or chocolate milk" and I told her she could get both! She was super excited about that!!!
We went on lots of rides that day (and everyday!). Greg was awesome and went around each morning picking up fast passes for us so we really didn't wait in line very long for the bigger rides. It was awesome!! They know just have to maneuver Disneyland! And thank goodness, I would have been totally lost without them!
I think we rode Splash Mountain (Brinleys favorite ride) and Buzz Lightyear (The Boys' favorite ride) 100 times each! It didnt get suuuper busy until closer to the weekend.
In the park the boys were a little bit more shy of meeting the characters. But by the end of it when we met Mater, Lightening and Buzz, Ty was so excited that "Im not shy amymore!"
One of the nights just the girls went to the Princess Dinner at Ariel's Grotto. That was probably the fanciest dinner I'd ever been to (and the most expensive) but the girls had a great time and its not something we will probably get to do again. So we splurged. Jamie did the girls hair all princess like and even had a princess dress for Brinley.
Nate got picked to do some Jedi Training and did an awesome job. He beat Darth Maul. (sorry if I got that wrong..Im not very well read on my Star Wars characters)
We went to the Bugs Life 3d show. That was pretty cool! They had a stink bug come out and spray us and you got a big whiff of stink bug, an acid bug thing come spray us with "acid" Spiders come from the ceiling, termites crawl under your seats...and a lot of other fun things! The kids loved it. We also went to see the play Alladin. That was great!!!
One cute thing about Brinley was whenever we passed a character that was just walking around she would dart out and go hug the character. It was so cute. When we first walked into the park Mickey and I think it was Pluto were out walking around... Ty looked at them and said... "Oh mom, thats just guys in costumes" But when we went into the Buzz Lightyear ride and they had a mechanical Buzz talking he looked up at me and said "Mom! Thats the real Buzz!". I thought that was so cute!!!
By the time it was time to go home I think everyone had had their fill of Disneyland!! I was amazed at the detail they put in on the rides. Its not cheapy Lagoon details. It's amazing!! They built a whole Hotel for the Tower of Terror (My favorite ride). Everyone at every ride was in uniforms that fit the theme of the rides. The story book rides were awesome. Jentrys favorite was California Screamer. Every night they did a firework show that was to Disney Music. They even had a REAL tinker bell that flew from one end to another. It was amazing!!!
The best part about the whole thing was coming back to a clean hotel room everyday. That part I miss!!! I didnt have to cook all week. Awww, thats true vacation!!! We totally wore the kids out. We would come back in the middle of the day and let them nap for a few hours and still by the end of the night they were zonked!!!
I was also shocked when we came home and Scott didn't say..."We are never doing THAT again." I thought for sure we had killed him off with all the driving and walking. But he has even said a few times... "next time we go....." Im sure that wont be soon...but that gives us hope!! :)
