We gave our kids a trip to Disneyland for Christmas this year, with the help of Grandma and Grandpa Alger and Aunt Kathy. We went there in the middle of February though to avoid the big crowds. It was our first and last time to go with all of our kids while they are still at home.
We did a little bit of waiting in lines, but not very much. It was wonderful!
The first day we had a couple of melt downs, but nothing too terrible.
I took the little girls off for a while so that they wouldn't keep the big kids from doing the roller coasters over and over. It worked out well, but Sam was sad because he wanted everyone to stay together since it was one of his last vacations before his mission. Awe... so sweet!
The line to see Elsa and Anna was 3 hours long so we decided to take a picture from a distance. They are inside the house, but at least you can see Olaf on the roof.
The kids went on Space Mountain tons of times. They had fun making faces for the cameras.
Nate holding the castle with his bare hands!
The first day was all Disneyland and the second was all California Adventure. We started Day 2 at California Screamin'.
Susanna
loved the roller coasters and was bummed that she was too short for the
big California Screamin' coaster. Laney didn't like any of the roller
coaster type rides but was able to be bribed by Sam to go on the big one
for a churro. She did it and even thought it was fun.
She didn't do
it again but she still says she was glad she went on it once.
The big ferris wheel was super fun. We got in the carriages that slide around when it spins around.
The only ridiculous line we waited in was for the new Cars Ride which was almost an hour. We heard that that was good compared to the 3 - 5 hours it is when it is crowded. Eeeek!
Susanna, again, surprised us all by loving the Tower of Terror. In the picture below, you can see that she and Daniel are looking back at everyone thinking "What's all the screaming about?" Crazy little kids!
It was plenty thrilling, but not nearly as scary as I thought it would be.
Then lots more California Screamin'. We had to have gone on it at least 10 times. There was almost no line. The kids started making challenges for the ride, like no screaming or being silent through the ride. Again, they had fun making faces for the cameras.
Sam bought a turkey leg. He ate a lot of it and then let the rest of us pick at the remains. It was huge!
Susanna loved the swings and went on them several times.
We finished the day with the Wonderful World of Color show. WOW! So beautiful!!!
I thought it was fitting that the first picture was Susanna excited to go to Disneyland and the last one is her all wiped out from two full days of fun. Both with her sweet big brother carrying her.
