Disneyland 2010

Disneyland is such a magical place, full of laughter, wonder, and excitement.  On the first day there we were able to enter the park 1 hour before the gates opened. It was called Morning Madness.  It was so wonderful, it is the only time you can see main street empty.  

 

To every one's surprise Mickey Mouse was the first Character we met.

We then went on to fantasyland where we got on every ride in under 5 minutes, it was great.  To every ones amazement Logan did not cry on any of the rides he had a great time, Everyone had a wonderful time riding the Famous Dumbo Ride, the Teacups and of course King Arthur's Carousel.

It's a small world is always fun, they have added alot of new Disney characters to the ride.  I loved seeing  the expressions on my children's faces, it is such a magical ride, it brings out the kid in everyone.

We love meeting the Characters.  When we met Woody and Jesse, Logan made the comment "where is Buzz"?  We then met Buzz later in Tomorrow land.  Ryan was trying to push Buzz's buttons, to make him do a karate chop and to make his laser work.  It was funny, he didn't quite understand why they weren't working. 

Cruella Devill was a fun Character to meet, Logan and Ryan were definitely afraid of her.  We had the chance to meet Mary Poppins and Bert, again, Ashley was a little confused why they asked if they could sign the autograph book when the already had it in there hands, I told her it was because they are proper and polite.  We had our family picture taken with Mr Incredible and Frozone, right before we went in to see turtle talk with crush.  That is one of our favorite shows, Crush asks children questions, and the children get to ask Crush questions also.  Every time he calls on someone he gives them a special name.  Ryan was called on, and Crush named him Riptide Ryan.  Ryan asked how old he was, and crush told him 150 years old.  He was so excited. 

The Fairies are Julia's favorite, we stood in line for 30 minutes, which gave us an opportunity to listen to our resident Fairy expert (Julia).  We didn't know she new so much about them.  She told us everything there is to know.  It brought out the five year old in her.  It was so much fun.

Jedi Training Academy

Ryan, Julia, and Jacob waited for an hour to be chosen for the Jedi Training Academy.  They left their Mickey Mouse ears on and all three of them were chosen.  The trainer said those 3 children with their special battle helmets on.  We were so excited.  They were trained to fight Darth Maul, and Darth Vader.  All three were chosen to fight Darth Maul.  When it was Ryan's turn he told them no, he wanted to fight Darth Vader.  He ended up being OK with Darth Maul, they all had a great time, and now are official padawans.

All the cousins had a great time together, one of the best times was picking their Mickey ears out together, you can now make your own Mickey ears.  You pick out the cap, then the ears, then a patch to put on it, and of course your name.

Grandma and Papa had a blast to, they love to see their Grandchildren have fun.  They enjoyed all the time they spent with everyone.

My Brother had a great time with his son's, I am so thankful he has the opportunity to spend as much time as he does with them. This was a great trip, and wonderful memories they shared together.

Overall we had a great time, we didn't want to ever leave.  So may memories were made, that we will remember for a lifetime.  I have so many pictures that I want to share, but I can't share them all, so here are a few more.  Thank you to my Family for such a great vacation.