The Kleiber Family: Disneyland

Sorry, I've been a bad blogger. Here are our Disneyland pictures. I loaded more than ususal so they are in an odd order.

We had a good time, the girls loved all the rides. The weather could of been a bit warmer (one day it rained alot), but it kept the crowds down. We rode every ride at Disneyland at least one some twice (thunder mountain, space mountain, pirates of the caribbean, jungle cruise, buzz lightyear, splash mountain, and the matterhorn). The first day we went with cousin Andrew, and the second day we went by ourselves. We watched Fantasmic that night which was really cool and worth the hour waiting sitting on concrete. It is based on Fantasia, and it is a light and water show. We hit all the major rides the first day and then we hit the smaller rides and major rides again on the second day. There was a short deluge the second day, so we rode Space Mountain during the downpour and it was done by the time we got out. The girls wore their Dora Rain Ponchos, so they didn't get to wet. Anna took pictures with all the characters except for Woody and Jess (from Toy Story), and Woody was really tall. Mickey was her favorite of course. Toontown was the girls favorite part of Disneyland, we went through Mickey and Minnie's houses, it was a fun area.

Then we went to California Adventure with Kara and that was the nicest day we were there. We had lunch with the princesses at Ariel's Grotto. The lunch was better than at Epcot (we went two years ago), and the girls loved seeing the princesses. Madison blushed when Aurora commented on her beautiful dress and told her she had good taste. We rode most of the rides at California Adventure, except the few that the girls weren't tall enough for. The girls played in the Redwood Forest play area, where they catapulted and climbed all through the play structure (their favorite thing of the day). We say Playhouse Disney and a High School Musical 3 dance performance. To end the day we stood in a really slow moving line for Soaring California, but it was worth it.

While we were there we spent two nights with Aunt Kara and than one night with Michelle, Bill and Cousin Andrew. One day it rained all day long, so we went to the Anaheim Children's Museum, along with every other california mother. The magic school bus was the visiting exhibit. Well, we have been to Disneyworld and Disneyland, and Disneyland was much more managable for them (at this age), they walked everywhere without complaining and we got to see everything we wanted to see. Before we went I thought well this will be the one time we go to Disneyland and then we don't have to go again. But now I know why everybody goes back again and again, it has special charm and it is the happiest place on earth. The girls are already asking if we can go back next year.