Disneyland Day 1

We finally made it to Disneyland, and the kids couldn't have been happier. First of all I have to say that I never in a million years thought that my child would be wearing a leash/backpack. However, I knew that the amount of people in Disneyland, and his sense of exploration, would make it necessary so I felt good about him not being lost. Owen actually did great, and didn't have to wear it that much, but it made me feel good to have it. He had 2 other cousins who had them on too, so he actually thought it was kinda cool.

We had a great first day at Disneyland. Claire was so excited to see the castle, so her Grandpa took her there first - right after our family picture wearing matching shirts. On a side note, my parents didn't have said shirts, and I am still curious why - that picture will be coming soon. We then headed to the carousel - which Grant absolutely loved, and then took them on Mr. Toad's wild Ride. Not a bright idea for our first indoor ride. They both came out not to happy with us, so the rest of the day we had to literally force them onto the rides. I'm sure people thought we were mean, but hey we were in Disneyland, and they weren't going to get this chance again for a long time.

We spent most of the day exploring the little kids rides, with our top favorites as Small World (my favorite because you got to sit for like 10 minutes), The Teacups, and the Carousel. We were ready to go home after watching the Christmas parade, and getting to see the beautiful decorations all lit up. We went back to the hotel where my mom had dinner ready, and then they shooed all the adults back out the door to go back to the park while they watched the kids. It was fun to go without our kids, and I got to go on my favorite ride - Indiana Jones. I loved that all the signs said you shouldn't ride while pregnant, but my midwives gave me the go ahead, so I had some fun. We went on rides we knew the kids would hate like Pirates, Thunder Mountain Railroad, and Splash Mountain - which Chad did not want to go on, but I didn't give him much choice since when you go at night there isn't a line, and we basically walked on. We were the first adults to call it quits, and we so ready for bed that night. You honestly can't deny that there is such a thing as the magic of Disney after spending a whole day in Disneyland.