Steve and I have wanted to take the kids to Disneyland for quite some time and we finally did it. We secretly planned the trip and packed the kids up to go without them knowing. We told the kids on the drive to California where we were going. It took a good five minutes before Lyda actually believed us. We left Ruby in good hands with cousin Stephanie and Grandma and Grandpa Edmunds. We were pretty confident that she would hate Disneyland and promise to take her when she's older. This is a picture that her cousin took of her while we were gone.
I think she had fun.
We have a tradition of riding the Peter Pan ride first. This is Steve's favorite ride.
The map was such an exciting thing for the kids. They constantly asked to see the map so we could figure out where to go. I loved that they were sharing. This may have been the only time they shared it, but it happened.
The kids loved most of the rides. Thunder Mountain seemed to be the biggest hit, along with the Matterhorn and Buzz Lightyear. They were both tall enough to ride just about everything so we took them on just about everything. The kids decided that Tower of Terror and Space Mountain (which was decked out for Halloween and way too scary for little kids) were the worst rides. Those two brought Kode to tears. I really think they would have loved Space Mountain without the fiery ghost things trying to grab them. (I know, worst parents ever) And they begged to go on the Tower of Terror. It was a first for Steve and I also. We realized as we were getting on the ride that we hadn't seen any young kids in the line other than ours. We looked at each other and wondered what we were taking our kids on. Here's a picture of Kode hanging on Steve's pant leg just prior to getting on Space Mountain.
We tried our first pineapple floats this time. I don't even want to think about how much we spent on pineapple floats alone. We have been drinking pineapple juice ever since. Steve took the opportunity to photograph our heavenly moment.
We played hard and had two fun filled days of "The Happiest Place on Earth". We crashed pretty hard at the end of each day. Kode even fell asleep in the stroller on the way out of the park. We truly had a blast and can't wait until our next trip back. And maybe next time we'll take Ruby with us.
