Disneyland Day 1, 2 & 3!!

How to blog this without it getting too boring...too late. We had 3 days at Disneyland and 3 days at the beach and one day at Nottsberry Farm--I think I'll tackle Disneyland first--but first a quick look into each day before the onslaught of pictures!!

DISNEYLAND! Day 1

SO EXCITED! Heading into the park! We're at DISNEYLAND!!

Day 2

Still excited--but we've done everything once...what to do...what.to.do...

Day 3

Done everything...at least 5 times...take.me.home.

With 5-10 minute wait times, we did all of Disneyland and all of California Adventure in ONE DAY--and that was walking, not running. We tried to take our time and just enjoy things as they came--and boy did we ever!

Anyone who knows Jenna, knows she is obsessed with snow globes--this was MIND BLOWING!
Jenna was the ONLY one on the entire raft that got wet--and she was SOAKED!Grandma Gwen gave each kid $20 to spend on our trip. Jenna saw this the first day and I made her wait until the last day to buy it in case she saw something else. She didn't. p.s. it broke the day we got home.
The best kept secret at Disneyland: this air conditioned room under the arch of the castle. A movie is playing, it's quite...heaven.

We met a lot more characters than usual--probably because there weren't hoardes of people hiding them. Jenna really liked them, Gavin and Kesley liked them but were embarrassed to admit that they did!
One morning Jenna and I ran to try and be one of the first in line to meet the princesses. It is nothing short of hysterical watching overweight/out of shape adults try to sprint to the other end of the park to save a place in that line--everyone is gasping for air about half way there. By the time I got there I was totally shaking and pretty sure I was going to throw up--but we were 3rd in line!!! Woot! Woot! Jenna got to meet Sleeping Beauty and Snow White, but she burst into tears when she realized that there was no Ariel! It's hard to be a 4 year old.
I really got into these snap shots that they take on the thrill rides and then try to sell to you for $15 each. I tried taking pictures of them with my camera and they aren't so great, but they still capture some of the panic/excitement the kids were experiencing. Kesley was the thrill lover of the trip--she LOVED any ride that went fast or made you feel like throwing up!

SPACE MOUNTAIN: First time--dark and fast. Kids weren't so sure and poor Jenna's head was whipping around like crazy!

Second time: Love Kesley in this picture--she just LOVED the thrill rides! I hated feeling like Jenna's neck was going to snap, but she loved it too!

Tower of TERROR:

They take you up in an elevator and drop you!

First time--love Jenna's reaction!

Second time--Awesome! This was one of our family favorites!

California SCREAMIN

First time--check out Gavin's face! Brent and Kesley in back

Second time with me--liking it a little more. Kesley is behind again.

I'm not sure where to stop with the pictures...we had such a good time and I took a LOT. But that is a good start. Tomorrow--beach days!