Disneyland Getaway!

This past week, we surprised the kids with a trip to Disneyland! We had such a great time! We started the trip by waking the kids up at the crack of dawn on Monday morning and heading to the airport. They had no idea what was going on, or where we were headed to! We flew to Long Beach, CA, and started our vacation! We decided to hit the beach our first day, and the kids went crazy! Londy LOVED the freezing cold water and our resident pansy boy Beck preferred just running in the sand and playing on the lifeguard's watch tower. It was so nice to be in the warm sunshine! We headed from there to show the kids where I grew up, and got my favorite ice cream, from the former Thrifty Drug store. Yummy! Then off to the hotel and then Downtown Disney. We walked around and shopped a bit, then ate dinner at the Rainforest Cafe. It was fun, but Beck was consummed with the fact that he thought the iguana by him was real and was going to eat him. He ate his entire dinner with a butter knife in one hand; just in case.... Then back to the hotel for bed!

The kids getting excited to go on the plane!

Hanging out in Downtown Disney

Beck at the Rainforest Cafe; nice scared face!

Day 2: We were up bright and early for our first day at Disneyland! The kids could barely contain themselves! We hit Dumbo ride first (huge mistake; it's the first ride in the park, and so the line was super long), then the carousel and teacups. I was really surprised how many rides Beck and I were able to ride! Beings we were there on a Tuesday and a Wednesday, the lines weren't very long, which is way helpful when you've got two toddlers. London LOVED the Matterhorn, Space Mountain, the teacups, and Splash Mountain. Beck says his favorite ride was "Sugar Pooh." Sadly, my kids had no idea who Winnie the Pooh really was, so he thinks his name is Sugar Pooh. Lame ride, by the way! The kids loved the Play Parade at California Adventure, too! We left the park for dinner, then off to sleep!

The parade route in California Adventure. Beckett entertained the crowd by dancing. It was hilarious!

Day 3: We entered the park pretty early to get in line for ehte Princess Mett and Greet. We really had no idea what to expect, but it was seriously the cutest thing ever! It took forever, but each Princess spent several minutes with each kid individually, talking to them, signing autographs, and taking pictures. London still can't believe that she met real life princesses! The rest of the day was spent seeing the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse live on stage, more rides at California Adventure, Beckett napping while London and Matt hit all the rides he couldn't, and more rides at the Disneyland. We definitely could have spent another day or two there at the park!

Eating lunch

How Beck spent the afternoon...

How impressed is anyone that I was able to take a picture of them on Splash Mountain???

Beck's Mickey Mouse Pirate hat!

London's souvineer choice; a princess sticker book. It has kept her quiet for countless hours now!

How every night ended! Love to look at them sleeping!

Day 4: Slept in and hit the hotel's pool right after breakfast. We showered, packed up all our stuff, and headed to the Discovery Children's Museum in Santa Ana. What a fun museum! I swear Matt had more fun than the kids, though! We spent the afternoon there before we headed to the airport for our evening flight. We had such a great time; it just went way too quick!

Beck riding the hockey Zambonie

Londy laying on a bed of nails!

Matt playing virtual hockey

London and Matter playing virtual volleyball!