Disneyland!

Disneyland = the best day of my life.

{ok, one of them}

I may have been a little crazy excited, I may have had a grin ear to ear, I may have run/skipped all the way up to the gates. Disneyland most definitely has not lost its magic! Jer's family came along for the fun too. Jer's mom scored rooms at the Crowne Plaza for $55 per night from Priceline.com, and we got park hopper tickets from a guy we found on Ebay, for $49 per person! a steal!

after some minor packing adjustments, we were on our way. (Brayden's suitcase: 99% stuffed animals, 1% clothes).

Brayden jamming to the Tap Tap game song (he knows every word)

After Red Robin and a dip in the spa, we got ready for bed!

7:30 am wake up. Disneyland is waiting, and only Kosty would refuse to get dressed due to his disapproval of the shirts I packed for him. Dang kid!!

Mickey and I having a moment in the hotel lobby

it was pouring all the way to Disneyland!! we were a little nervous. The boys were just as excited to ride the shuttle with no seat belts as they were to enter the Happiest Place on Earth.

me and Cede

Kosty studied the Disneyland map all the way there. Then he hopped on Zach's shoulders and studied some more!

as soon as we got there, the rain had completely stopped and NEVER came back!! What a miracle!

can you believe Disneyland does not have double strollers!? even Sea World does! the boys decided to make their own.

(these pictures are totally out of order but for my sanity's sake, oh well!)
my prince and I in front of the castle (too bad its too dark to see it!)
the teacups!!

Kosty was dying to meet Jesse and Woody but of course was too shy to even look!
Monster's Inc. (inside CA Adventure) was such a fun ride, it was Kosty's favorite!! We rode it twice, while the brave ones rode the Tower of Terror.

Kosty and I hit up the Jungle Cruise and It's a Small World while the big kids rode Indiana Jones.



Autotopia was one of their favorites too!

The rockets with Bompa

What a day! It was an absolute blast. We were hoping for just walking onto the lines like so many people had told us we would, but we did wait about 20-30 minutes at most for about 3 of the most popular rides. Not bad. I will never go there in the summer again! Brayden insisted we ride Space Mountain as the "grand finale." What a good way to end the night. It was a total blast and it was his favorite ride! He even raised his hands in the air and yelled! I remember it took me many, many years of my dad coaxing me before I finally worked up the guts. I watched Brayden in line, and was shocked at how relaxed he was! I was a nervous wreck the first time I rode it! He was even dying to go on Splash Mountain and was bummed that it was too cold for him to get wet. Where this kid gets his nerve, I don't know. He surprised me. Kosty's favorite was Monster's Inc. and Buzz Lightyear. Both the kids thought the scariest ride was the Matterhorn, which was one of my favorites as a kid. Oh, and Brayden wasn't a fan of the Haunted Mansion either. He closed his eyes, looked down, and had his ears pinched shut for the entire ride. Pretty funny.We had plenty of popcorn and churros and both boys were on their best behavior, even Kosty, another miracle. I am so grateful we finally pulled it together. And I already want to go back. Disneyland, I miss you!