Disneyland 2012 Day 1

Our school had a week off from school over Valentines Day...so we jumped on the chance to take the family to Disneyland when the crowds would hopefully be sparse!  We lucked out even more on our timing because Amy and Mike were able to join us the first day and get us their amazing Military discount!

We had never been to California Adventure, so it was fun to check it out.  They definitely did a good job of incorporating some neat things into this newer park!  Still Disney, but more regular amusement park too.  A great addition!  The roller coaster behind us is called California Screamin...yikes.  It is CRAZY!  And goes so fast...so fast I had to look it up!  Wikipedia says it goes from 0 to 55 mph in 4 seconds!  Not surprised!

It is really smooth for a fast roller coaster.  If it wasn't so fast, I'd probably like it...but those G forces are too much for my stomach...the boys however claim it's their favorite ride between the two parks.

We had a great day with Mike, Amy, Owen and Emma exploring both parks. 

Here is Cade on his first ride!  He was so cute and interested in everything.

The Toy Story Mania ride was a big favorite at California Adventure!  Kyle kept calling it Toy Story Maniac!

Later at Disneyland when the big kids went on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad,

Kyle and Emma showed me their cute faces.

And we saw Woody!

Amy with Pocahontas...word is Camryn has met all of the Princesses except Pocahontas, 

so we had to get a picture for her!

Here is Cade during Small World...

Some of the changes to Small World ... they added in Disney characters...it still fit the theme of A Small World...and they put the characters into appropriate places of the ride...I sorta wondered what they took out...but it's still awesome!  Aladdin, Woody and Jesse, Peter Pan, Ariel, Donald Duck, Nemo and Dori and Pinocchio.

This is the Buzz Lightyear ride at Disneyland...fun even though they all have very serious faces!

And we ended the night with the Parade!  Oh how I love the parade!  Amy and I were talking about how it's so happy and awesome, it can make us cry!

Waiting...waiting....

This character first high fived Ryan, then Amy!

Oh Mary!  We love Mary Poppins and she waved right to us!

 And we called it a night!  Our little boys tuckered out...and Kyle hardly opened his eyes....staying asleep all the way through the walk to the shuttle, shuttle bus (uncle mike holding him cause we had to collapse the stroller), into the van, into the hotel...and onto the bed...and changed into pjs.

 A super great day!