We've been home from Disney for a couple weeks now, and the further away from the trip we get, the sweeter the memories are. The trip was truly wonderful. The Disney experience is kind of magical.
Immediately after the trip, while we were feeling absolutely exhausted, it was easier to remember the crowds, lines, expensive food and overstimulated kids. Now, however it just the good stuff we think of! We're so thankful for my parents for taking us to Disneyland and for the experience we got to have together.
Here's a picture of the kids ready to leave Monday morning. We had booked a flight that wasn't too early, so we left for the airport around 7:15. It was Josh's first time in a jet and the twins were so excited for him to experience it! We borrowed a small backpack from a friend for Josh for the plane, and he was so proud of his "red backpack."
The airport with kids is always such a fun experience of seeing new things!
Ben got to be Josh's flying companion. We all loved watching his excitement as we took off!
Dad and Seth were flying buddies. Thankfully (and surprisingly) Seth didn't spill his drink on Papa. They were a great team.
That left me, Mom, and Sam. We purposefully put Sam next to Titi because he loves to speculate and analyze details of everything, so had been asking millions of questions about what Disneyland would be like. And mom, well, she loves answering and telling details. It was a match made in heaven! I was on the end, so I got to take the twins to the bathroom multiple times. They were afraid of flushing with the door closed, so the whole flight got to hear their loud flushes!
We were blessed to stay at the Disneyland hotel! Staying right next to the park was absolutely amazing, and the atmosphere was unbeatable. Upon arriving at the hotel, there were characters outside to greet us! Here's mom running off with the boys to see Chip (or Dale).
I had expected the kids to avoid the characters. Instead, they loved them! Look at the smile on sweet Sam's face below:
The lobby chairs were teacups. Here's Titi and Sam:
Seth and Josh:
And all the boys. Having them matching was very helpful in keeping track of them!
The next character we saw was Goofy. When I complimented the twins about how brave they were walking up to goofy, Sam told me: "Well, I figured I had to get used to it sometime, so I may as well start now." Good thinking Sam.
Goofy even watched some cartoons with the kids in the lobby.
Sam and Seth with Pluto
Josh wasn't too sure about the characters, but I got him to come into this picture by encouraging him to touch Minnie's ear. Meeting Minnie was my favorite: she was so little!
The rooms were so great! The head board lit up and played a little melody. Seriously magical.
Since we had ate a packed lunch on the shuttle on the way to Disney, we were all ready for the park by the time we checked into the hotel. We were through the gates by 2 pm!
I ran and got everyone a fast pass for Thunder Mountain Railroad. While we waited for our fast pass time, the kids tried out the shooting range. They loved it. We also went on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Sam really didn't like the ride, not necessarily because it was scary, he just thought the boat went slow and it was boring. He didn't hesitate to tell us the entire trip that Pirates was his least favorite ride.
Joshy didn't nap this day. But he still did pretty great.
The twins with Papa...ready for their first of many roller coaster rides.
After Thunder Mountain, we decided it was time to find a ride for Josh. We picked Dumbo because the line looked reasonable. Forty five minutes later we were on. (If this was a "low" crowd time for Disney, I shutter at what a busy summer day must look like!)
Ben was a trooper in holding Josh while we waited.
All the kids loved Dumbo. Seth and I were riding buddies this time.
Daddy and Josh
Titi and Sam
My handsome hubby
That evening we had a little mishap with accidentally eating flour tortilla chips (gluten) for dinner. So I rushed back to the room with my dad to take some medicine to minimize the reaction. Ben and the big boys went on (and got soaked by) Splash Mountain, while Josh and Titi discovered the Pooh Ride. The Pooh Ride had no line and by the end of the night, Josh had gone at least five times, and with Ben, me and my mom. He LOVED it! I love his face in both these pictures!
So that was Disney Day One. After the boys went on Splash Mountain and got absolutely soaked, we decided to turn in for the night. It had been a very fun and exciting day! All travel went smooth and praise the Lord, none of us reacted to the gluten!
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