Saturday, January 24, 2009

A Great Trip to Disneyland!!

On the way to Cali!!

Yep, I get the front seat!!

The four of us in front of Sleeping Beauty's castle

Kurt, Keith, and me after getting wet on Splash Mountain

Keith demonstrating his driving abilities!

Should we bail 'em out or leave 'em there?

Saying hi to Mickey!

Having lunch at our favorite out of the way spot- Whitewater Snacks

Waiting in line for the new Toy Story Ride - modeling the newest in 3-D eyewear!!

The lovebirds at the Blue Bayou

Having a yummy dessert at Blue Bayou and watching the Pirates of the Caribbean boats go by


Kurt and I took Keith and Sarah to Disneyland for their 1st Anniversary. It was so much fun!! The ride over was full of "Name That Tune" 80's style. Kurt is really good at it and beat both Keith and Sarah combined!! I couldn't play because it was my ipod playlist (that would be cheating!!). Keith got carsick on the way there which wasn't fun, but by the next morning he was fine as we hit the park! Kristi had asked us to take a picture in front of the castle and to say "Hi" to Mickey for her. Kevin asked us to ride the Winnie the Pooh ride for him (I know, interesting request!). We had so much fun running around the park all day- the lines were pretty small so nothing was more than a 15 minute wait (with fastpasses) except for the new Toy Story ride. I even got to ride Tower of Terror and California Screamin' because Keith and Sarah went on them with me- Kurt won't do those. We spent time in Toon Town (which we haven't even been in for a couple of years) and even rode Gadget's Go-Coaster!! Kurt almost couldn't fit his long legs in the tiny coaster car!!
The next day was more of the same. We had dessert at the Blue Bayou which is inside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. It's a really neat experience. The park was supposed to close at 10 pm but they extended it an hour because so many people came into the park in the evening. Keith was determined to eke out every last minute of rides so he ran poor Sarah's feet ragged!! They were able to go on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and run over to Pirates just as they were closing the doors. They were the last people on the ride and they got a whole boat to themselves!! What a great way for them to close out their Disney time!
We slept in on Saturday and then went to Downtown Disney for a little while and then the Aquarium. Sarah really liked taking pictures of all the interesting species of fish. After dinner at California Pizza Kitchen (yum!) Keith and Sarah headed back to Downtown Disney to finish their shopping and hang out. Kurt and I decided to pop into Disneyland for a few hours instead (that's the benefit of annual passes!!). Sunday morning we visited with Kurt's aunt and cousins and then headed home in a car that was loaded to the brim!! It was a great trip full of lots of fun times and many great memories!! Now when do we go back???

2 comments:

Cristina said...

Fun! I'm glad you had a great time!

joy said...

Thanks for commenting!!!! I love blog comments! They make me feel like I'm not just blogging in a bubble!!