Our Disneyland Trip

During the week of Spring Break we snuck out of town for a couple of days and headed to Disneyland. We had so much fun. The girls have been several times and so they had their rides all mapped out before we even got there. Tyler was there about a year ago but he didn't really remember the magic of Disneyland.

Even if you have never been to Disneyland I am sure you can relate to the long lines, demanding people, and those who feel like they are entitled to something better than the rest of us. I find that I get frustrated easily at these types of people, then my family suffers through my frustration. So I decided this time around was going to be different. We were going for no other reason than to have fun. We were on no time schedules, we went with just our immediate family so we had no other schedules to conform to, and there was no set agenda we had to adhere to. I decided that I was going to have a good time regardless of what the rest of the Disneyland population was doing. And it worked! We all had a great time :) Craig helped by designating each day to a different theme, like one day was the day of love, another the day of kindness. We had to make sure that everything we did or said followed that days theme. It really helped keep us from getting grumpy when we got tired or bored from standing in line.









Ashlie discovered roller coasters this year. She had gone on a couple last year but wasn't quite sure if she really liked it or not. Well this year was entirely different! Even Sari bailed out of going on Tower of Terror but not Ashlie! She went on it and loved it! She hit every roller coaster there was and a couple of them she got to do twice. It was so cute to see her so grown up. Sari still loved the roller coasters but she was a little more cautious. Tyler loved the trains. I bet you couldn't guess that could you :) Everywhere we went in Disneyland we caught the train to do it. Even if it was closer to walk we would go back to the train station and ride the train. He was a little upset because he wanted to ride Thunder Mountain Railroad but was too short. We had hoped that he would meet the height requirement of 40" because the majority of the rides have that as their minimum. But his head just slid under the mark. We even tried spiking his hair just a bit straighter but they said spikey hair didn't count! Oh well, Craig and I took turns with the girls and Tyler. It all worked out and we all had lots of fun. And there were several rides we still all got to do together.









Usually when we go to Disneyland we spend all of our time riding rides. This time though we took some time and went to some of the shows. The first night we made a point to get a good spot on Main Street and watch the firework show. We always see them but we rarely make a point to actually watch the whole show. It was really good and the girls loved Tinkerbell. The second day we hit two different shows. First we went and saw 3D Muppet Show. They gave us all 3D glasses to wear and Tyler wasn't too sure about that. He watched the first couple of minutes without them on and then I kind of forced them on his head and he was amazed. He watched the majority of it with them on. Occasionally he would take them off and look around and then put them back on. At the end of the show it looks like they blew a hole in the side of the building. All the way out of the auditorium Tyler kept saying that they needed to fix the building. After the Muppet Show we went and watched a production of Aladdin! Wow! That was amazing. If you make it to Disneyland while they are doing it you should definitely see it! Tyler was completely captivated which says a lot! And the girls were going crazy. Sari loved the personality of the Genie and of course Ashlie loved Jasmine!













We all had a great time. We upgraded out tickets to an annual pass so we are already scheduling our next trip. Here are a few pictures. Between Craig, Sari, and me we had tons of pictures so here are just a few of the better ones.