we FINALLY did it! we took our kids to disneyland! there are some people who have told me it is criminal that we have waited this long, but i think we waited the perfect amount of time. we met up with my good friend, sam, and her beautiful daughters, abby and sydney. our kids loved having other little people to pal around with, and i loved spending the day with my dear friend. sam had a pass that allowed us to essentially cut everyone in line for all the rides, which was awesome. we estimate that we got to go on twice as many rides because of it. we rode 12 rides in all...pretty good for 8 hours in the park. for the halloween season, the villains were out in mass numbers, which was kind of fun. we saw the witch and the queen from snow white as well as jaffar from aladdin. many of the regular disney characters were also dressed up in spooky costumes. it was one of the best days ever...we're already planning our next trip!
mia and abby with spooky goofy
the classic photo
we didn't ride mr. toad's wild ride but we got a picture in the car
these girls are so darling
i LOVE abby's face in this picture!
george worked hard for several minutes trying to get this sword out!
mia was so excited for this ride!
george was terrified of this ride!
{he did think it was a blast once it started}
me and sammi
every kid loves to knock on this door! they each needed a turn...
i skipped this ride...i didn't want to risk being sick the rest of the day. the kids, however, LOVED it! i think it was one of george's favorites!
there was TONS of nightmare before christmas stuff out. the whole haunted mansion was this theme. i REALLY wanted to go in, but the kids told us 'no way!'
sammi took sydney and george on the winnie the pooh ride and to meet the winnie the pooh characters while we went on splash mountain. i think she got the best shots of george!
i don't know if you can see mia's face in this picture, but it is awesome! we just had to buy the photo!
after the SPLASH! {she loved it by the way}
russ's sister, melinda, sent the kids money to buy mickey and minnie ears. they looked so cute wearing them around!
we tried getting a picture in front of this famous spot as we entered the park, but there was a marching band blocking it. luckily we got to get a picture just as we were leaving the park.
