Disneyland!

This past week we spent a few days at the Happiest Place on Earth!  This was our long-awaited, much-dreamed-about family trip where just thinking & daydreaming about it somehow helped us all get through tax season 2015.  The kids were counting down the days - and when it was finally the day - counting down the hours until we left!  

So much fun was had!  

Samuel's favorite ride was Space Mountain.  

Micah's favorite ride was Astro Blasters (1st) & Toy Story Mania (2nd).

Kendall's favorite ride, if I could guess, was the Little Mermaid Ride.  

Andrew's was California Screamin' and mine, as always, was Tower of Terror.  

Micah, being 41" tall, was finally tall enough to ride so many more rides than he could in previous years!  Most importantly, Cars Racers!  And Samuel was finally tall enough for every ride, even California Screamin'!  

Unfortunately, the weather was miserable!  Meaning, the forecast stated each day was to be between 89-91 degrees, but in the heat of the day, temperatures hit up to 96.  We made the best of it though - and enjoyed every ounce of shade & A/C we could find.  (Seriously loved that 16-minute long Pirates of the Caribbean ride and the 8-minute long, ultra-cool 'It's a Small World' ride!!)  

A fun adventure happened on the Thunder Mountain Railroad when it unexpectedly broke down mid-ride.  Mid-tunnel, actually!   Here are Samuel and I waiting to be escorted off the ride.   

Below is a favorite photo shoot of mine...  although they've never seen this movie, I had the kids see if they were strong enough to pull the sword out of the stone.  :)  It didn't budge!  

What a sweet pose!  My three treasures - waiting to board the Jungle Cruise.   

I have fun memories of hitting up the Penny Arcade & the Mickey Mouse Cartoon Cinema on Main Street as a kid, so we introduced the kids to these fun things.  Micah loved all the old Mickey cartoons, of course.  And it was soooooo cooooool in there!  The boys also loved the old fashioned penny slot and jumped each time the slide changed!  

 What a precious time we shared as a family!  And oh, the memories we made!  :)  I'm not sure if the kids were talking more about Disneyland before our trip, or after the fact!  Can't wait until next time!