Disneyland

We are currently in Palm Springs, but before we arrived here we spent a few days in Disneyland.

We arrived in Orange County to pouring down rain. It was like we never left Portland. We spent the afternoon in our hotel hanging out while we waited for the rain to stop and let Ava take a little nap. Luckily, just as Ava woke up, the rain stopped. We headed to California Adventure to catch a few rides before having dinner.

1st ride: Little Mermaid. It's a new ride and Ava really likes Little Mermaid books so we wanted to make sure and take her on it. She loved it, Andrew was scared....typical. We then went on the Toy Story ride which Andrew said the whole time that while waiting in line that he was scared. He ended up loving the ride.

Getting ready to go on Little Mermaid.

All set with his 3D glasses for Toy Story.

The carousel is hit for both kids!

Getting ready for It's a Bugs Life....Andrew didn't' really like it and Ava cried.

Enjoying bumper cars with Daddy and walking around with Papa & Pama.

Day 2 at Disney was gorgeous. Clear blue skies and highs in the upper 60s....perfect weather when walking around Disneyland. Highlights of the day: Andrew going on his first roller coaster ride in Toon Town and loving it, Ava meeting Minnie Mouse and trying to eat her nose off while laughing hysterically, and going on Thunder Mountain with Andrew. Downside: Ava not wanting to be held while waiting in line, Ava running around the place like crazy, Andrew constantly saying that he wanted to go home, and the crowds!

Ava really loved Minnie Mouse and so did Andrew.

Standing in line for Big Thunder Mountain.

Trying to take a picture of the kids together....pretty much impossible these days with a wiggly Ava.

Day 3 we spent the morning at both parks trying to do the last of the rides, meet Mickey and take lots of pics.

We went on Small World and Ava loved it. Andrew hid most of the time and acted scared.


Oct. 5-7th, 2011 Andrew 4yrs old & Ava 16 1/2 months