Happiest Place on Earth

Our kitchen cabinets were being painted on Tuesday and Wednesday, and we decided it was best to be out of the house those days so we took a mini vacation to Disneyland! We stayed at my parent's timeshare in Anaheim, which makes staying in a hotel so nice! I didn't take any pictures while we were there, but we had a nice two bedroom with a kitchen (yea!!) and I actually made dinner Tuesday night. Not as nice as being at home, but it felt awesome to cook on a stove (not in a microwave), sit down together to eat (in the dining room), and then wash the dishes in a kitchen sink (not in the bathroom!). And then on Wednesday, we took all the Disneyland gift cards that we've been saving since Wesley turned one and turned them in for some season passes! (Thank you to all our family who gave us gift cards for birthdays and Christmas!) A year of fun at the Happiest Place on Earth, here we come!

This was actually Wes' first trip to Disneyland...he's been all the way to Florida and Disney World, but never to Disneyland in his own back yard.

First stop, the rocket ships.

Then into Fantasy land, where, despite the fact that it wasn't crowded at all, the kiddie rides had some long waits. We opted for a photo in this teacup, and this is as close to the teacup ride as I'm going to get! Ever since giving birth to Wes, my equilibrium has remained off kilter and I get dizzy really easy. Just watching the ride was all I could handle. :)

Then we headed to Toon Town (it was closed when we were in Florida) and stopped first at the Toon Town Fire Station.

He doesn't know his own strength.

Then we went into Mickey's house and Wes' favorite part was checking out all of Mickey's tools.

We went on the Buzz Lightyear ride before heading over to California adventure and you can email yourself the picture they take of you on the ride. I thought that was pretty cool.

With Lightning and Mater (Mater kind of got shafted in this pic!)

And with Mickey!!

The line to see Mickey was kind of long at Disneyland, but we walked right up to him here.

In California Adventure we just went on the Giant Ferris Wheel and got a treat. A Mickey sucker for Wes and a chocolate dipped Mickey ice cream for me. It's so nice to have passes now and not feel pressured to see and do everything in one day! Let us know if you have passes and we can meet up!