So, Shay and I had this great idea last summer to head to Disneyland sometime. After going over schedules, we decided to go during my kid's fall break from school. Everything got planned and on Friday, October 22nd, we left at 6:30 am for Disneyland! We had reserved a rental van in Cedar and when we got there they upgraded us to a 2010 black Chevy Suburban! It was really nice and we all felt a little like celebrities! I drove to Las Vegas and my kids had never been there so we went and drove down the strip and then found a place to have lunch. After we had all stretched our legs, Shay drove and I was the co-pilot for that leg of the trip. Everybody else fell asleep in the back and Shay and I had a great time laughing and looking at the barren desert. Finally at 5:00 pm, we got to our hotel and got checked in. We stayed at the Anaheim Fairfield Inn that was right across the street from Disneyland. We went and walked through Downtown Disney that night and bought some caramel apples that were WAY overpriced!
Bright and early Saturday morning we all got ready and headed to the Happiest Place on Earth! We started in Tomorrowland and went on the Buzz Lightyear ride. It was fun shooting all the Zurgs. Then Shay, Kaden, Jessica and I went and rode Space Mountain while Sharlene, Cassady and Lacee chilled out for a little while. I have to tell you that is not my most favorite ride, but the other three loved it! Anyway, we spent the whole day at Disneyland and it was totally exhausting!
On Sunday morning, we got up and drove out to Newport Beach. I think this was Cassady and Lacee's very favorite thing to do. They played in the waves and gathered sea shells. On our way back, we spotted a Shoe City and Kaden wanted to stop so we did and we all found us a pair of shoes. And then we stopped at this KFC that was a real dive...kinda scary and we were the only white people there. When we got back, we walked over to California Adventure and went on "Soarin' Over California" which was one of our favorite rides. We spent the rest of the day there and then we went to "Goofy's Kitchen" and had a character dining experience. Shay, Cassady and Lacee really liked meeting all the characters and having them sign their books!
On Monday morning, we went back over to California Adventure and rode the new Toy Story ride. It was really fun, but the line was SOOOOO long. Then we went and caught the "Alladin" show. After that, we walked back over to Disneyland and rode some more rides and watched the parade. Disneyland closed at 6:00 that night so we said good-bye to Disneyland and went and ate at The Cheesecake Factory. That place is sooo good. We all ate and ate and then ordered cheesecake and ate it all too!
We left Tuesday morning about 10:00 am with me and the wheel and Shay co-piloting. Everybody was just dozing off, when Lacee's balloon popped, except we didn't know her balloon popped and Shay and I thought we blew a tire and Cassady thought we were getting shot at. But then Lacee started crying and then we were all laughing uncontrollable and I about wrecked the suburban because we were laughing so hard. I drove to St. George and then Sharlene drove to Cedar and then Shay drove the last leg of the trip, which seemed FOREVER getting home. But finally we made it about 8:00 pm and I think we were all glad to be back home.
We had a great time and we need to do it again sometime!