Disneyland & California Adventure

My parents took us to Disneyland a week after we arrived in the U.S. Before we moved, my dad told us that he was going to take Kylee to Disneyland when we came back to visit. I told him that she could only go if they took me with them, so it turned into my dad taking all of us kids (except Aaron who is on his mission) & our spouses & kids. Sorry Dad. :)

Anyone who reads my blog could probably guess that I have a bazillion pictures from our trip to Disneyland. Lincoln actually took most of the pictures, which was a huge surprise to me. We've been to Disneyland one other time together since we've been married, & it definitely wasn't Linc's favorite place to be. This time was totally different...I guess taking a kid makes it much more enjoyable. :) He snapped away & when I asked him what had gotten into him, he said "I want this day to be as fun for you as possible, & that means having lots of pictures of it." You're awesome Linc.

Kylee & I were ecstatic when we pulled into Disneyland. Shawn quickly grabbed Kylee to sit on his lap as we hopped on the tram & headed in...

 I got to sit by Dad, who decided that he was REALLY excited to ride the tram...

 Brad was excited about it too...

 Family pic...

The first time we saw a Disney character, my dad literally grabbed Kylee & took off running down Main Street to show her. So funny...

Walking down Main Street...

Kylee's pink Minnie sunglasses were perfect for Disneyland!

 Grandpa waited in line with Kylee & took her on her first ride. Kylee was in heaven just looking at everything around her...

Ashley & Meg worked on their tans while they waited...

Nixen decided that he wanted to go on the ride too. My dad had quite the job cut out for him, trying to get both of the kids in the rocket & keep them there. Kylee was pretty scared at first, but ended up liking it once they took off.

Then we were off to "It's A Small World"...

We decided to not even bother bringing a stroller for Kylee. She loved all of the shoulder rides...

 Poor Nixen wasn't too excited about waiting in line...

 It was finally our turn!

 This was one of Kylee's favorite rides. She still talks about the "babies dancing & singing" and how we rode a boat on the water...

 Aunt Ashley was only able to go on a few rides, since she was 6 weeks from being due. This ride was one of them...

 We got to hold Nixen on the ride...
(Sidenote: Bad hair day for me!)

 Kylee was fascinated by everything that she saw...

We headed to Toon Town next...

 Where the kids played in a car...

 And Kylee played Goofy's piano.

Linc & Kylee hung out on Goofy's chair...

We took another sister picture...

Then it was lunch time.

Brad & Linc left to put the kids down for a nap after lunch...

 The rest of us went to Michael Jackson's Captain EO...

 Even Baby Allen had some 3D glasses!

 Then we spent some time at California Adventure going on the faster rides. Here we are waiting in line for Soarin' Over California...

 Sisters!!!

Then it was back to Disneyland for Space Mountain...

Kylee watched the parade with Melissa & Megan and I was told that she LOVED it. My dad had to fly home that night for some church responsibilities that he had the next day, so Shawn & Ashley took him to the airport. They brought us back some Taco Bell & we ate and hung out on the grass...

 I love this pic of Kylee with Aunt Melissa. :)

 Kylee & I went on a bunch of rides together that night, while Lincoln went on some faster rides with the others. He met up with us & we had a lot of fun together. Kylee's favorite ride was the Winnie the Pooh ride (we figured it would be) and we went on it 3 times. By 11:30pm Kylee was out...

This was SUCH a fun day!!!