Thursday, November 17, 2011

SURPRISE.........

.....we're going to DISNEYLAND!!!
Ever since Scott and I's two mom and dad only trips, we knew we wanted to do something fun for the kids. We took them camping twice (and they would have been content with that) but we wanted to do something more. When Scott told me had two days off the second week in November, I suggested we go to Disneyland. Didn't take much to convince him, so off we were. 
The kids knew we were going to drive in the car a long way and stay at a hotel, but they had no idea what we were doing for the "surprise trip". We got ready and told them and it was pretty anticlimactic at first, but then the next 5 minutes they could hardly contain themselves.......it must have needed to sink it!
Our hotel was less than half a mile to the front of Disneyland, so we loaded up the stroller and headed to the park. We had early entry tickets for Thursday morning. And actually, the 3 days of being there, it really was not as crowded as I anticipated. We waited in a few lines, but not many. The longest waits were for the princesses :). It was a great 3 days. The kids did great, I did great ;), and my husband was the best!


One of the favorites was Dumbo ride






On the jungle tour. Molly kept asking, "is that real?, oh wait, no it's not"




My BYU boys








Sleeping Beauty was getting ready to leave, so the only picture we could take of her was with Molly "wishing and hoping"


Tea cups.....I opted out of this ride! Scott wished he would have too :)


Chris and Amy were totally on board (since Chris is from there) to meet us at Disneyland. It was fun having them there and being able to go on 3 some rides




Watching the parade






On the Ferris Wheel........one of the coolest Ferris wheels ever! The box car moved




The longest line of all.........Toy Story






These Toy Story army dudes were cool. We stopped twice to watch them














This is where Foster hid out while Molly was with the princesses


Molly's photography








Foster's new girl friend......


Yup, those are from Snow White's lips








Molly asked to do a crazy face pose


It was a great trip, a great time of year to go and I was with great company!

8 comments:

Dan said...

Looks fun. Wish we could have made it. Maybe next time (give use some more warning).

David said...

I love that "Snow White's Lips" picture. . . could he possibly be any happier? I think not.

That Picture needs to make it into Mary's book next year.

Anonymous said...

Man... you guys are just the world travelers!! Looks like you guys had tons of fun.

Keith, Becky, Kennedy and Kassidy said...

Those pictures bring back so many memories! Disney is a magical place. Looks like you had a fantastic time!

Amy Silva said...

Yeah. That picture of Foster with Snow White's kiss is hilarious. You got some awesome pictures. That was so fun. I'm glad we got to go with you.

Elisa said...

So fun!! Love an impromptu trip! Good for you guys, what fun parents you are! Excited to see you this week!

Lisa said...

Fun to see all these. Looks like is was a great trip. You saw great characters too!!

Kelli said...

Looks like lots of fun! You look like Beck with the braces and hair (longer and color). Beautiful fam! Love ya!