I was so excited to take the babies
to Disneyland for the first time! Yes, I know they won't remember it and
didn't even know what was going on but I was still excited because
Disneyland is one of my very favorite places! I just wish Jeff could
have come with us because it would have been his first time also! But he
was in Chicago working.
My parents decided it would be fun to take the family to Disneyland before Marsh left. And oh it was fun!! So fun.
We left here on a Friday evening. The girls were such big helpers loading up the car! ;)
It was freezing outside so I warmed Miss Wrigs up in my jacket.
Melinda
was sitting behind the girls and I in the Suburban and was hiding
behind the seat and then jumping up and saying "BOO!" Morley thought it
was the funniest thing ever.
There's nothing better than the sound of a laughing baby!
We
drove to Mesquite and stayed the night there Friday night and then
drove to the Las Vegas Temple in the morning to attend Heather's
wedding. I had never been to that Temple before so I was excited to see
it. I loved the palm trees surrounding it. So pretty!
The
sealing was so neat. I absolutely love going to Temple weddings. Each
one is so unique. The things said by the Sealer are always thought
provoking and always a great reminder of the covenants made on my own
wedding day. Heather looked gorgeous of course and I was glad we were
able to be there.
After
the sealing we went and had lunch and then drove the rest of the way to
Anaheim. We made it to our hotel around 6 pm Saturday night. We ordered
pizza for dinner and then when the babies were in bed my parents stayed
with them while the rest of us went down to the pool. I wasn't really
in a swimming mood plus it was a little chilly outside so Melinda and I
squeezed into the hot tub while they boys swam in the pool. There were a
couple of families in the hot tub with lots of little kids and another
family in the pool. We discovered when they were all leaving that all of
us were from Utah. Funny :)
Sunday
we actually got to sleep in a little bit. The babies and I had our own
little room off the main room at our hotel and there were no windows in
our room. It was so dark that they had no idea what time it was, which
meant they slept later. So nice.
I took these pictures the day we were leaving, so that's why the room is such a mess.
Over to the right we had our own little bathroom also.
While
we were all getting ready on Sunday morning my dad left to go find a
Church for us to go to. The only two he found that we would make it to
(at 1:00) were a Tongan ward and a single's ward. So we had our own
little Sunday School lesson and then went to the Sacrament Meeting at
the single's ward. That was fun. I forgot how silent single's wards are.
Every time the babies made any little peep people were turning around
and looking at us.
After
church we took naps while the babies were napping and then drove to
Newport Beach. It was the perfect night to be at the beach! The weather
was great and we were there as the sun was setting. Just a gorgeous
night!
There were these
cute rental properties all along the beach and we had fun talking about
what it would be like to rent one someday.
We could see Catalina Island out on the Horizon.
The
water was really cold and Morley was not happy when we put her feet in.
Which actually surprised me because she's usually the one who loves the
water no matter what. Just wasn't in the mood I guess. Wrigley, on the
other hand, was loving it. This was the first time she had ever felt
sand on her feet and she was very fascinated by it.
Doesn't it look like they are walking on the water? :)
We tried lots of times to get a good jumping picture. :)
As it got darker it got a little cold.
These little birds were so funny to watch. They kept running to the edge of the water and then running away.
As
we were leaving the beach we decided since we were in the area, to
drive to see the Newport Beach Temple. My phone was dead so I didn't
take any pictures, but it was beautiful! We walked all around the
grounds and it was all so pretty. What Temple isn't though, right?
Monday.
DISNEYLAND day #1!
We walked from our hotel and got to the park right about 8:00am when the park opened.
The park was all decorated for Halloween!
Loved it!
We
took turns all day staying with the babies while everyone else went on
rides. We discovered that each ride had a "stroller pass" which was for
whoever stayed off the ride with young kids. They (and one other person)
could use the stroller pass to skip the lines and get right on the
ride. So everyone was able to go on all the same rides, just at separate
times. It actually worked out really well. And I didn't feel so bad
making someone miss a ride to stay with the girls.
We
went on rides all morning. We took the girls with us on the Buzz
Lightyear Astro Blasters ride. You ride around in a little car and shoot
your laser gun at the targets, trying to get the highest score. I
thought they would be fine but they both freaked out! I forgot how dark
it was in there. And it was pretty loud so I think that scared them. I
felt bad. We didn't take them on anymore rides the rest of the morning.
When
we were sitting down to eat lunch, we saw Ariel come out to take
pictures. Morley was asleep but Wrigley wasn't, so we took her over
there for a picture. She was so fascinated by her. She didn't take her
eyes off her face (or maybe her hair). We tried and tried to get her to look at my mom and the camera. No luck.
After
lunch, Matthew & I stayed with the girl while everyone else
went on the Haunted Mansion ride. He and I used the stroller pass to go
on it and then met up with the rest of the family at Star Tours.
Then we split up and my mom and I took the girls to Fantasy Land to go on Small World.
We
were so excited to take them on this one because we knew for sure it
was one they would love. While we were waiting in line, Wrigley fell
asleep on my shoulder. She woke up right as the ride was ending. :(
At least Morley enjoyed watching all the singing and dancing dolls.
After
Small World, we left Disneyland and went over to California Adventure
to meet up with the rest of the family. They had gotten fast passes for
all of us to go on Toy Story Mania. It's another one kind of like the
Buzz Lightyear ride but it's not dark and not so scary so we took the
girls again. Wrigley didn't mind it but Morley freaked out again.
So we went on the Carousel right outside the Toy Story ride as soon as we got off. They liked that one a lot. :)
When
we were walking over to Toy Story, we saw Mickey Mouse and there was
like no line to get a picture taken with him so we stopped for a
picture.
I was curious to see how the babies would react to the characters. They were very fascinated. Not scared at all.
We
spent the rest of the afternoon and evening at California Adventure.
When it got dark we got to watch the World of Color show! There are no
words. It was incredible! As soon as the show was over we went back over
to Disneyland because they were open until midnight that night. The
babies were asleep in the stroller so we walked around and did some
shopping. Around 11:00 my mom, Melinda & I decided to walk back
to the hotel while everyone else went on some more rides.
It was such a long walk home. Much longer than the walk there ;)
We
were so tired and our feet hurt so bad. Melinda & I were
laughing at everything. Every time we passed a hotel she kept saying,
"If we had stayed at this hotel, we could be in bed by now."
Tuesday we did it all over again!
We
started off the day in California Adventure. We went on Toy Story
again, the Ferris Wheel, Little Mermaid, Soaring Over California and
Tower of Terror. And then got ice cream cones :)
We
had fast passes and a stroller pass for Tower of Terror so we went on
it a few times in a row. While the boys and Maggie were on it Melinda,
my mom, the girls & I watched the Monsters Inc. show. We were
hoping to be able to take pictures with the characters after the show
but they wouldn't let us. So we found other places to take some
pictures.
For lunch we left the park and walked right across the street to IHOP.
We gave the girls each a saltine cracker at IHOP and it kept them busy for quite a long time.
Walking to and from IHOP, Marsh was "ghosting" people. :)
Ghosting: basically copying exactly the movements of another person. Usually a stranger.
I had never seen him do this before but he had told me about it.
So funny.
Maybe not that funny to you, watching this, but if you had been there you would have thought it was funny. I promise.
Whenever
we were walking to another ride or something, Mckay would try to get
girls walking the other way to give him a high five. So he'd just put
his hand up when they were about to walk past him. Some gave him five,
some didn't. It was funny to walk behind him and watch the expressions
on the girls' faces. Some would laugh. Some looked at him like he was
crazy. Some were just surprised. A few seemed disgusted.
We
did some more shopping that afternoon and then Melinda, the twins &
I sat down on the curb on Main Street to watch the parade, while
everybody else was off doing other things. We were lucky we found a spot
to sit right in the front. We sat there for probably 30-45 minutes
before the parade started. People were saving seats long before
that.There was a little girl sitting next to us with her Grandma and she
loved the babies. She was talking to them and making them smile &
laugh. It was so cute.
I thought the girls would love the
parade. They have speakers all over to play music during the parade and
it was really loud! So at first they were a little worried but not for
long. They really enjoyed watching all the characters sing and dance
around. And I loved it too! :)
After
the parade Melinda & I used a stroller pass to go on Space Mountain
and left the babies with Mckay, Marshall & Matthew. I guess Morley
was not happy at all that I left her. She cried the whole time and then
as soon as I took her back, she stopped.
Disneyland was closing early that day for Mickey's Halloween Party.
We finally got a picture in front of Mickey on the way out.
Then we went over to California Adventure until they closed at 8:00.
After they closed we did some shopping at Downtown Disney and then went back to the hotel.
The
next day we drove back to Utah. It was a long drive. The babies still
did well but it was much easier on the way there, with the drive being
broken up and not all at once.
We had so so so much fun!
I'm so glad I have such good little travelers or we wouldn't be able to go on all these fun adventures.
Oh! I almost forgot....the babies souvenirs! :)
