Disneyland

We spent the next three wonderful days at Disneyland! As a parent, it was so much fun watching our kids get so excited for each ride and being able to take time to watch the parade, water shows, fireworks and meeting a lot of the characters.

Our first ride--Tea Cups!

Micky Mouse and the gang

The first day was sunny, warmer than Utah, but the morning was jacket weather. It rained hard the day before, but I think it scared away a lot of people because we didn't wait in any lines. Fast Passes were not necessary because we walked on any ride and rode it 2-3 times! It was great!

It was Megan's 5th Birthday our last day at Disneyland. She had so much fun celebrating it there! She choose to have her face painted and we ate dinner at Arie's Gratto with all the princesses!
She was able to meet several princesses, including her favorite, Belle and Ariel. I was amazed how they were so sweet, took their time to talk to these little girls, sign her book and get as many pictures with them as we wanted. She was in heaven! 

Smiles happened all day long!

Mike and Jaron

Space Mountain is my all-time favorite ride at Disneyland. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot that come close, but since I was a kid, this was the ride that gave me butterflies. The boys loved it and even Megan tried this daring ride and after it was over she said, "Let's do that again!"

Mike, Austin and Nate on Tower of Terror--Love those faces!

California Adventure was also included in our tickets and we went back and forth between the parks. The kids loved the rides, especially this "Tower of Terror"!

Megan and Jaron picked out some Mickey Mouse ears for their souvenir

So much fun together and so many great memories. I really fee that it truly is the "happiest place on earth!"