It's time! Our first day at Disneyland. The adults might have been as excited as the kids! We "knew" what they were going to get to experience, but did they REALLY have any idea why they were so excited!
They were thrilled to see the geyser outside our Frontier Land, wing of the the Disneyland Hotel. If that has them thrilled.....well just wait! I honestly felt giddy, I was so looking forward to seeing them have fun!
Our first breakfast with with Minnie Mouse. We were a little late because we thought we were taking a short cut, but we were wrong! On a positive note, we got to see the inside of the Grand Californian Hotel, and walk through the Discover California Park, then walk out, then walk in the Disneyland Park! I guess it was the scenic route!
The first friend of Minnie to visit us at our table, was Eeyore! This is Chris' favorite Winnie the Pooh character! (Chris is actually named after Christopher Robin!) At this point, the kiddos weren't too eager to take their picture with the characters!
Then, the next thing we knew, Peter Pan and Hooke burst through the doors "fighting". That didn't help the eagerness to take a picture with these "bigger than life" characters! Neither Sutton or Sophie would do more than stare at Peter Pan!
Dale, of Chip and Dale (I know because I asked him who he was, and he made the letter "D" with his hands!) gave Daddy suggestions on where we should go in the park! I never did ask Daddy if Dale's suggestions were good!
Sutton decided to take his picture with Winnie the Pooh, as long as Aunt Amy was in between them!
I obviously didn't get the settings right on this picture, but it was too sweet to skip! Winnie the Pooh was the first Character Sophie went to hug, she jumped up and went right over to him!
T-I double G-ER! My favorite!
I love this picture! Tigger was quite funny even without talking!
Tigger has always been my favorite Winnie the Pooh character. I was more than excited to take my picture with him!
Our hostess, Minnie Mouse came to see us before we left! By this time, the kids were quite excited to pose! Sophie had hugged several by this time, but Sutton would still have nothing to do with them unless someone else was with him. We were all surprised Sophie was so eager and Sutton was more shy!
Getting some Minnie LOVE!
These faces say it all!
Breakfast is done, we are off to explore the park! Off to Mickey's Toontown!
Sutton spotted Goofy and wanted to take his picture with him! We were a little surprised after breakfast.
Next thing we knew, Sutton went over and gave Goofy a big long hug!
Watch out Mickey, Sutton and Sophie are driving your car!
Eating our lunch. We decided to save a little money by packing our lunches while in the park. There is a grocery store nearby that you can order from online, Vons, and your first delivery is free. Our order was delivered perfectly and on time at the bell desk. It was great. Even just to get some snacks and bottles of water can save you a few dollars! We also rented a double jogging stroller from City Strollers. (Thanks to Amanda McLuckie and Amanda Phillips). The stroller was fabulous, so comfortable for the kids, and a great way to carry all our stuff!
Also, on a side note, just in case anyone ever needs some of this info, we used a great company to transfer us from the airport and hotel, called Save-On Shuttle. They were great and they provided car seats, so we didn't have to take ours with us!
Last, we also borrowed a Disneyland guide book from a friend, that suggested the TouringPlan website. They also have an app that we all downloaded. They have, or you can create, daily ride/show schedules. It also told (mostly) up to date wait times. Even tells you when to go get fast passes for rides. Very helpful When you finished a ride you could mark it done and update your schedule. It was a pretty useful tool. In addition I downloaded a free app that used GPS to help you find your way around the park. It was extremely accurate, but used up battery life quickly
Grandma surprised Sutton with a Batman personal fan! Yep, we needed it while there!
Sophie wanted to race with Aunt Amy!
Sutton was VERY excited to race cars on the Autopia ride. Half the fun of going on each ride was asking the kids who they wanted to ride with. They really seemed to pick everyone about equally! It was fun acting like a kid while riding with the kids, and fun acting like a kid with the other adults!
Grandma asked Mommy to drive her around the race track!
Sutton knew how the real speedster was, he chose Grandpa. Sutton, of course, wanted to drive. Grandpa said it was an experience!
They must be going so fast, since the picture is blurry!
(Daddy had to ride by himself, he took these pictures of us all racing off before he got in his car)
Grandpa took a couple pictures of the crazy people in front of them, hanging out of their car waving at them! Not the safest driving was being modeled, right?
The last thing we did on our first day was ride the Monorail. Sutton spotted it while riding the train around the park, and he was so excited to ride it!
Sutton later said that the Monorail was his favorite thing of the day!
Princess Sophie (crown courtesy of Grandma!) and Daddy on the Monorail.
Day 1 done, a huge success. We all slept VERY that night!
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