Sunday, October 30, 2011

Disneyland

Monday the 17th of October we left for Disneyland.  Our first family vacation since Raelyn was 6 months old.  The six hour car drive was a dream if your definition of a dream is three screaming children.  Raelyn and Maelee seemed to do everything contrary to the other just to make the other mad.  I am sure I never did that as a child.  Some peace was found when they each played with their leapsters.  Of coures we only purchased two games and they always wanted the game the other had.  Go figure.  Though 30 minutes after arriving to our hotel Tyson decided to go all Michaelangelo and nunchuck Raelyn's leapster into a table leg.  Busted the screen and rendered the Leapster worthless. . . good thing we are at the happiest place on earth.

The first day at Disneyland was a blast.  First stop was the tea cups.  I pull the camera out only to find out that I left the battery charging in the hotel.  Of course our camera only takes the special Sony battery, so no pictures of the morning of Day 1.  Tyson loved the tea cups and carousel.  Raelyn loved all the rides, except the Matterhorn, and Maelee enjoyed Dumbo and the carousel.  After three and a half hours we breaked for lunch, Tyson and Maelee were beat and ready for a nap.  
In our three days at Disneyland we did meet Tiana, Ariel, Belle, Snow White, and Rapunzel.  It was so fun to watch Maelee interact with them.  I often forget how real these things are to the kids.  The two nights we watched Mickey's parade at the end of the day, Maelee could not stop waiving to all the princess'.  Even on the Ariel ride Maelee was waving to Ariel and Eric in every scene.
  
Raelyn loved all the rides, except of course Matterhorn.  Our first stop the first day was the tea cups, followed by Alice in Wonderland.  After that, Raelyn told me she wanted to ride a real rollorcoaster.  So we went on the Matterhorn.  I rode in the back of the car holding on to Mae, and Rae was all by herself in the front of the car (Kati stayed behind with Ty).  By the end of the ride Raelyn was laying down completely flat in car.  She did not ask to ride another real rollercoaster again and every time we passed the Matterhorn I had to hear both Rae and Mae say, "Daddy, I don't like the Matterhorn."  

Tyson absolutely loved the tea cups, Finding Nemo, and Buzzlightyear rides.  If you have ever been on the Nemo ride, you know between scenes bubbles blow up by the windows to block your view.  When the bubbles would block Tyson's view, he would lean over to look out Raelyn's window to the right, then Kati's window to the left just to make sure he was not missing anything.  He had a lot of fun on the Buzz Lightyear ride trying to shoot the evil emperor Zerg.  Not a bad shot for a little guy.