A Day at Disneyland

I had to wake my baby up from this to go enjoy a day of fun. And this is exactly how she ended the day!

We arrived early so we wouldn't have to wait in long ticket and entrance lines. The kids were fairly patient.

For those of you who have been to Disneyland (and from the looks of it yesterday that is the whole world) you know that this is a very popular spot to take the first photo. I remember taking my picture here when I was 10.

After a few rides we hopped on the train to see where that took us.

We landed in Toon Town and had a blast. Thank goodness Hannah didn't want to stand in line for 45-60 minutes for Minnie and Mickey, but we did find Daisy and Goofy while the boys went on a roller coaster.

Although we didn't wait around to see Mickey we did go through his house.

After some lunch we went to Frontierland and Adventureland. I love watching Richard shoot.

Atop the Mark Twain river boat. Richard was mad that Chris and Hannah took his spot but that frown was soon smiled away.

When the boys headed to Indian Jones the girls went to Pixie Hollow to visit with the fairies and take some pictures as we waited in line. Ella was tired of being held or in the stroller at this point so I let her crawl all around and she got so dirty. We had also been there for 10+ hours at this point so I didn't really care how messy she had gotten as I was about ready to leave at this point anyway.

Hannah was thrilled to meet Tinker Bell, this is her favorite of the Pixie Hallow fairies. She was darling with Hannah.

Iridessa was the other fairy we got to meet. I told her that her skin tone and the color of that dress look so good together. She giggled and said that it is made of sunflower petals. They stay in character very well!

I snapped a shot of the picture they took of us in the Space Mountain ride. The kids screamed the whole time and were terrified but now they will tell you it was one of their favorite rides. I laughed the whole time but I look terrified and awful in this picture! Haha.

Long Beach

We spent the day in Long Beach and I fell in love with this place. There was a section of sand that I would love to take to my back yard because of how soft and smooth it was. The kids and I enjoyed walking though it and rubbing our feet in the sand. 

The weather was clear and warm but the water was brisk! We all waded through the water and played in the sand. Richard made friends with the seagulls (a big step as he used to be afraid of them) while Hannah and Richard spent time looking for sea shells. Chris caught two crabs. One on accident and was startled to find out that it was alive and the other the size of his thumb nail (pictured below). Ella was adorable as she splashed her feet in the water and crawled along the sand. It was a lovely day.

After showering off the sand at the hotel we went to a fabulous Mexican restaurant called Acapulco. There is a fountain out front and we snapped a few shots of the kids making wishes.