We left Thursday Feb. 16 at 11:48 AM Grant was so excited, but also nervous because he knows he gets motion sick on the plane. Grayson had no idea what was going on, but he did think it was pretty cool to run around the airport and see the planes out the windows!
We gave Grant a half a dramamine about an hour before the flight. When we took off he layed down on the arm rest and kept his eyes closed the entire time. Every time I thought he had fallen asleep, he would ask "How many more minutes?" Towards the end of the flight it got a tiny bit bumpy and Grant lost it. I was actually surprised he only threw up twice! He is so used to throwing up, he is a pro. Grayson did great! I was so pleased, he just sat on my lap and ate some fishy crackers. Thank goodness it was a short flight. He hadnt had a nap, so about 10 minutes before we landed he fell asleep on my shoulder.
We flew into the Long Beach airport and it is tiny, plus they are renovationg it. So instead of pulling the plane up to the building, they pull a ramp up to the plane and you get off and walk to the building. Grant thought this was so weird and also so cool! He thought it was so neat to be outside and so close to the plane. When you stand right under one like this, you sure do realize how huge they are!
We took a taxi to the Disneyland Hotel. Jared surprised me and we stayed at the Disneyland Hotel. It was so nice and we had an awesome veiw. While we were there Mickey Mouse called to wake us up everyday, which Grant thought was great! After we checked in and got settled we decided to go out and explore Downtown Disney. Downtown Disney is a really fun, huge outdoor mall-like area. They had lots of great restaurants and stores, kiosks and fountains. Some of our favorites in Downtown Disney included the ESPN Zone, The World of Disney store, RideMakerz, the Lego store, the Disney confectionary, and the Jazz Kitchen!
Friday morning we went to Goofy's Kitchen for breakfast. It is a buffet where the characters come around to your table while you are eating for autographs and pictures. It was a lot of fun, the food was good, and Grant LOVED it. Grayson on the other hand did not love the characters interupting his breakfast.
Then we walked over to Disneyland. The first characters we saw were the Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts. These were probably my favorite characters we saw. They were so funny, they had both Jared and I cracking up. We saw tons of characters while we were there but I am not going to post all of them.
At the front gates!! Let the memories begin! At this point we were all so excited to begin our Disneyland adventure, except Gray. He still didnt know what the heck was going on.
Our first stop was Toontown. Our first ride was Roger Rabbit's Spin Car Toon. Grant loved it and Grayson hated it.
Then we waited in line to see Minnie and Mickey!
One of my favorite rides from my childhood, It's a Small World. When I was young we went to Disneyland enough that I know my way around and have many wonderful memories there. This trip was really fun for me because I was the only one who had ever been, but I hadnt been for 15 years. So I really loved showing Jared and Grant around and telling them stories of my experiences when I was young. I also really loved making new memories with my amazing little family and discovering new things together! It really was a dream vacation!
Grant with a Mickey Mouse ice cream bar.
Walking down Main Street! Grant hated Pirates of the Carribean. Jared liked it and also loved Splash Mtn.
We ran into Vanessa Marano and she was sweet enough to pose with Grant for a picture and she signed his autograph book! If you watch Switched at Birth on ABCFamily you probably recognize her as Bay Kennish. We watch this show every week and Grant thought it was so neat to meet her!
Grant and I were super excited for the parade! While we waited for it to start Grant got a churro and a sword. Grayson was really mad he didnt get a sword! But Grant is a great sharer!
The parade was so much fun and we were all dancing along to the music! It was so much fun!
After the parade we got luckt and the line for Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters wasnt too long, so we went on it twice. This was one of Grant's favorite rides!
It was an awesome day, but by 9:00 the kids were exhausted. I took the kids back to the room and put them to bed and Jared went and got in line for Space Mtn. He waited for an hour and a half, rode it once and then came back to the room to go to bed so we could get up early the next day!
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