On our second day of going to the parks we decided to go check out Disney's California Adventures! And it was so much fun! I thought the whole atmosphere was different over there. Sure it is owned by Disney, and it is a theme park, and it is right across the way from Disneyland, but it was so much less crowded and so much more laid back. I really enjoyed it!
First off we went to visit Mater and McQueen!
The boys thought this was pretty awesome and mommy can not wait for Cars Land to open. Next time we go back, I am super excited to explore it!
There is a part of the park called A Bug's Land, like the movie A Bug's Life! It was really cute, everything is really big and it feels like you are a tiny bug walking through the grass and seeing things from a bugs point of view!
This is in one of the rides in A Bug's Land.
Isnt this so pretty? I love it!
The weather while we were there was awesome. It was a little bit chilly first thing in the morning but quickly warmed up. During the day it was warm, but not hot, just perfect! And in the evenings we would put our light jackets on and it was very comfortable! Jared and I were saying to each other the weather was so great, we wouldnt have wanted it any warmer or any cooler.
Here we are meeting Woody, as you can see Grayson was less than thrilled but Grant was loving it! There is a ride at California Adventures called Toy Story Midway Mania and it looked like so much fun, but every time we wanted to get in line for it the wait was over an hour long. Such a bummer. On our last day we decided that we couldnt leave without seeing what all the hype was about. So we waited in line for over an hour and it was a really fun ride!!
We even caught the Phineas and Ferb dance party. I am not a fan of Phineas and Ferb, but this was pretty cute and Grant really enjoyed it. And so did Gray, he LOVES to shake his groove thang!!
Jared had been wanting to get a corndog and the line at Disneyland was crazy long. So when we saw the line here was only about 20 minutes we decided to wait in it. It was well worth the wait. If you have never had one of these world famous corndogs you are missing out, and Im not even a fan of corndogs.
There is a new show on the Playhouse Disney channel about Peter Pan and Hook and this kid named Jake. Well this is Jake and Grant was so super excited to meet him, even though he has never even seen the show. Silly boy!!
We caught some of the Monsters Inc. show and it was pretty dang cute!
If you know Grayson well enough you know this never ever happens. He is a very routine little guy and never falls asleep anywhere but in his crib or sometimes at Maama's house. When Grant was young I used to love to put him in bed with me sometimes but with Grayson it is a no go. He very rarely falls asleep in the car either, he just wants to be in his own bed.
Can I just say, my boys are always amazing me! I can not believe how incredibly well they both did on this trip. We were NONSTOP the entire time we were there. We got up at 6:30 or 7 every morning and we were out until 10 or 11 every night and we did not stop. Grayson was so go-with-the-flow the whole time. He laughed and giggled and had such a great time! He was such a joy, even though he was so far out of his element!
And Grant is such a stud! He was a trooper! We did so much walking, we seriously walked at least 10 miles everyday and he did great. He kept up with us and didnt complain, except a little bit towards the end of the day. He didnt whine or ask for everything in sight! He helped with Grayson so much and was so excited to share the experience with him. He is such an awesome big brother. He kept asking Grayson things like, "Are you having fun?" "Did you like that?" "Isnt this awesome Gray?" We are so incredibly blessed to have such amazing children!!
This was one of Grant's favorite parts of the trip. It is called the Redwood Creek Wilderness Trail (I think) It is a big area that has lots of fun things for the kids to do. They had a rock climbing wall, rope bridges, lots of cool slides, a cave to explore, a zipline, and other fun stuff.
I like this picture of Gray and Grant!
This is the Little Mermaid Under the Sea ride! This was Gray and my favorite ride. I think Grant and Jared both liked it too, we went on it probably 7-8 times! The line was super short and it was a lot of fun!
We also really liked King Triton's Carousel!
Grayson loved this ride. I think because he could do it himself!
Even daddy rode a whale!
By the time we got back to our hotel that night we were all exhausted. Although you cant tell in this picture!! Gray passed out about 10 minutes later!
