DISNEYLAND!!!

Since Dave had a Papa Murphy's Convention in So. Cal. in July, we decided to make a vacation of it.  We loaded up the Sequioa and drove the 18 hours.  One of the things we ALWAYS so when we visit So. Cal is go to DISNEYLAND!!!  We love it there!  The Chases decided to get passes again this year, so we spent 2 of our 3 days with them, which made it even more fun!



  

 

Hayden, the "camera shy" Parker and Alex on one of their favorite thrill rides - California Screamin! 





The kids loved going on rides with their Aunt Jo.



I don't know what Parker did to get Dave "mad", but Jolene seams to approve of Dave's reaction!

 

Waiting for Thunder Mountain Railroad to get moving!



Nat loved the Merry-Go-Rounds!



Hayden and Parker

The only way we could convince Hayden to go on Indian Jones was to let him sit by Erin.  The snake freaks him out!

Dave and Alex on Dumbo.



Dave and me with Snow White.



Nat decided this year that she did NOT want to get wet.  Therefore she did NOT want to go on Splash Mountain.  We told he she needed to give it a try (it was one of her favorite rides last year!).  So, we wrapped her in a sweatshirt to keep her dry hoping she would decide that the ride was fun again.  Nope!  She refused to go on it anymore. 

Alex decided he wanted to ride the Maliboomer.  Parker and Bryant went with him for moral support. 

When he got off, I could tell that he loved it!

Here are the proud, brave boys!

Hayden had been begging us for a turkey leg.  When he finally got one, he was kind enough to share it with Alex.



Here we are in California Adventure!



The kids pretending they are dolls in a box.  Toy Story Mania is another one of the kid's favorite rides.  Thank goodness for our special fast pass which made it so we didn't have to stand in line for forever.

Hayden and Alex LOVE the Grizzly Bear Rapids.  They think the wetter, the better!



Here's Jolene, Alex, Hayden, myself and Bryant.  We happened to get drenched by a surprise geyser.  I have to say, Jo and I weren't as thrilled as the boys at getting so wet!





At the Pier.





We LOVE Mickey!





On the last day at DL, we let each kid purchase a souvineer.  Nat had been eyeing Princess Minnie ALL week.  She was beyond excited to get her!