Disneyland!!!

We did it! We drove to Disneyland in January and stayed for three nights. It was SO much fun!!! The drive was not as bad as we had anticipated. The kids watched DVDs, played with some new toys (including really cool viewfinders that Todd bought for both kids), snacks, snacks and more snacks. It only took us 6.5 hours with one stop for lunch - not bad! We went to California Adventure the first evening and had dinner at Ariel's Grotto where the kids got to meet all the princesses. We spent the next two days going through Disneyland and checking out all the rides and attractions. The kids did great! They rode all the rides and weren't afraid of any of the characters. It was a lot of walking and some bribing to get them to sit in the stroller, but that's what lollipops and cotton candy are for, right!? We watched Disney's nighttime show Fantasmic twice. We saw a really neat Pixar Parade, a Disney Playhouse stage show and a few rides at California Adventure as well. There were hardly any lines and we managed to avoid the rain. It was interesting to try to get them to sleep at night in "big" beds, but by the second night they were so exhausted it wasn't too hard. Their favorite attraction was, by far, Sleeping Beauty's castle. They love the movie and recognized all the characters. We walked through that castle many times! The kids still talk about their trip to Disneyland and we can't wait to go back. It was magical!