Disneyland/California Continued...

This is the day that we stayed ALL DAY. From opening...

to after the fireworks.

I think this was the day that we spent the most money too! Ice cream treats...Mickey ears, custom made by each child...souvenirs...and dinner inside the park. CHA-CHING! Most of the time the kids don't care how much things costs, but when Katie Jane heard the total of our dinner for this night, even she was surprised! Would I have traded it for a cheap dinner at Denny's again...ummmm...NO!

We have been joking that Tower of Terror was Emma's favorite ride. But she gets mad and yells when we tease her about it.

I literally carried her onto the ride and held her hands, arms, body as she begged to not get on. She was physically shaking and crying, thanks to all the wonderful sound/visual effects before you even get onto the ride.


Lauren informed us that it was child abuse, what we did, by making them go into the elevator!

We even happened to get on the same "elevator" with another family from Springville. I don't think they recognized me. I think I babysat their kids a few times too. Back in the day. Should it be a compliment that some people from my high school days don't recognize me? I'd say...yes. I think. Anyway, I LOVED the ride.

Everyday we took a picnic of PB & J, and other snacks that didn't help us with our energy level throughout the day. Hello, Julie will pick anything out with a 90% sugar content! I was just glad that the park let us take our own food in. The ginormous turkey legs did look appetizing, though...not. The people I saw eating them looked like starving medieval subjects. Their faces all slathered in grease. There's no way to eat a 3 lb. turkey leg and look civilized, but maybe someone could say the same about me eating the churro.

We saw Mickey in California Adventure. We went on the Grizzly River Run and Lauren and I got so soaked that we were wet more than 4 hours later...fun...the day it was a little chilly and very windy. We went on our favorite ride twice this day...California Soarin'. I was glad the kids liked it so much because I loved getting whiffs of pine and orange on that ride.

Will and I had to divide an conquer. Emma and I hit all the rides that young kids go for, they all seemed to go in a tight circle...Will and the older kids got a little more speed. Lauren was the only one brave enough to go on California Screamin' rollercoaster with me and Will.

Will said that the "lonely-rider" next to me looked really nauseatingly-green when he got off. I'm glad he kept things to himself, thank you very much. Lauren exclaimed, "That was TOTALLY WICKED!" And Will got his arms stuck underneath the safety bar and couldn't raise his arms...so my big head got in the way instead. Lauren is barely visible...but her scream was heard loud and clear!

And Will and I lived happily ever after...I wonder what we'll look like the next time we go to Disneyland!This is the first time.

Pretend, for a moment, that you are at the eye doctors...which is better, one or two, same. A or B, same. I think you might need glasses!