Disneyland trip! Part 3

Our last day at Disneyland and our day at the beach!

I can't believe it has taken this long to get to this post done! I have been busy!

We started our last day at Disneyland at "California Adventure." We wanted to take Ayla on the "Monsters Inc." ride because she has loved that movie lately. She really liked it! I liked that it was a 10 min wait!

After the ride, we came out and saw Sulley! We went up and got in line but right when we were next in line a guy came up and said it was time for Sulley to leave. I was not happy about that! I really feel they should come a little bit earlier before the character goes on break and cut of the line at the back of the line. Instead of having people wait in line for nothing. Luckily, Ayla did get to go up and hug him, so she did meet him.

Here is a video of Ayla meeting Sully!

Here is a picture of the hug!
I got this picture from the video.

After Sulley, we went and rode the "Francis" lady bug ride in "A Bugs Life Land."

Then we headed over to the "Toy Story Mania" ride.

We waited in line for a hour and a half!! Can you believe that? An hour and a half!! This was definitely the busiest day while we were there! Notice, Ayla's new hat? Ya, this is what we had her wear instead of sunblock. It worked great!!!!

Here is Ayla in her 3D glasses getting ready to ride!
We really enjoyed the ride! It was awesome!

After we rode "Toy Story Mania," we went over to Disneyland and rode the train around. Ayla really loves the train because of the dinosaurs.

After the train Ayla feel asleep and I went and rode a couple of rides by myself, "Thunder mountain railroad" and "Pirates of the Caribbean." It was so much fun riding, "Thunder mountain railroad! " It was my second time ever riding that ride! I rode it on our honeymoon but the next time I was there, I was pregnant and the 3rd time I had been to Disneyland they had it closed.

After I rode those rides, we were getting kind of discouraged because the shortest lines were 30 to 45 minute waits. We almost through in the towel but then 7:00 pm hit and Fantsyland was thinning out of people, so we were able to ride a whole bunch of rides within the last 2 and a half hours that the park was opened.

We rode....

*Dumbo twice, once because Kurt rode it with Ayla without me and the second time because I wanted to ride it. It was my first time on Dumbo.*

Here is a video of us riding Dumbo

We also rode...

*Peter Pan's Flight*

* Pinocchio's Daring Journey,twice, no line*

*Casey Jr. Circus Train*

In Toontown we rode...

*Gadget's Go Coaster, 3 times, no line*

*Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin*

So by the end of the night I rode a total of 15 rides and Kurt and Ayla rode a total of 14 rides. Most of those ride were ridden between 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm. I am so glad we didn't throw in the towel!!! Another lesson learned, go to Fantsyland and Toontown during the evening.

And right before we left for the night Ayla got this large lolly pop which she dropped and broke of course.

She also got a plush "Sulley" (he is holding Mike Wazowski) and a plush "Boo" that day. I would say she made out like a bandit!

The next day was the day we were leaving California, so we went to the beach for a little while.

This looks totally insane, we have our coast on and we are in the water. It really wasn't that cold. The wind was though when it blew.

Here is a video of Kurt and Ayla!

I wrote this in the sand because it was Ayla's actual birthday that day.

Ayla liked writing in the sand too!

And she loved covering my feet in the sand!

I love this picture! I think it is so awesome!

We had a great time at the beach!

That night when we got to our hotel in Las Vegas, we gave Ayla a cupcake with candles and we sang " Happy Birthday" to her. She also got a couple of small gifts.

Well that's it! That was our trip! It was a fun!

The things I learned...

*Everything doesn't go as planned*

*Do better research on the busiest times of the year at Disneyland*

*Pack medicine for you kids including Binadryl*

*Even under the some of the worst circumstances, you can still have a fun time at Disneyland with your family because Disneyland is the best!*

*It doesn't matter what happens, I will still have a great time spending time with my little family because we have no distractions of our normal busy day to day life when we are on vacation.*

Disneyland trip! Part 2

Our second day at Disneyland!

When we woke up, Ayla didn't have her fever anymore and seemed to be feeling fine. We thought it must have been the sunburn she got the day before. We had bought some sensitive sunblock for her sensitive skin but she still got burned. At least that is what we thought. We went to Target and bought some medicine for her any way. Then we headed to Disneyland. We got there around 1 pm.

When we entered the main street in Disneyland, there was a mother duck and her duckling walking down the street. It was so cute! One of the ducklings fell in between one of the tracks. Some little kid helped it out. It was okay but it was sad to see it get stuck for the brief moment.

Our main goal on this day was to have Ayla meet characters. Mainly we wanted her to meet Tinkerbell because she loves her and Cinderella. Ayla loves her too. The first thing we did is go to meet Tinkerbell.

This a picture of the boat the fairies made and the little house that Lizzy made in the 3rd Tinkerbell move. If you have seen the movie then you know what they are. I had to get a picture! We love the 3rd movie! It was fun to see every thing set up like the 3rd movie. We waited in line for 45 minutes which was better than the day before, which was a 60 minute wait.

Here we are at the "Fairies Welcome" sign.

The first fairy me met was Iridessa, which was perfect because Iridessa is Ayla's favorite out of Tinkerbell's friends.

Video of Ayla meeting Iridessa!

The picture with Iridessa!

Then she met Tinkerbell!!!

Video of Ayla meeting Tinkerbelle! I thought Tinkerbell was so cute! I loved how she grabs Ayla's face and giggles at Ayla in this video. I only wish I would have kept filming!

Ayla's picture with Tinkerbell! I think Tinkerbell was her favorite to meet out of all the characters she met.

I took this picture as we left after meeting Tinkerbell. I love this picture! Ayla rode on Daddy's shoulders for most of the time at Disneyland! Notice the little Minnie Mouse, dressed as Tinkerbell, she is holding? Ya, she got that at the little gift stand right outside the exit from meeting Tinkerbell. They really know what they are doing with those gift shops and stands. We didn't mind getting it for her because we agreed that she could get one toy each day we were there.

Then we decided to go and try to meet the princesses. Ayla fell asleep when we first got in line, so Kurt took her off to the side to sit down, while I waited in line for an hour and a half. When I got close to the front Kurt brought Ayla over. She was still asleep but she did wake up for the princess. She got to meet, Ariel, Belle and Tiana!

Video of Ayla meeting Ariel! I love how Ariel asks Ayla if she had sweet dreams!

Ayla's picture with Ariel!

Video of Ayla meeting Belle!

Ayla's picture with Belle!

Video of Ayla meeting Tiana!

Ayla's picture with Tiana!

We bought this picture of Ayla with Tiana. It was the only picture Ayla didn't look like she had just woken up. I love this picture! I think it is a sweet picture! I have it on my desktop on my laptop now!

I had to get my picture with Tiana! I wanted to see her last May when I came with my sister and my dad but we didn't see any princesses. I was happy! I thought she was beautiful!

After the princesses, Ayla fell back asleep. She slept for most of the day while we were at Disneyland. I guess she wasn't feeling well! :(

We then headed over to California's Adventure. We had to get our tickets from our reservations for "World of Color." Kurt rode the "California Screamer" while we were over there. Ayla woke up just in time to see her Daddy take off on the roller coaster.

After Kurt got off the coaster, we noticed that Ayla was having an allergic reaction to her sunblock. She had a rash on her face, so the sunburn we thought she had the day before was not a sunburn. Kurt ended up running all over Disneyland for an hour and a half, looking for Benadryl because they were sold out all over the park. He ended up going all the way down, Downtown Disney to a hotel before he found some. I had wiped the sunblock off of Ayla's face the best I could and by the time Kurt got back to us, she was doing better. Next time I will pack Benadryl too! I learned a lot on this trip!

We then watched "World of Color!" I thought it was awesome!

So that was our second day, Ayla and I didn't go on a single ride that day but we did meet characters. We wanted to make sure Ayla was able to meet characters while we were at Disneyland. So we did achieve that goal that day! Even though Ayla slept most of the day and she had the allergic reaction, we still had a good time and we felt we accomplished what we wanted to that day. I only wish that one of the princesses was Cinderella! Maybe the next time we go to Disneyland Ayla will meet her!

I so love Disneyland!

Stay tuned for one more post of our trip!

Disneyland trip! Part 1

I am going to try and post our Disneyland trip in 3 post. This is the first one.

I drove the whole trip! This was a huge accomplishment for me! You see I have major driving anxiety! There was supposed to be snow storms all the way down to St. George, so I was very nervous! The weather turned out to be great, there were a few snow flurries and there was some fog but other than that, it was beautiful!

We split up the road trip into 2 days. The first night we stayed at "Buffalo Bills" in Primm Valley.

This was Ayla's first time in a hotel. She loved it! She was so excited! It was cute!

I took a picture of the pool from our room. I thought it was cool!

For food on our trip, we brought all our food with us. I brought our waffle iron, toaster and George Foreman grill. It turned out great! It saved us a ton of money in food. Not to mention, it was nice to just eat in the rooms we stayed in and not have to contain Ayla at restaurants. I think it was worth it and I will do it again!

The drive to California from Primm took 6 hours, the same amount of time it took us to drive from Salt Lake to Primm. I couldn't believe it because it is about 430 miles from Salt Lake to Primm and it was only about 230 miles from Primm to Anaheim. There was traffic all the way there. It was because it was President's Day week, something I didn't realize when I booked this trip. I will never go the week of President's Day again!

We got to California after it was dark but we still took Ayla to see the ocean, so we went to Newport beach. This time I had Kurt drive, I was tired of driving.

Kurt and Ayla.
The ocean is behind them but you can't see it.

Ayla loved playing in the sand!

The next morning was the first day we went to Disneyland! Ayla woke up with a cough. This was the day Ayla felt the best.

Something we found out while we were at Disneyland is Southern California gets the whole week off the week before President's Day and the Northern part gets the whole week off the week of President's Day. Luckily we weren't there on President's Day but it still was packed. We still had a good time though!

So here goes the 1st day.....

We tried to meet Dale but he was getting ready to go on break. Ayla loves Chip and Dale! Dale did walk up to her and put his hand on her back.

First thing we did was take Ayla to Tarzan's tree, while we were on our way to "Pirates of the Caribbean." Pirates was the first ride I ever rode on at Disneyland the first time I went there on our honeymoon. It now holds a special place in my heart and is my favorite ride! It is now the first ride I try to go on when I go to Disneyland. It has become a tradition with me. This was the 4th time I had been to Disneyland. I was afraid Pirates would scare Ayla. She did grab my arm at one point but she did really well!

Ayla and Kurt with Tarzan!

After our time in New Orleans Square we went to Fantasyland.

Kurt and Ayla in front of the castle.

Ayla loved the Tea cups!

After our time in Fantasyland we went to Toontown.

I love this picture of Kurt and Ayla in Toontown!

Ayla and I while we were waiting to ride the "Gadget's Go Coaster!" We waited 30 minutes.

A video of Ayla while on the coaster!

Then Ayla got to meet Pluto!

Here is our picture with Pluto!

Ayla loved this car!

We did eventually go on "It's a Small World."

The last ride we rode was "Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters." I like this picture! It looks like Ayla and Buzz are looking at each other.

After you get off of the "Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters" you exit right next to the gift shop, of course. Ayla picked out Weezy!

I had to take a picture of Ayla in Mickey Ears! She looks so tired in this picture because she was and she was starting to not feel good.

Kurt and Ayla crashed in the hotel room pretty quick!

That night Ayla woke up with a slight fever. She was not feeling well. I went driving around Anaheim at 4 am, trying to find medicine for her but nothing was opened. I learned something that night, you need to pack medicine for your kiddos when you go on a trip. This was our first trip as a family and I didn't think to pack any. I guess you live and learn! I learned 2 things that day, one, pack medicine and second, do my research on the busiest time of the year at Disneyland next time we go. We did end up riding a about 11 rides that day, which is still pretty good, I thought. We really enjoyed it that day as a family together, which is the whole reason we were there!

Stay tuned for more.....

Ayla's and Kurt's Party!

I just got back from a vacation with my little family, so I have been gone for a week. I will tell you where we went at the end of this post.

Anyway, Ayla's birthday was on the 25th and Kurt's was on the 26th, so we were gone during their birthdays. We celebrated their birthdays on the 18th, before we left on our trip.

Here is Ayla's cake!

She insisted about a month ago, that she wanted hamsters on her cake, so that is what she got. I made the hamster bedding out of crushed ice cream cones. The hamsters are battery operated and so they move. Check out the video, of this cake at the end of this post, to see it in motion. It turned out really cute but I was kind of with my sister on being a little grossed out about eating the cake.

Here is Kurt's cake!

Here is Uncle, Ernie and my Dad. Don't you love the "Happy Birthday" sign? I know I am such a great decorator, hee, hee!

We had hot dogs for dinner for every one.

Ayla after her hot dog!

Then we opened presents! Here is the after math! What a mess!

Ayla got a little cash register from her Aunt, Marion and Uncle, Monty.

She got a lot of shopping things because that is what Ayla is into lately. This is the shopping cart that Kurt and I got her. Marion is putting it together. On the floor in the left hand corner you can see the hop scotch, "Tinkerbelle", floor mat Kurt's parents got her.

My Mom holding the bunny that her and my Dad got her.

Me and Lane Brain!
I am not to found of this picture of me but it is a good one of Lane.

Little Kurt, staring at Ayla's cake, too cute!

The kids had fun playing with Ayla's new shopping toys!

Here is Morganne with the shopping cart!

Then we had cake!
We sang "Happy Birthday" to Kurt first! Can you count how old he is?

He did a great job! He got all of his candles out in one breath!

I didn't get a picture of Ayla and her cake because we filmed it.

Below are 2 videos of Ayla and her cake. The first one shows the hamster running on the wheel and the second video show us singing to Ayla. I really love the second video! You can really see how excited Ayla was! It is really a cute video of her trying to put out her candles!

We had a great party! And do you want to know where we went on vacation?

Disneyland!

We went there because Ayla was turning 3 and kids are free at Disneyland if they are under 3. Which was probably not a good idea, being President's Day week but that is a whole other story, I will share in the coming posts of our trip.