Greensides Family: Disneyland...again!

Warning...lots of rambling and lots of pictures...I warned you!

We went to Disneyland for the second time this year...we had gone in late January/early February and had a great time. My parents decided for Christmas they would take us and my sister and her family to Disneyland...we thought it was a fantastic idea! We decided to make it a little longer trip and go three days earlier and we're really glad we did!

We got there on December 15th and had a great time...the weather was decent...a little chilly, but nice. The kids were so excited to finally be at Disneyland after talking about it for weeks! We took it easy and just went on whatever rides the kids wanted to go on. We stayed until about 9 that evening and the kids were exhausted (and so were we!). As we were walking back to our car it started to rain...a sign of what awaited us for the rest of the trip!

The next day we headed back and had a great day doing pretty much whatever we want...I think we are a lot different than most people that go to Disneyland...we usually go for 4-6 days...it's nice because we don't feel like we have to rush to make sure we get on all the rides we want to...we just take it easy and enjoy instead of rushing all the time...I wouldn't do it any other way :) Anyway...again we had good weather and a ton of fun and stayed until around 9 again.

The next day when we left for Disneyland it was raining...and it didn't stop for the next four days...seriously...ok it stopped for like 2 hours the last day we were there, but that was it! We went on a few rides then spent a good amount of time inside Innoventions in Tomorrowland. It was nice because it was inside and Jason and Jaxon really liked it because they had xbox's to play! We seriously spent three hours there hoping for the rain to let up...well it didn't. We went on a few more rides then called it a day at around 4...so not like us!

The 18th was the day everyone else was going to arrive at Disneyland...so we headed to Disneyland...in the rain again. This time we were smart enough to get some of those lovely ponchos...best investment of the trip! The kids looked so cute...Jordan looked like ET when we walked in his poncho...so cute! We spent of lot of time inside the Animation Studios in California Adventure...which actually turned out perfectly because that's where the characters are when it's raining outside! We were excited to when my parents and my sister and her family arrived and we braved to rain to go on whatever rides we could.

The next two days were fun, but at the same time kind of miserable...we were sick of the rain and it just got worse and more windy which made the rain almost unbearable. But we braved it and had fun anyway! Jaxon's favorite rides were Big Thunder Mountain, Tower of Terror and Splash Mountain. Brynn HATED Pirates and loved Small World and meeting the princesses. Jordan liked pretty much everything...he's easy to please...sometimes!

Thanks mom and dad for such a great trip...even if it was very soggy...it was lots of fun being with my family...all of them! For the record...California hadn't seen that much rain in 10 years...just our luck! On the drive home, it rained the ENTIRE time...there was about 15 miles in Cedar City where it wasn't raining, but that was it...crazy!

We saw the Weinermobile in the parking lot of our hotel and had to get a picture!

Neither Jordan nor Brynn were too sure about standing next to Goofy.

I'm pretty sure Brynn is trying to run away in this picture because she didn't want to be by Mickey...which is odd because she loved Minnie!

Jaxon was none too please that he had to take a picture with Minnie...she is a girl after all! When did this start?

He's super excited to go on Big Thunder Mountain!

Cotton candy...I hate the stuff, but the kids love it!

Maps...my kids were crazy about the maps for Disneyland and California Adventure...seriously, I was hoping we could get away with getting those as souvenirs instead of the ridiculously priced toys in Disneyland, but no such luck!

Brynn driving in Autopia..doesn't she look cute in her hat? Thanks mom for the hat and gloves.

Look how happy everyone is...this is before the rain started.

Then the rain came...

I don't know why this picture turned out so bad...oh well! Jaxon again, was not happy to have to take a picture with a girl. Jordan was taking a nap in the stroller at this point...this is while we were seeking refuge in the Animation Studio.

Jaxon had no problem posing with Woody though...Brynn on the other hand wanted nothing to do with him!

She did however, love Minnie!

She wasn't so sure about Pluto though...hence the reason I am in the picture!

This is what Jordan did while Jaxon and Brynn met the characters.

Goofy..again, Brynn didn't want anything to do with him, but Jaxon did!

Brynn's no so sure of Donald either...I guess she really only likes Minnie and Jesse.

What we wore basically nonstop for three days while at Disneyland. If you ever go to Disneyland and buy ponchos...just a little tip...if they get ripped or damaged at all...they will replace them for free. I think we went through two per kid...Disney is great about that kind of stuff.

The stroller even had it's own poncho too!

Jordan and Grandpa...on the second day, we finally convinced the rest of the group to give in and buy ponchos and quit carrying around the umbrellas...I think they were very glad they listened to us!