October 6, 2008

The Happiest Place on Earth


M-I-C-K-E-Y


Will was all tuckered out after a couple days without naps.  We stopped for a break and he fell asleep at The Golden Horseshoe on a pile of napkins for a pillow. 








                                     Teacups


My mom and Xander on Xander's favorite ride Buzz Lightyear. His other favorites this year were the Matterhorn, Toy Story, and Star Tours.








My best friend Tiff (who lives in CA, and has a season pass to Disneyland) met us with her hubby and girls on our last night.





We went on Indiana Jones together, and the ride malfunctioned halfway through.  It just stopped, shutdown, and all the light went out right before the best part.
We had to wait for staff to bring a step ladder, then we all got down and had to walk out in a line.  Oh well- I guess we got a back tour of the ride that most people don't get.  Good thing I'd already been on it earlier that day with Blair.














Indiana Jones himself.










Talk about fun.  It's Halloween-time too, so Disneyland was all decked out with their cute decorations.








SeaWorld

We actually went here for our 1st stop on our CA visit, a couple of days before Disneyland.



























Getting ready for some 3-D entertainment.









Check out these piranhas.  It's weird but they don't even look like their fins or tails are moving, like normal fish.  They just look like they're frozen still... just waiting for someone to put their arm in and see if they're real, I guess :)





Feeding the stingrays.








My mom and Xander on a ride.


They had a whole new kid's section this year with rides and lots of fun things for the kids to do.

















La Jolla


In between Seaworld and Disneyland, we stopped in La Jolla.  Here we all are.


We saw all the seals on the beach.










The kids and my dad ran around on the nice green grass, and the rest of us just sat and enjoyed the ocean breezes.  It was sure nice to have my parents along for the trip. There's nothing like an extra pair of helping hands. 



Another fun vacation.