Disneyland 2007

Seems unfair to have to summarize our adventures so far in brief photo descriptions, but unfortunately if I tried to write out all of our wonderful moments it would take forever. So hopefully the pictures tell the bulk of the story.

Waiting for the plane. Sunday, May 13th, 7:00am.


Snack time on the plane.


Waiting for the Disneyland Express Bus.


The view from our room. Disneyland Hotel, Sierra Tower, Floor 10, Room 2864.


Downtown Disney from the "park facing side" of the tower we stayed in.



Our first destination is Bug's Land in the California Adventure park. Evan's first autograph is from Flik.


Our first "adventurous" ride is Flik's Fliers, which goes round and round in circles. It was a gentle, but fun start.


A little bumpier ride came next as Heather and Evan jumped on Tuck and Roll's Drive 'Em Buggies, your classic bumper car ride.



Evan zipping through the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail.


Daddy makes sure to be extra careful climbing the three story, cargo-net floored, trail fort with precious cargo on his back.


Mommy and Evan waited an eternity to get a chance to shoot the Grizzly River Run white water raft ride.


We all took a ride in a fixed cabin on the Sun Wheel (huge ferris wheel).



As our first night came to a close Heather took a turn with Evan on the Jumpin' Jellyfish ride, which pulls you about 3 stories up and drops you numerous times.


We settle down after sunset to enjoy Disney's famous Electrical Light Parade.





The first night winds to an end with some much needed rest.


Day 2 - On our way through Downtown Disney we swing by a Lego store to pose with a few statues.



We finally hit a bunch of characters and grab the autograph books. Goofy, Cruella DeVil, and Buzz Lightyear.




Next we hit the much anticipated Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters ride. You ride in a cart and blast away at Zorg and all his minions to earn points. We rode this ride a total of three times, but it would have been easy to stay on it all day.


Hollyn's favorite ride was It's a Small World. Even after just waking up from a nap, she lit up immediately when she saw all the small dolls singing and dancing.


Mommy and Evan zip around on Gadget's Go Coaster. It was a one-loop trip, but the first coaster Evan ever rode on, and MAN...DID HE LOVE IT! He was hooked and rode many others.


After a morning of fun it was time to cool off in the pool. Our main pool offered a gentle kid's slide, which Hollyn proceeded to try and climb before falling and splitting open her lower lip. Undeterred she was back in no time to continue sliding.


Walking to the Disneyland Park feels like miles away, so on day two we hopped the Disneyland Monorail and saved ourselves some effort. Luckily, we were first in line for one of the trains, so we got to ride in the captain's section. It was a great ride with fantastic views.


Our family with Mickey just past the entrance to the Disneyland Park.


Evan took turns with both Mommy and Daddy on a bit more challenging roller coaster. The Matterhorn Bobsleds takes riders up a few stories in the pitch black inside a mountain only to drop you down and around it and hair raising speeds. We all loved it!


An autograph from Wendy Darling (from Peter Pan).


Daddy and Evan sneak a shot just before taking off on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, a very fun, curvy roller coaster through an old mining town setting.


Here's Evan peaking his head out of his car on Autopia.


The ruler by which all Disney thrill rides are measured...Space Mountain was a ride I would have never considered on day one, but after seeing Evan's passion for ALL the other roller coasters (including Pirates of the Caribbean and Indiana Jones), I figured "why not?" All I can say is..."thank God for the motion sickness patch!" What an insane ride!


We ran into a few more characters but were only able to get Donald Duck's signature. Chip and Dale were just too quick to catch.



The kids enjoyed any chance to stretch their legs. Here they have a blast running through Disneyland's Main Street!


Who can go to Disneyland and not ride on Dumbo?



There are so many more pictures from Disney it's a shame to only show these few. But alas...here's where they end. We packed up and waited for the rental car that we would take to San Diego.


We were supposed to get a mid-sized car like a Pontiac G6, but they gave us this fun little PT Cruiser Limited Edition with a sunroof. Not bad to head to sunny San Diego about . More pictures to come from our fun down there (San Diego Zoo, Legoland, SeaWorld, and more!).