Disneyland- Day 2

Day 1

Thursday was our Early Entry day. We got to the gates at 6:30 so we could be one of the first in the park again. When the rope dropped we headed straight for Peter Pan. My plan was to do Dumbo next, but it was down, so we did the Teacups, Alice, Carousel, Pinocchio, and then Dumbo started flying right as we were getting in line for the Carousel again, so we booked it over to that instead. We did the Carousel one more time after Dumbo, and then headed over to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad when the rest of the park opened.
I took a few pictures of them on it this time. I love how they turned out with the sun coming up behind them! (they're towards the back, Matthew was looking at me)


After the ride with a little monkey who did not want to sit in the stroller!


After that we went on the Jungle Cruse, grabbed some BTMRR FPs, and then rode the Mark Twain Riverboat.
M and R waiting to get on the boat

On the top of the boat

View from the boat

After the boat ride we grabbed some Splash FBs and then headed over to Breakfast with Minnie. There were a lot of characters there, but the meal felt kind of stressful. Just trying to get food for us and the kids and be there when the characters were coming by, all while we were hungry. It was still fun though, and the kids enjoyed seeing all the characters!

Captain Hook stopped by while Matthew was getting food with the older two, but N got to say hi to him (he really was happy, even though he has a funny look on his face).

Next we saw Tigger. He was one of the funnest characters we saw the whole time! He spent a lot of time playing around with the kids. :)


N was just wanting to eat his strawberries.

But Tigger convinced him to give him a kiss. :)

Chip came by after that...

And then we saw the Fairy Godmother. She was a fun character too!

Next we saw Goofy's son Max.

By then we were done with breakfast and still hadn't seen all the characters. We hunted Piglet down at the entrance of the restaurant.

And tracked Minnie Mouse down in another section.

And then I had to take M and R over to see Captain Hook because they missed him and he never came by again.

Like I said, lots of characters, but hunting half of them down wasn't very fun.

After breakfast we grabbed Star Tours FPs and then headed back to the hotel for naps/rest.
We finally made it in to California Adventure after our break and rode Monster's Inc and Little Mermaid. We had wanted to grab a FP or two, but it was too late in the day. We stopped for some cotton candy and then headed over to Bugs Land for a little bit.
I love this picture of M, she did the same thing last time we were there when she was 4 years old. :)


We had dinner at Taste Pilots Grill which was probably the only disappointing meal we we had on our whole trip. I remember it being yummy last time we were there, but it wasn't anything special this time. Oh well.

After dinner we headed back over to Disneyland. Matthew and R rode Star Tours while M, N, and I did some shopping. Then they rode Splash, Pooh, and Splash (2 times in a row without getting off). N slept in the stroller.

After 3 rounds of Splash Mountain.

After that they rode Big Thunder Mountain Railroad again and then the kids rode the Teacups (which are so pretty at night!).
We headed out of the park after that. I had to snap this picture of N on the way out, I love how he has his blankie over his face! I also love how you can see all 3 of them holding onto the stroller, "Put your hand on the stroller" was something that we said a lot this trip!


Day 2 was the nicest weather-wise, but that meant more crowds. I'm so glad I'd done my research! We got there early, collected fast passes, and left in the middle of the day when the crowds were heaviest. It worked out perfectly!

Day 3