Monday, April 16, 2012
P365- 107
All day long N has been talking about going back to Disneyland. He prayed about it this morning, and later he pulled out my Unofitial Guide and was "reading" it.
Start of the Week Stuff
Getting back from vacation is always hard. My brain hasn't caught up, and I know I have a ton to do this week, but I can't seem to proses it. lol I did force myself to plan a menu yesterday so I could at least get the grocery shopping done this morning, so that's one thing off my list. I'm hoping that writing it down here will help also. :)
Menu:
Monday- pizza rolls and veggies (to be eaten on the go)
Tuesday- chili cornbread casserole
Wednesday- crock pot chicken nachos
Thursday- chocolate chip waffles, bacon, and eggs (R's request)
Friday- crock pot chicken quesadillas
Saturday- ?
Sunday- ?
To-Do's:
Monday- grocery shopping, dance for M, small group
Tuesday- (practice for M?)
Wednesday- R's first baseball game
Thursday- R's birthday (practice for M?)
Friday-
Saturday- baseball (no clue on times yet but I'm pretty sure they'll both have games)
Sunday- church, R's birthday party
There's not a lot written on there yet, and I think that's part of what's throwing me off. I know there will be baseball/softball practice/games this week, but I don't know when yet. I also need to shop for R's birthday presents, party, and pick up a few other things, but I haven't figured out when I want to do that stuff or what all I need. And all I really want to do is edit pictures from our trip and start scrapping them! :)
We had an amazing time at Disneyland! I'm working on getting some of my favorite pictures edited and writing up some blog posts, hopefully I'll have those up soon. :)
ETA: Just posted Disney Day 1. It's below yesterday's p365 post, I guess because I started writing the post yesterday.
Menu:
Monday- pizza rolls and veggies (to be eaten on the go)
Tuesday- chili cornbread casserole
Wednesday- crock pot chicken nachos
Thursday- chocolate chip waffles, bacon, and eggs (R's request)
Friday- crock pot chicken quesadillas
Saturday- ?
Sunday- ?
To-Do's:
Monday- grocery shopping, dance for M, small group
Tuesday- (practice for M?)
Wednesday- R's first baseball game
Thursday- R's birthday (practice for M?)
Friday-
Saturday- baseball (no clue on times yet but I'm pretty sure they'll both have games)
Sunday- church, R's birthday party
There's not a lot written on there yet, and I think that's part of what's throwing me off. I know there will be baseball/softball practice/games this week, but I don't know when yet. I also need to shop for R's birthday presents, party, and pick up a few other things, but I haven't figured out when I want to do that stuff or what all I need. And all I really want to do is edit pictures from our trip and start scrapping them! :)
We had an amazing time at Disneyland! I'm working on getting some of my favorite pictures edited and writing up some blog posts, hopefully I'll have those up soon. :)
ETA: Just posted Disney Day 1. It's below yesterday's p365 post, I guess because I started writing the post yesterday.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Disneyland- Day 1
We got to the park before it opened everyday. Our hotel shuttle worked out perfectly for that. It was so fun being one of the first in the park each day, walking down Main St. feeling the anticipation. :) We stopped for some castle pics while we waited for rope drop on the first day.
When the rope dropped we headed straight for Toontown for Mickey's Toontown Morning Madness. We got to meet Chip when we first walked in, and then we headed over to get a good spot for the little show they do.
After the show we all got official Toontown citizen buttons and then we headed over to meet Mickey Mouse.
After we met mickey we checked out a bit more of Toontown and then headed out to do some rides.
We rode Small World and then Matthew and the kids did the teacups. N cried big alligator tears when he had to get off. We quickly jumped on Alice and he was fine again. :)
After Alice we left Fantasy Land and headed over to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. I'd read that was a good starter roller coaster, so I wanted the kids to try it before the other big rides. They LOVED it and ended up going on it 6 times during our trip.
We grabbed some soft pretzels (jalapeno cheese for Matthew, and Mickey for the kids) and then headed over to ride Winnie the Pooh and Splash Mountain (Matthew and the big kids). N and I road Winnie the Pooh two more times while they went on Splash. They loved Splash too and rode that one 6 times also.
We went on Pirates after that and then took the train over to Tomorrow Land to grab fast passes for Space Mountain.
Corn dogs on Main St. and then back to the hotel for naps/rest time.
We got back to the park just before the parade was going to start so N and I grabbed a place to watch while Matthew took the big kids on Space Mountain. They got back from that just as the parade was starting and were able to sit with us and watch.
When the parade was over we headed over to Cafe Orleans for an early dinner. We had reservations for 4:50, but we didn't need them, there was hardly anyone there and we were seated right away. We shared two Monte Cristo sandwiches and an order of the Pomme Frittes. The sandwiches definitely lived up all the hype, but I'm afraid the fries didn't compare to the Gilroy Garlic fries at AT&T park. They were still very good though! We had Mickey Beignets and a Banana Caramel Crepe for dessert, both were good, but the Monte Cristo was our favorite part of the meal for sure!
After dinner we made our way back over to Fantasy Land and road Casey Jr Circus Train and the Carousel. Matthew took the big kids on Indy while N and I rode Small World again. I'm thinking we must have grabbed FPs for Indy at some point, but I can't remember when. I know they didn't wait in line for it though!
We met back up and rode Buzz. N figured out how to make it spin and thought it was the funniest thing ever to keep moving it around the whole time. He was cracking up. :) I'm going to just say that that's why my score was so bad. lol
We rode Autopia next. We had planned on letting M ride by herself, but I guess she couldn't push the pedal down on her own, because when she pulled back up to the start she had a CM driving with her, oops! lol
We then found a nice spot on Main Street to watch the fireworks and munched on some churros while we waited. But, they ended up canceling the fireworks (every night we were there actually) due to wind. :( We were cold and tired after waiting almost an hour for nothing, so we headed back to the hotel after that.
The crowds were a lot lower than I had expected, I think due to the 100% chance of rain. We had a few little drops earlier in the day, but not even enough to make me put my camera away. It was a great day in the park!! We actually didn't ever wait longer than 15 minutes for anything our whole trip, which was awesome!
Day 2
Day 3
When the rope dropped we headed straight for Toontown for Mickey's Toontown Morning Madness. We got to meet Chip when we first walked in, and then we headed over to get a good spot for the little show they do.
After the show we all got official Toontown citizen buttons and then we headed over to meet Mickey Mouse.
After we met mickey we checked out a bit more of Toontown and then headed out to do some rides.
We rode Small World and then Matthew and the kids did the teacups. N cried big alligator tears when he had to get off. We quickly jumped on Alice and he was fine again. :)
After Alice we left Fantasy Land and headed over to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. I'd read that was a good starter roller coaster, so I wanted the kids to try it before the other big rides. They LOVED it and ended up going on it 6 times during our trip.
We grabbed some soft pretzels (jalapeno cheese for Matthew, and Mickey for the kids) and then headed over to ride Winnie the Pooh and Splash Mountain (Matthew and the big kids). N and I road Winnie the Pooh two more times while they went on Splash. They loved Splash too and rode that one 6 times also.
We went on Pirates after that and then took the train over to Tomorrow Land to grab fast passes for Space Mountain.
Corn dogs on Main St. and then back to the hotel for naps/rest time.
We got back to the park just before the parade was going to start so N and I grabbed a place to watch while Matthew took the big kids on Space Mountain. They got back from that just as the parade was starting and were able to sit with us and watch.
When the parade was over we headed over to Cafe Orleans for an early dinner. We had reservations for 4:50, but we didn't need them, there was hardly anyone there and we were seated right away. We shared two Monte Cristo sandwiches and an order of the Pomme Frittes. The sandwiches definitely lived up all the hype, but I'm afraid the fries didn't compare to the Gilroy Garlic fries at AT&T park. They were still very good though! We had Mickey Beignets and a Banana Caramel Crepe for dessert, both were good, but the Monte Cristo was our favorite part of the meal for sure!
After dinner we made our way back over to Fantasy Land and road Casey Jr Circus Train and the Carousel. Matthew took the big kids on Indy while N and I rode Small World again. I'm thinking we must have grabbed FPs for Indy at some point, but I can't remember when. I know they didn't wait in line for it though!
We met back up and rode Buzz. N figured out how to make it spin and thought it was the funniest thing ever to keep moving it around the whole time. He was cracking up. :) I'm going to just say that that's why my score was so bad. lol
We rode Autopia next. We had planned on letting M ride by herself, but I guess she couldn't push the pedal down on her own, because when she pulled back up to the start she had a CM driving with her, oops! lol
We then found a nice spot on Main Street to watch the fireworks and munched on some churros while we waited. But, they ended up canceling the fireworks (every night we were there actually) due to wind. :( We were cold and tired after waiting almost an hour for nothing, so we headed back to the hotel after that.
The crowds were a lot lower than I had expected, I think due to the 100% chance of rain. We had a few little drops earlier in the day, but not even enough to make me put my camera away. It was a great day in the park!! We actually didn't ever wait longer than 15 minutes for anything our whole trip, which was awesome!
Day 2
Day 3
Saturday, April 14, 2012
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