The Happiest Place on Earth?

I mentioned before that we bought annual passes to Disneyland for our family Christmas present. This past weekend we took the boys for their first trip to Disney. One of my bestest friends ever lives in Huntington Beach, and she graciously offered up her 2 spare bedrooms for us to stay while we were down there - Thanks Alethia!!

We left Thursday morning around 10:30 for the 2 hour trip down to Orange County. We didn't get there until about 7. This is why....we started to pull out of the garage when my low tire pressure light came on in the Explorer. Crap. Chris checked the tire at the gas station and we had a big screw in the back tire. Great!! So we put on the spare and planned to stop in Victorville (an hour away) at Costco to get a tire. We get to Costco and...they're closed. So is everyone else - it's New Year's Day. Double crap! We lucked out and found a Sears at the mall, and they're auto department was open, AND they had our tires in stock. Phew! The tires were $230 a piece. BUT, if you bought 2, they were $130 a piece. Hmmm...let me think...I can pay $230 for one tire, or $260 for 2 tires. I'm not a rocket scientist, but I think I'll take two! So we pay for the tires and then the guy tells us it'll be 2 hours. So we went and got something to eat, and wandered around the mall for a bit. 4 HOURS later, our car was ready, and we were back on the road. After a couple more "this and that" stops, we made it to HB.

Disneyland was great, but really crowded. We had a good time, and Aiden only screamed when we had to wait in line, or get off the rides. A three-year-old really doesn't understand the concept of patience. He was pretty much totally overwhelmed the whole time, and dealt with it by being a turd. Oh well, he's learning. He got really excited for the Christmas parade, and of course, LIGHTNING MCQUEEN!! Jack was overwhelmed also, and he dealt with it by sleeping. Pretty much the whole time, both days we were there. There are several pictures of my sweet boy sleeping away his trip to Disneyland. Good thing we have passes!! Our next trip is planned for the beginning of February, we have a 4 day weekend coming up. We're hoping that Grandma and Grandpa are going to join us this time....:-)

Here are the pictures, enjoy! There is music also, if you click the icon in the lower left corner....