Disneyland

We spent our first day in California at Disneyland. We were there from 10 am to 10 pm, which was pretty impressive for the kids since we were still on central time (noon to midnight). They had such a good time and wanted to stay for the fireworks and so we did. Both kids were pretty wiped out the next morning. Tyler's favorite ride was the Mad Tea Party (aka the teacups), closely followed by the Astro Orbiter, and Daphne enjoyed the parade the most. Daphne is still too short for the more grown up rides. Although tall enough, the more grown up rides scared Tyler a little bit.

Susan, Tyler, Daphne, and Ludy in the minivan
on the way to Anaheim.

Tyler remembered the Astro Orbiter from our
visit last year and wanted to ride it first.

Susan and Michael in flight

Tyler shows us how he is going to drive his
car in Autopia. He couldn't reach the gas but
got to steer while Susan handled the gas pedal.

Toon Town. We are not sure why Roger Rabbit's Car Toon
Spin (shown in the back) is in the kiddie section. We
waited forever to ride it and it freaked out both Tyler and
Daphne because it was dark and had lots of things pop out.

 

 Above is a video clip of Tyler spinning a teacup

during his first ride with Michael and Ludy.

Daphne was so tired by late afternoon that she
actually agreed to ride in the backpack carrier
without a fight and took a much-needed siesta.

Relaxing on the Mark Twain Riverboat
while waiting for our Fast Pass slot for the
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

The whole gang. Daphne really liked Cinderella
Castle but didn't smile for our group photo.

Both kids were excited by the carousel.

Aw! A rare hug between the kids while waiting in line.

Tyler's second time on the teacups. He really enjoyed spinning
our teacup and Daphne giggled along with the rest of us.

It was appropriate that we all piled into the monkey car
on the Casey Jr. Circus Train.

It's hard to get Daphne to pose for photos,
especially when there is so much to look at!

Complete exhaustion on the short drive to the hotel