Disneyland

Well, we are all back home now. We had a great time in Disneyland with everyone. The weather was colder than we would have liked but it was December. Fortunately we didn't get rained on much and during the day it wasn't too bad. We made our dining reservations 60 days in advance which worked out great. We were able to get in to all the places we wanted such as the Character Breakfast on main street. If you have never done it you should plan on it for your next trip. The best breakfast, even if they do not serve grits. We also ate at the Blue Bayou and Ariel's Grotto. Highly recommend both. The tri-tip at Ariel's was some of the best I have eaten. Enough about the food. We loved going on all the rides even though a few of us were not feeling 100%. It was really fun to ride the rides with Kirsten's kids. Scott loved California Screamin. He just so calm and relaxed about it. There was a dad trying to get his daughter to go on it but she was too scared and at the end jumped out of line. Scott is only 5 and wasn't a bit concerned. He was beside me and the countdown from five started and his hands went right in the air. I couldn't believe it. I don't think he really like Tower of Terror but he rode it twice. He kind of had a shocked look on his face. What was really amazing is that he took the best pictures on every ride. I was sure you wouldn't be able to see him on Splash Mountain because we were towards the back but he was in perfect camera position. My mom of course loves Soarin' over California and we all love Peter Pan. Michael, Jackie and I stayed in the park for New Years although I was really tired. The memory of being there was more important and I am glad I did. It was fun celebrating with the croud and listening to the music. We also went to Sea World for the first time. That was probably the coldest day but we managed see all the shows and get the rides in we wanted. Time went by really quickly. Best memory - Scott was feeding the sea lions fish. The birds were really aggressive and one bit his finger. He cried for like two hours about how he hated birds. I told him we were going to go get some lunch and he said, "I just want to eat that bird for lunch." It all made sense when at Belle's library he answered that he would rather eat nice people for lunch instead of eating with nice people. Another successful trip. We found lots of cute clothes and pins for the kids. Check out Samantha's hat. Loved it!