This year for Thanksgiving we decided to do something out of the ordinary and take a big trip to Disneyland! First we flew to Utah to visit with family and see Beauty and the Beast musical at my Dad's high school. The kids LOVED being able to meet Belle and the Beast. It was so fun to be able to enjoy that time with my family. We also were able to see Katie, Brendon, Shay and "baby Hudson." Although he isn't much of a baby anymore! The kids love being able to see cousins, aunts and uncles in Utah.
Utah was a short trip because we flew in on Wednesday and started our drive to California on Saturday. We went on the trip with my Mom, Dad, my sister Alisa and her husband Kurt and two boys Jake and Josh. We ended up staying the night in Las Vegas with my Grandma Saturday night and continued our drive on Sunday down to California. It was fun being able to hang out in the car and watch movies with my kids. I got to sit in the back seat with them and enjoy every minute with them. Monday we went to Legoland. The kids liked seeing all the things built out of legos. Their favorite part was driving the lego cars. It was a fun start to the week. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday we went to Disneyland. There we were joined by my brother Rob and his wife Aubrey, and my littlest brother Jeff. We got in early and did Fantasyland with all the rides. The kids loved the all the rides! Sydney got to do her favorite, the Carousel. Tyler enjoyed all the roller-coasters. It was so fun to be able to do the bigger rides with my daredevil. In fact we were standing in line for a ride and Tyler said, "Mom when are we going on more roller-coasters?" Brady was just happy being with his cousins and grandparents. He was especially happy to be hanging out with Daddy. He is a little bit of a Daddy's boy and absolutely loves being with Daddy. The second day we did a little in Disneyland and then went over to California Adventure Land. Once again Sydney LOVED the Carousel, especially since it was Ariel. But Tyler did not like the Tower of Terror. It was his idea to ride it, but he did not like it at the end. It was mine and Ryan's favorite ride. But I also liked the California Screamer.
Thursday was my favorite day! We went to Disneyland and it was all decked out with the Christmas decorations - it had been the first two days we went also but this time on Main Street we walked down and everyone waved and said hello. Also the characters were all out for the kids to meet. It was fantastic!! The kids loved seeing everyone out and saying hello. We went on a few rides and did some shopping. And then for Thanksgiving dinner we ate at Goofy's Kitchen. It is a buffet and so yummy! The kids had a very different Thanksgiving dinner of corn dogs, fries, peaches, gummy worms in "dirt", and lots of treats. Ryan and I stuck with some of the more traditional turkey and potatoes. Our favorite part was meeting all the characters there. Sydney's favorite princess is Aurora from Sleeping Beauty. She was there and Sydney was so excited!! There was also Captain Hook who Tyler really liked, and Brady's favorite was the Fairy Godmother. He loved her and was such a flirt. She came over and he pulled up his shirt and showed him his "chub chubs." So cute!!
It was so fun to be there with all the family and spend a Thanksgiving dinner with the characters. A memory that I will treasure forever. I love my little family and love being able to see life through my little kids eyes.
