Disneyland Day 1 (out of 4)

We're on our way!
This was the tram from the parking lot to the park.
It was the longest wait of anything at Disneyland,
but it was also the girls' favorite ride!
They called it the choo-choo.

We're here!!!

Our first ride- Snow White.

Now isn't that a happy child?!

Ashlyn loved Dumbo-
Rylee said it was her favorite ride of all.

Rylee, Ashlyn, and I all have names
that start with one of the letters from California
at the entrance to California Adventure.

Here's the A's!

Our first character- Stitch.
Rylee was too scared and
Ashlyn didn't have a choice because I was carrying her!
She didn't like him too much though!

Rylee has quite the imagination-
she used this strap, pen lid, and socks to become a rhino!
(She actually tried it on Matt first!)
The things you do when you're bored in a hotel room!

The traditional picture at Disneyland.

We saw the best parade I have ever seen at Disneyland. A whole bunch of characters ride out and they walk around and you get to dance with them and get close. We had the perfect seat. We saw a lot of characters right in front of us, but Woody seemed to like us the most. And Jessie too. Woody gave Rylee a hug and a high-five. Jessie also high-fived her. Jessie is Rylee's very favorite character. So it was so fun to see her enjoy it so much. They let the little kids go up and dance and Rylee did that too- it was the highlight of the whole trip.

Dancing in the parade.

Rylee's doing the conga around one of the floats.
(She's right in front of the dancer in the purple dress)

Riding It's a Small World- both girls loved that one too!


We got to Disneyland around 9:00 and then left for naps around 1:00. We came back at 4:30 and stayed until about 10:30- what a day! Ashlyn was not liking it much. We had the double stroller, but Matt or I ended up carrying her most of the time. We later realized that not only was she over-stimulated and sleep-deprived, but she was also teething. Poor thing! She is the most miserable baby when she's teething and then added to everything else, she was not happy! But we did see Fantasmic (which Ashlyn fell asleep during) and the fireworks. We had planned on using our magic morning (early admission) the next day, but after all we had done we just couldn't do it. So we decided to stay an extra day and use it on Thursday instead.