Disneyland 2009!

We got back from Disneyland on Friday and can I just say that we had a blast! We are a tad bit exhausted...but thats what we get for going to Disneyland three days in a row. I wouldnt change a thing though. There is no way you can do and see everything in one day or even two. It was perfect! A lot of walking but perfect. I think I was extra tired after the trip because I still ran that week AND did p90x amongst all that walking. I think THAT is what did me in. On Sunday, I pretty much slept all day. It was nice.

Anyways, our trip started out last Friday. I had the car all ready to go and the kids had there bags of Disney goodies to play with on the drive. We bought an outlet for the car so we could plug in the laptop. The kids watched movies the whole time and never complained. I have to say that my kids are angels on trips. Well...as long as you have lots of snacks and movies...there good to go.

We left in the afternoon and drove to Primm, Nevada. We stayed at "Barfallo Bills" and lets just say that we wont ever stay there again. The wild mustang wall border said it all. It was nasty dirty and there was a concert that night, so it was extra busy. All the drunk crazy folk really scared the kids. It was loud and not very family oriented. We waited in line for over a half hour to get our room key. I guess thats how casino are right? We stayed there before and it wasnt as bad as it was this time. On Saturday morning we got the hay out of there and drove to Rancho Cucamonga and had lunch and shopped at our favorite place (Victoria Gardens). We had some time to kill so we took our time and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Yes.....it was beautiful unlike snowy Utah. We were enjoying weather in the high 70's low 80's.

Rowan still loves eating butter...especially at California Pizza Kitchen!

They also took a ride on Choo Choo Monga!

We then drove to Anaheim and got settled in The Nielsen's time share. It was absolutley gorgeous and we loved loved loved that it had two rooms. We also used the kitchen a ton and that was so nice to have. We also used the pool a few times and the exercise room was used every day. It was a perfect place to stay and it made our vacation so enjoyable! We were also fairly close to Disneyland so we decided to walk there and back everyday. It couldnt have been better!

The weather was perfecto!




On Sunday I met up with a best friend from junior high and high school that I hadnt seen in 12 years. That was so nice to see her again and to meet her cute family. She lives in San Diego so it will be nice to have a friend semi close by when we move. Yes....I wont be friendless!

Angie and her adorable family!



On Monday we went to Disneyland and The kids loved it and it was so fun to see there excitement! Rowan loved the Dumbo ride and also Pirattes. Lia loved the carousels and seeing all the princesses and fairies. She also fell in love with Minnie Mouse. When she saw her for the first time...she yelled "Oh Minnie Mouse!". It was so cute. The kids loved seeing all the characters and I think we just about got pictures with most of them:)





I loved all the Halloween decorations!

We met up with some friends of ours that live in Victorville that had season passes to Disneyland Monday night. We are also excited to know that we will have some other friends when we move. Rowan and Kayden hit it off and became good buddies.

Jess and Reagan

Rowan was quite brave and he rode some roller coasters. He also went on star tours with Loren and was in amazement. During the ride he said" Dad, did we leave the earth?" I thought that was very smart of him and so darn cute! We got to go on all the rides and on the third day we went on all our favorite rides again. Loren and I took turns going on The Screamer at CA Adventures. Woah! I was a little sicky after that one! It was good though! We also loved the Toy Story Ride!

This is what the kids looked like every night when we walked home.


Another highlight of our trip was eating at The Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney. We got to eat our dinner right by the elephants. Every twenty minutes there would be a rainstorm and the elephants would move and make noises. There were other animals as well and some cool aquariums all around. It was definilty a cool experience!



So as you can see....The Nielsens had a wonderful family vacation! We cant wait to buy season passes to Disneyland when we move. So...if any of you want to come stay with us and go to Disneyland, we would love to join you! We are getting more and more excited to move. I loved the weather in Ca and there are so many fun things to do there so I know we wont be bored. We have to be postive and look at the postive.....and there are some new adventures to be had!