Disneyland Trip!

We decided to take a little trip with the boys before the baby gets here and before I am too giant to do anything (which is fast approaching). So, we decided on Disneyland! It was a great idea in thought, and it was mostly wonderful. However, there were some moments of serious craziness when we wondered why we tried to bring an insane two year old and a timid 5 year old to Disneyland. But, overall, it was a blast with lots of great memories.

We stopped in Mesquite, NV along the way and stayed in a crappy casino hotel. But, the boys had fun jumping on the beds and exploring. It was also a little warmer and we could see the sky (unlike in Utah)!

We got to California Wednesday evening and hung out at the hotel. The next morning, we had some breakfast and were off to Disneyland.

We rode the bus every morning and the boys loved it.

We finally made it to Disneyland!!

Tate would have nothing to do with any of the characters. Corey was a little scared, but was fine as long as I was close.

Our first ride: Pirates of the Caribbean. The boys were a little freaked out and refused to ride it again. Not long after this, Corey had a major meltdown and I had to leave the park with him. He only last about 2 hours.

After long naps for everyone, we went back to the park for more rides. The boys had a fun time in Cars Land and this was on the Luigi's Tire ride.



Corey was very excited to see Mater!

We ended the first day with our favorite ride: Soarin Over California! Both boys rode it and loved it!!

Day 2 was POURING for a good part of the day. We didn't mind because we had our rain gear and it meant a lot of people left the park.

Waiting for the Finding Nemo Submarine ride.

Mickey's Toon Town

Corey loved seeing Mickey and gave him the sweetest hug! Love this picture!!

We went home and had naps again this day. When we came back, we were dry (for a bit) and watched the Pixar Parade, rode the Bugs Life rides, watched the World of Color (so cool) and Nathan got to go on the Cars Land rollercoaster (not for little kids or pregnant ladies).

Day 3 was a Saturday and it was PACKED. We didn't go on any rides, but just walked around and looked at some exhibits and hung out.

 This was an accurate picture of Corey for about half of the trip: throwing a fit. He was either tired or wanted to be held or upset about something. Oh, the joys of a two year old.

 Nathan and Tate on the main street in California Adventure.

 

 
On the way out, the boys picked out a treat and they both wanted these gross suckers. But, they enjoyed them!

 

At about 1:00 that day, we took off for Vegas. We stayed at the Rio in a really nice suite.

The boys were insane as usual in this hotel.

 The last day was Nathan's birthday, so we decorated the hotel room and then went to the Orleans Hotel, which has a nice arcade for kids.

 It was a tiring trip (between all of the driving and the crazy boys), but we had a really great time and are grateful we were able to spend that time with our boys!