Disneyland Day Two...

On our second day we decided to spend it all at Disneyland since there was more to do there than at California Adventures. We also decided to rent a stroller since the day before Jantzen was getting tired of walking and he was a little slow.

Josh and Jantzen tried to get Jaron to go on the Matterhorn, but he refused to go. Jaron said, "Jantzen is the tough one and I'm the scardy cat". They decided to go on the Tea Cups instead. They made it spin as fast as they could, I thought they were going to get sick on it. They had fun and when they got off both of the boys said, "that was awesome!"


We went on almost every boat ride they had there. Josh got a picture of us going through the Pinnocio whales mouth, which the boys thought was cool. They loved "It's a Small World" boat ride. It had a lot of cool things to look at inside, but after the ride was over Josh and I were really sick of the song.


After that we went to Toontown to see if we could find some Disney characters. We did see Goofy as soon as we got there but when we went to get in line to get a picture they told us he was leaving so we would have to come back later, I was really bummed. The only rides the boys went on in Toontown was the Roger Rabbit and the roller coaster, but again Jaron refused to go on it. He made a big scene and was crying so it was just Josh and Jantzen that went on it. And again Jantzen loved it. He told Jaron he should have gone, but he missed out. The boys found a big cage to play in that they thought was cool. I could use one of those at home for when they are acting out of control.



We then saw a line at Minnie Mouse's house so we headed over so the boys could meet her. Luckily we didn't have to wait very long until it was our turn. After the boys said "hi" we went in her house to check it out. The boys thought the food in the fridge and feezer was cool.



Mickey's house was right next door to Minnie's so we went there after. There was no one in line at his house so we weren't sure if he was there or not, we were hoping. Jantzen really likes to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse so I didn't want him to be disappointed if he didn't get to meet him. His house was a lot bigger than Minnie's so there was more to look at. The boys enjoyed looking at everything especially Pluto's things, they both love dogs a lot. We found out that we would have to go through Mickey's house and barn before we could meet him so it took longer than we expected. Finally we made it to Mickey's barn, but again had to wait to see him. They were only letting a few people at a time in so it wouldn't be so crowded. In the meantime we got to watch some old cartoons while we waited. And then it was our turn, Yeah! The boys thought it was so cool to get to meet Mickey Mouse in person. I thought the picture turned out pretty cute.






After we left Toontown we worked some more on Jaron to see if he would go on the Matterhorn yet. He finally said he would go. I really thought he was going to freak out. The boys sat in a seat by themselves and Josh sat behind them. After they got off Jaron said, "That was AWESOME!!" He said he should've gone on it before. Jantzen didn't seem to be afraid of any rides there which was a good thing.


While walking through more of Disneyland we ran into Cruella Deville. I saw only men getting their pictures taken with her so I just had to get a picture of Josh with her. The other guys were just standing next to her but when it was Josh's turn she made him get down on his knees, stick his tongue out and act like a dog. I almost couldn't take the picture I was laughing too much. Everyone around us was laughing too, especially the boys. They thought it was hilarious!


After that, we went into Adventureland where we took the boys to the Tiki Room to see the bird show. They were fascinated by it. Then we saw Aladdin and Jasmine so we got a picture with them. While we were getting in our pose to have the picture taken I did something that I got really embarrassed about. I was standing next to Aladdin and I was putting my arm back behind and accidentally brushed my hand across his tooshie. He just smiled and I said sorry. I felt really dumb.


We went on the Pirates of the Carribean ride that I didn't know before hand that it has a couple drops, but it was still fun. It had some amazing scenes that almost looked real. Then we headed to the Haunted Mansion. I didn't know how the boys would take it but we talked them into it. After the ride was over they both said how much they liked it and wanted to do it again, so we went again because there wasn't a line. While we were waiting Jantzen told me that he wanted to go two more times. Wow! He must have really liked it. This time they both laughed the whole way through. We didn't do it again because we wanted to move on to other things. Right next to it was Splash Mountain. We told Jaron it was just like the Matterhorn so he would go in it. We are so mean, we didn't tell him about the big drop off. He ended up not liking it that much, but Jantzen loved it and wanted to do it again.


All Jaron wanted to do after that was go on the Matterhorn. We told him he would have to wait because it was starting to get late and there was still more to do. I don't remember Disneyland being this big. It was getting close for the fireworks to start so we found a seat and waited for them to start. While we waited the boys, all three, watched Nemo on Josh's Ipod. Not too long after that Jantzen fell asleep, he was really exhausted. We had been there since the park opened and it was almost time for it to close. He missed the fireworks, which was too bad. Tinkerbell was flying across the sky from the Matterhorn to Cinderella's Castle. It was a real person doing it. There's no way I would ever do that, but it was really cool. The fireworks were the best I have ever seen, I wish Jantzen could have seen them, maybe next time. After that we left because we were all exhausted. It was a fun, but very long day.

Day three coming soon to a blog near you...