Mothering Four: Spring Brak part 1 (Disneyland 1.0)

24 April, 2011

Spring Brak part 1 (Disneyland 1.0)

Abbi, Kacen and Jesse all got one of these spinning light toys. Jesse got Mickey Mouse, which is good, Jesse knows who he is and says it really cute. Kacen got Buzz Lightyear and Abbi got Tinkerbell, Abbi loves fairies and princesses. We got them right before heading down mainstreet in Disneyland to the fire works show, they ended up being more entertained with their hand held light show than with the fireworks being shot in to the air. It was even narrated by Julie Andrews and had a special appearance by Tinkerbell, flying overhead on a wire.

It was so cute when we asked the children what souvenirs that they wanted, Abbi's consistent response were suckers and cotton candy. Kacen and Jesse enjoyed the suckers, the rest we shared with our friends at home. Abbi got her cotton candy and the three older kids all got a stuffed Mickey or Minnie Mouse.

Wild Animal train, we were in the Animal cage. Each child tried being ferocious and decided which animal that they were. Most were Lions!

The famous Dumbo ride

Meeting Mickey Mouse, there are longer lines to meet the characters than there are for most of the rides at Disneyland. The line for Mickey was an hour, and for three of the princesses, an
hour and a half. It was great though, the kids love Mickey and there were many photo opportunities on the way from the entrance in Mickey's House all the way to the back where we got to meet him. There was also a video that the kids got to watch right before heading in to Mickeys studio for the photo session. Jesse went right up in to Mickeys arms and got a great big hug, he stayed there while the other kids gathered around for a photo and then Abbi and Anjali gave him high five's!

We met up with Paul's cousin Mara and her daughter at Disneyland on Monday. They are the ones that introduced us to character meet-ups. The children loved playing with Anjali