What's Not to be Happy About!?

The kids & I were blessed with an opportunity to go to Disneyland this past week...it's good to know people with connections. ;0) I have not been to "The Happiest Place on Earth" since Beatrice was 6 months old...that's 2-1/2 years. For someone who lives in So Cal, and for someone who is related to my sister (who goes to Disney practically EVERY WEEK, lol!), 2-1/2 years is a lifetime! :0)

We went with my sister and her family (DUH! lol), and my step-mom Michelle..A.K.A. "Piton".

Despite things not going our way, we still managed to have an AMAZING time!

After we got our passes for the "World of Color" show, everyone (except my BIL, shout out to Desmon, and the two little girls) went on "Soarin'". After that ride, Jennni stayed back with all the littles, and then Desmon, Michelle/Piton and I went on "Screamin'"...



Things were off to a GREAT start! After we took the kiddos on the Toy Story ride at CA Adventure...



...we then went back to Disneyland. All of our tummies were grumbling by this point, and I kick myself for not taking a picture of our lunch, but we all devoured a HUGE deliciously fried corn dog! It was incredible. Even though my stomach had not fully digested the foreign fried object, we were off again! Next stop was Space Mountain...my fave! The adults took turns staying back with the kiddos who were not tall enough (Bea & Samantha) or brave enough (Wyatt, lol) to ride. Meanwhile, even though they had just eaten lunch, popcorn was a good "waiting food" to partake in during the Space Mountain switch-er-roo...



After Space Mountain we went into the gift shop where some of us tried on hats...



...and some of us bought bag(s) of Sour Balls. After consuming a cupcake, a corn dog, some popcorn, and then a decent amount of this classic Disneyland candy, I officially had a sour ball hangover!

We made our way to Matterhorn where we discovered that an ADVENTUROUS Beatrice (a girl after my own heart!) was tall enough to ride! We waited for about 20 minutes, and when we were the very next group in line to ride, they announced over the loud speaker that the ride was experiencing technical difficulties....BOOOO!

We mozied on over to the nearest attraction, and filled a boat at It's a Small World...



There is something so absolutely cool about experiencing this MASSIVELY colorful ride with the SMALLEST member of our family. Seeing our world through the eyes of my niece was my favorite part of the day!



As if I hadn't consumed enough treats already, there were MORE...Piton treated us to churros!



Beatrice's only request all day was to see Tinker Bell. What better way to see her than to ride Peter Pan!? Much to Uncle Desmon's disappointment, we waited in the notoriously longest line in the park. And not only that, but after waiting 30 minutes, there was an announcement over the loud speaker which told of the ride's technical difficulties. :0( This time we didn't bail, and we decided to wait it out. After exactly 1 hour, we were on the ride, and Beatrice got to see Tinker Bell! :0)

We then made our way to Pirates of the Carribean. We had a minimal wait, and after Beatrice feel asleep within 30 seconds of getting on the boat, the announcement came over the loud speaker that the ride was experiencing technical difficulties. We were idle for a short time, but things got up and running very quickly.

While Beatrice continued to sleep, Jenni and I left the rest of the pack, and decided to cash in on our fast passes to Indiana Jones...just the 2 of us.



But after waiting for 20 minutes in the fast pass line, the announcement came over the loud speaker that the ride was experiencing technical difficulties...they told us to leave the line.

By this point everyone was hungry (believe it or not), and so we left the park and went across the street to eat dinner at Mimi's.

We returned to CA Adventure, the crew did some last minute shopping, and then we had time for one more ride before we headed to the World of Color show. Desmon, Brady, Piton & I went on Tower of Terror...



...and Jenni took the remaining littles on Mosters inc.

It was now 8pm...time to get pajamas on the kiddos, and head to the World of Color show! Grandma Piton surprised the kids with glow necklaces!



We waited for 30 minutes for the show to start, and after 3 minutes into the amazing water and lights show, the music halted, the water died down, and the lights shut off..."Due to technical difficulties, this performance of World of Colors has been canceled. We are sorry for the inconvenience."

SUCH.A.BUMMER.

But how could you be too upset when you got to walk down Main Street holding your FAVORITE Disney character's hand singing, "Just a Spoon Full of Sugar..."



...and spent the rest of the day with your best friends...



...the answer is: It's impossible! GREAT day at Disneyland!!! :0)