A disneyland Weekend Getaway

We spent this past weekend at the happiest place on earth in the California Grand Hotel at the disneyland resort. We went here because Paul had a realtor convention, so while Paul was attending workshops all day, Andrew, Allison and I went to disneyland. Since we were guests at the resort, we were able to go to California Adventure Land 1 hour before it opened to the public. We even had our private entrance into the park. We went on the new Ariel's Adventure ride and then made our way over to Woody's Roundup ride. It was nice going on 2 new rides that we have never done before. We took pictures with Chip and dale and of course the famous Buzz Lightyear.

I think this picture of me and the kids on the big Ferris Wheel is one of my favorite pictures ever.

The Woody roundup ride was the first time the kids experienced 3d. I am not sure if Allison even noticed because her glasses kept falling off. Andrew on the other hand seemed to be more interested in the shooting aspect of the ride and I am not sure if he truly understood the 3d concept. Either way they looked cute in their glasses.

After our morning in the park, the kids and I went back to the hotel, grabbed some lunch pool side and went swimming, which was slightly tricky with two kids who don't know how to swim. But thanks to life jackets and jacuzzis we had a great time. Once I decided 3 hours at the pool was long enough and our hands were wrickeled enough, we left to go back to our room to get ready for dinner before Paul got back. As we were leaving the pool deck, we heard Paul yelling from the other side of the pool. He got back early to surprise us. The kids were thrilled because that meant they could go down the big slide. I couldn't believe how brave and crazy they both are. Allison didn't weigh enough and ended up flipping over onto her tummy and going down backwards, but that didn't stop her from going again an again. Andrew had blast and was so proud of himself for being so brave.

After a wonderful 2 night stay, we checked out and went to breakfast at the hotel. It was a buffet breakfast and we were visited by a lot of the disney characters which the kids loved. We ended our day by riding a few rides in disneyland. Allison was able to go on the roller coaster in toon town for the first time. She was thrilled, she truly is my little dare devil! I was actually more nervous about Andrew riding by himself in the front! But they all survived. It was a wonderful weekend getaway and even though we were only 30 minutes away from home and only stayed 2 nights, it felt like we were on the other side of the world for a week. These small trips away are what makes life so much fun!