The Happiest place on Earth

We had such a FUN weekend. Disneyland was the perfect break from school, work and the cold.
I love Disneyland- it's magical! It really is just like the commercials that show the little kids smiling and glitter gliding through the air, it's just so happy!

The best part about Disneyland are the smells you smell when you first enter the gates. Friday was there first day celebrating the holidays, so they had their HUGE Christmas tree up and all decorated, and they had glittering lights, and pretty wreaths hanging everywhere, I am ready for Christmas! So back to the smells of Disneyland- these are what you smell;

• the yummy, mouth watering smell of cinnamon-sugar Churros
• The Peppermint from candy
• Popcorn form the popcorn stands
• the MAGIC in the air ( not really a smell, but it's there)
  

It was fun having all the kids there to make it even more exciting. Audrey and Caitlin's eyes lit up when the princesses came out, and at all the glittering and lighting trinkets. When he saw Mickey Mouse, little Alex stared at him and whispered in a breathless whisper..."Icky mouse..." Little Alex was star struck.

We also had fun swimming in the hotel pool and spa- Dev and Cam loved getting "Rocket-launched" by uncle Brett in the swimming pool

On the shuttle, on our way to Disneyland!

This is one of the BEST pictures I have ever seen... Dad looks like Mr. Cool and Travis' face is priceless

Alex really has a bond with uncle Brett. He LOVES to wrestle brett, and gets a huge smile and yells, "HI BETT!!" Whenever he sees him. Alex is such a character, and is so entertaining...although he is rambunctious.

One night we were eating dinner in the hotel restaurant, and Alex was sitting in the chair next to me in a booster. He was rocking it a bit, but i didn't think much of it. I looked the other way for a second, and the next thing i know, Alex is on the ground! He had rolled himself out of his booster, and was lying flat on the ground next to it. It was sad, but he's so tough it barely phased him

Travis turned 30 on Friday!! and he was SO excited when the people at the restaurant came out and sang to him and gave him a big piece of chocolate cake. (As you can see, Dad is helping him, and that is Kate speed walking, with her spoon in hand, behind Trav to come try some)...As a discaimer to helping Travis eat his cake and dad and kate appearing rude, he had just finished a small ice cream before this :)

Rod was trying to pull a 'Mike face'

Traivs went on ALL the big roller coasters, and even wanted to do some twice. This was turing a new page for him... This picture was right before we went on California Screamin, he was showing me how excited he was.

Eating icecream before heading over to the Mickey Mouse light show. (Eveyone is really into their ice cream, except Brett, he had to split one with me, and it was already gone)

Abby looked like a cute little eskimo all bundled up, she is sooo tastey cute!

Lizzie eating ice cream very seriosuly

I wonder what Traivs was eyeing?!

Brett and Clark 'bored' on Space Mountain. That ride always breaks my neck, and i get a most ginormous headache afterwards. How come no one else seems to be feeling the whiplash on their neck like I am?! I must have a weak neck. :(

We were leaving California Adventure and Mickey came up and put his arm around us!! It was a fun suprise... he sure gets a crowd though, little kids were swarming him like bees on honey right after this picture was taken. I think that's why we're so awkwardly standing, there were kids about to stampede!