Monday, March 12, 2012

Disneyland 2012!

Okay, so we took 400 pictures at Disneyland. This is the best I could do narrowing it down for the blog! We left February 26th and came home March 4th. That meant 6 whole days in Disneyland and we saw it all! Went on nearly every ride, and tortured Grammy thoroughly (she's not a big ride person). Although she loved Star Tours and Indiana Jones - so proud! Those are my two favorites too! The first thing Nick wanted to do in Disneyland is get his own set of Mickey ears and eat pink cotton candy....Check!

We had lunch at Ariel's Grotto on the first day. Nick was starving and wondering why the princesses kept interrupting his lunch. It wasn't too hard to pry him away though with the cute girls! Here he is with Ariel and he was left with a happy heart and kiss mark on his cheek.

Cinderella! Cinderella! Cinderella!
When Nick saw Belle, he said "Why does she have to be so beautiful?"
Sleeping Beauty, Nick wanted her dress to change from Blue to Pink and back again like the movie.
Snow White...the girl who played this princess did a fantastic job! She sounded exactly like Snow White. It was cool!
Hidden Mickey on the back of the horse (thanks Todd for pointed it out!).
Mickeys Toon Town and the super fun electric door! Nick loved this last year too.
The TOWER OF TERROR!!!!! Front row in the orange hat is Tony, next to him - my dad. Looks fun right?
Front row left to right - Angie, Nick, Mike. Nick did NOT like this ride.... Darkness, people screaming, dropping several floors. I mean what's not to like? That's why I didn't go on it. Sorry Nick.
Getting ready to watch "It's tough to be a bug". That was a cute and fun show. Would for sure do it again.
Nick liked Mickey's Ferris Wheel. We could see the new Cars land under construction and we have to go back when it opens!
On my dad's birthday, March 1st, we started the day with a character breakfast at the Plaza Inn. Nick chatted with Cinderella's Fairy Godmother for a while. She asked him where he lived and he told her, "In a hotel". Well, duh!
Aaah, sweet Piglet. Nick sleeps with his Piglet every night. So glad they met!



Nope, not having fun at all...




Dinner at Rainforest Cafe with the family. Yum!
Nick and Uncle Tony. This picture is great! They look like casual dudes.
Watching the Incredibles Show!
Giving Mommy loves to spite Daddy...ha ha!


The sword wouldn't budge no matter what!
Nick's favorite ride "Snow White's Scary Adventure." We went on it at least 15 times. Seriously. He also loved Soarin' and Star Tours. I think those were the top three rides for Nick. He also liked Alice in Wonderland and Astro Blasters, but did not like Splash Mountain. Again, sorry Nick. I did go on that one with him. Yep, I didn't like it either. But I'm glad I tried it!

Since there were hardly any lines (sometimes less than a 3 minute wait), we were able to go on many rides over and over and over again. Like I said, Snow White, at LEAST 15 times. We did the teacups probably 3 times during the week. Someone likes the spinney rides.
Tom Sawyers Island. Nick loved it! He ran around dragging us one at a time through the tunnels. Here we are on the Pirates Treasure.
After going on Snow Whites Scary Adventure - 15 TIMES - Nick really wanted a red apple. He played with it for a while then finally bit in. Here we are in line for our 3rd trip through Alice in Wonderland where Nick kept himself occupied eating his apple. Even through the entire ride.
Lookin' Good!


Our fearless tourguide, Todd, who went on Snow Whites Scary Adventure atleast 5 times. Maybe more...He's the bestest!
Flirting with the girls in line for Pirates of the Caribbean. Everytime Grandpa would turn around, Nick would twist his body around to keep eye contact. He liked this ride the first day we were in Disneyland, but after the Tower of Terror and Splash Mountain he decided he didn't like any ride with a drop in it. The Pirates ride is so mellow that Grandma actually went twice on it without panic (it's a whole high up in the air issue :)), but it still wasn't enough to let Nick feel that this was a "safe" ride.
Our last night watching Fantasmic. Poor guy just couldn't stay awake. We all wished we had strollers to ride in. Jealous!
And they lived happily ever after.

Christmas Memories

Nick and his lucky Santa hat! Posing with Grandpa.




The Elves finished the Gingerbread (graham cracker) house.
Getting into unwrapping this year. Nick said he would have been happy with empty boxes. Wish we would have known that ahead of time...

Christmas Day, Nick unwrapped our gifts too. And he received his two super suits from Santa!! He saw Santa again this year and could hear Santa talking! Santa stuffed Nick's stocking with care and said "Ho Ho Ho, Nick's been a good boy this year". And Nick whispered to me, "He knows my name!"

Empty boxes and yarn...that's all I need. Do you like his jammies around his ankles? That's because he got too warm.

I think it took us a week to decorate, or rearrange the tree. Good times.
Peek-a-boo!