Disney Vacation

Day One Travel Day - 

From Loveland to D.I.A was a smooth drive.  Found a place to park the car in the garage and off to check in baggage.  Next off to security check point.  We were a little unsure about how this would go.  Since Andrew has a medical pump inserted into his abdomen he has a card he has to give security stating that he has the device and the detectors will go off.  It was not too bad, they pulled him aside and patted him down thoroughly and he was free to go.  

We had enough time to get bottled water for the plane and get to our terminal before boarding.  People waiting to get on the plane were congregated into a blob and even though people boarding with small children were called to get on we could not get through the blob.  Miles started crying because he was hungry and thirsty.  He kept trying to bother a pretty blonde lady for her snack she had in her hands.  

Seated I got out the kids snacks and water.  The ate them quickly almost before we took off. Miles looked a little worried and started using the sign for 'Daddy'.  Once I assured him that Daddy was in the seat in front of me he started nodding off to dream land.  As soon as I was able to I gave Avery his Leapster Explorer (game system) and he was set.  Miles woke up about 20 minutes before we landed. 

We found our luggage and finally found our shuttle to the hotel.  I was so excited that the shuttle had a picture of my favorite Disney movie growing up.... The Little Mermaid.  Avery fell asleep on the bus but we had 30 minutes before we got to the hotel.  

Once at the hotel we got settled and had a visit from my best friend Carley who moved to the area a few months ago.  We treated Carley to dinner and then we went swimming at the hotel.  Then we found the terrace where you could see the park lit up at night and the kids loved it.  Miles was so mad when we said it was time to go back in.

DAY 2- 
Our hotel was the Disney Grand Californian.  We had a special entrance in to the Disney Adventure Park and got to go into the park 1 hour before the park opened to the general public.  We got out to the park about 30 minutes before opening.  We got lost trying to find Cars Land... but when we got there Mater and Lighting McQueen were waiting.  Miles was the most excited. He loves Mater.

 Cars Land is amazing! It looks just like you are in the movie.  We looked in the shops and rode Mater's Dancing Tractors.  Avery said they were too fast but everyone else loved it.  We also ordered breakfast at Flo's V8 Cafe and ate it in Doc's Office. We were ready to check out the Radiator Springs Racers.  At home I measured Miles right at 40" tall, just tall enough to ride.  At the ride they said he was almost there but not close enough.  I should have brought his Lightning McQueen shoes but they still might not have made a difference.  They were pretty strict about the height requirement.

Next stop was A Bug's Land, based off of the movie A Bug's Life.  First ride was some bumper cars.  Avery got to drive the car and it was not too fast, he loved them. We also rode Hemlich's Chew Chew train.  This ride was neat because as you passed the food the caterpillar "Hemlich" ate it also smelled like that food, the watermelon even dripped on you! We also rode the ride Flicks Flyers.  The ride was shaped like boxes or raisins and Chinese take-out.  The boys LOVED a little water park that was also in A Bug's Land.

We caught a puppet show in Hollywood Land called Disney Jr. Live.  The show included Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Handy Manny, Little Eisensteins, and Jake and the Neverland Pirates.  It was nice that we got to see that because those are shows the kids watch. We also got to see some of a parade with Monster's Inc. and Nemo. We Finished the day with swimming.  

 Day 3-

We started out our morning getting up early and going to Cars Land again.  This time we got in line at Luigi's Flying Tires.  Then we had popcone (popcorn) at the Cozy Cone Hotel.  The popcone I got was dill pickle flavor... it was pretty good.  We tried once more to get Miles on to the Radiator Springs Racers with us.  They still said no but I told Andy and Avery they could go on the ride without us.  Then they gave us a fast pass so that I could get on the ride when they came back and I did not have to wait in the big line.  Miles and I went to A Bug's Land again and rode a ladybug ride and he played at the water park again.

After the AJs were done on the Radiator Springs Racers ride they met up with us.  We got frozen apple juice and went back to the hotel.  Andrew and Miles watched Mater's Tall Tales and Avery and I went back to the Racers.  

 Next stop was Disneyland.  We went to Sleeping Beauty's Castle, and then Pinocchio's Adventure.  After waiting 30 minutes in the ride for Flying Dumbo we learned that people with physical handicaps can go to the exit and be let in like a fast pass.  We rode Casey Jr Train in the monkey cage ;).  

We finished up with a really neat a neat Toy Story ride, Nemo ride and Autopia.  The Toy Story ride was based off of the video game that Rex plays in Toy Story 2, the Nemo ride made it look like you were underwater in a submarine.  

We took the monorail to Downtown Disney to eat at Rainforest Cafe.  There was a wait so we walked to the Lego Store were the kids could play.  Miles was tired and did not care for the Rainforest Cafe.  He cried and screamed.  We don't know if it was scary or if he was just tired.

Day 4 - Was trip home on the plane. This time at the airport Andrew went though one of those full body scanners.  I bet that looked interesting.


I was so proud of Andrew for walking everywhere during this trip.  I was proud of Miles for also walking everywhere on this trip.  I was proud of Avery for not getting lost and listening at least half the time.