DiSnEyLaNd

Don't you hate it when people type like that? I do...in fact it really bugs me...

OK this post took me over a freakin hour to do and then it didnt save over half of what i had typed...ugh...so that being said, it is very very long post but i know that some of you will appreciate it and you better leave comments BRAYDEE because nobody believes it just wont let u.

since we renewed our passes we've been hittin up the ol' d-land quite a bit these past few months...so i thought id post a few pics, random and from multiple trips with different people but i just gotta show one of our favorite destinations once or twice a month....

First Jeff and Laura came down for Thanksgiving...ya i said thanksgiving...i know thats old and im lame, whatever im over it...we took the kids for a day of fun but the usual parking lot was closed...so we had to park at some random hotel lot really far away and take a bus to the park...which really wasn't a big deal considering we didn't have that much stuff...

p.s. i need to take a moment to publicly apologize to Laura! ive been to disneyland probably more times then i can count but i have NEVER parked at that weird lot and we didnt have a gps and i got us sooooo lost! it took almost an hour to correct! SORRY LAURA! i should never have been your guide.

are they excited...i can't tell...

we decided to kill a little time while they got their passes sorted out. love that the christmas decor is already up in November.

some nice lady stopped by and offered to take one of the both of us

he loves this old fire engine

let the line waitin' begin!

i just love this pic...dont know why considering its off centered and they have red eyes but i just do.. p.s. it was pitch black in there so i think i did a dang good job

ugh mom...dont distract me!

love my little blaster buddy

laura tryin to tell her kids that this is gonna be fun and ty totally NOT convinced...it's dark in there..he knows what's in store. i just love the cute little look of concern on his face in this pic.

i love takin pics while the ride is runnin...u never know what you're gonna get. can you tell how much dyl loves the matterhorn? jk, he really does like this ride...i dont know whats goin' on in this picture.

this one's kinda weird but i like it so...here ya go!

they made it! don't you love crew's face, "ty why didnt you warn me?!? i was totally led into that blindly!"

after we had thoroughly traumatized our children we decided to kick it down a notch and ride something they might actually enjoy. can you tell how much he hates this ride? its probably one of his top three favorites. i just love this pic of him...wish the lighting was better though.

here's what it looks like to everyone in line behind you when you've got five kids in a group. get over it people, there's three moms here, why is this so unbelievable to you?

i just love alice in wonderland

this next one is for my siblings...remember when mom used to make us take pics here every time as kids? let the tradition of torture continue (sorry mom but it is NOT cool to be in junior high pretending to knock on a miniature door so the make believe rabbit can let you in)

they didnt seem to mind it...yet....just you wait kids! give it ten years.

next, onto my least favorite ride...my stomach just cannot take these anymore

the girls cup:

and the boys cup...plus me

this next sequence of pictures is by far my fav...how can you look at their faces and deny the magic of disneyland...all you haters out there can eat your words as you watch them LOVE this ride...(p.s. they werent even hardly turning it at all..thats what makes these even better) they were just laughing hysterically the entire time

the ladies man...this was taken moments before a member of the litter crew came over to ask us to "please get our children down from the light pole...it really isn't safe" its times like these i really wish i could flip people off.

hooray! small world! for those of you rolling your eyes, the kids love it! plus it was way cute for christmas time. p.s. that's lauras bro and sis in law curt and angie (sorry for the spelling!) when they heard she was comin down to hit up disney they decided they had to come too! so fun! i especially loved all their cute disney gear...i wish rick even LIKED disneyland...sigh

ok i love this pic...probably because i love this kid. i dont know what it is about crew but i just am one of his biggest fans...i think he has one of the most adorable little faces, i love his personality and his voice kills me. im so glad he and dyl are buds.

ok this pic was way harder then it looks thanks to the escaping children and constantly getting your face scratched off by the freaking pine needles.

last ride of the night was the train that tours the park. ty was dyin to go on it all day so we decided to go out with a bang. the kids loved it and it was nice and relaxing for us mamas...phew, who knew a day at the happiest place on earth could be so much work!?

what? go again tomorrow and leave the kids at home? SURE! bring on the 3d glasses pics...you take them every time you go no matter what.

scott and catherine gettin into it...yes rick and i took one too but i am NOT posting it...so there

i love this next one

cheese!

this is laura's attempt at looking scared on command (don't worry she totally redeems herself in a couple seconds) for the record laura is terrified of rollercoasters so i think she was a good sport for goin on screamin...its a pretty good little coaster.

ricks crazy wind blown hair look...i know, creepy right?

and here we go...i knew she could do better...see eveyone else laughing at her sheer panic? shame on you all!

sorry could you really not get the full effect, allow me to zooom in. there is Laura completley freaked out...and there is scott dying from laughing so hard. next time you can ride with me laura!

how bout tower of terror? oh crap you hate that one too? oh well lets ride it anyway...here we are right before take off....laura's just tryin to find her safety bar

and there we are...im in the far right corner, followed by rick, some random guy, scott, catherine and in the other corner jeff and laura - who is holding on for dear life and has a look on her face like someone is holding a gun to her head....we're havin fun...right?

ok after that we went on rides she actually enjoys. in her defense the only two rides she didnt like were tower of terror and screamin. but i had to post this next pic, even tho my head is already big enough without being the focal point of a picture, because i love lauras face! i love takin random pics when nobody expects it...you always get the most fun facial expressions.
it was a super fun night, thanks guys!

Yay Braydee's here! Lets got to Disneyland!!!

waitin for Soarin' over California

crazy cousins

the guy was nice enough to take one of the whole group...dyl loved LOVED this ride

possilby one of his all time favorite characters....MATER!

ew...im gonna take one for the team and post this jsut cause its fun to have these kinda pics...but i KNOW how bad i look...thanks

anxiously awaiting the bumper bugs

a quick shot of them before they take off (we thought ais was too short to ride bumper bugs so they took her on this so she wouldnt be upset...but then she was tall enough so she got to ride 'em anyway)

Gotta love the caterpillar ride...well, the kids do anyway

bring on the bugs!

switchin up the picture taker...

which ones do you like better? bugs life or toy story?

who doesnt love to cuddle in line with your sweetie? even if they're total bums like rick who repeats all day "the happiest place on earth...or the most magical place on earth" whenever we wait in looooooooong lines or get pushed in a crowd or walk by a not so hygenic bunch of people...so he's not the biggest disney fan...that explains a lot, right?

are you nervous? we're about to take off!uh oh Bri!

way too much fun, love this ride!

in case you can't tell...let me explain just how gay this picture is...Bran and Rick sat together because we got the very front row on screamin...which, by the way, is the ONLY way to ride that ride....anyways...they thought they should hold hands and scream together for the camera...see my face? ew.

Just waitin for ToWeR oF tErRoR...buggin

Totally not sure he wants to do this. Actually totally sure he does NOT want to do this.

He actually loved it! there's Bri in the upperleft corner in blue, next to rod who braydee and rick managed to block with their hands...then vanessa upper right, brayds meg n bran followed by rick, the dyl and me.

Dyl and Elly...who is NEVER too shy to strike a pose

Braydee and Rod (not competititive AT ALL!) had a bit of a competition on Thunder Mountain (Dylans favorite ride, also known as :"the really really fast train") to see who could keep their hands up the longest without putting them down...needless to say it lasted long after the ride...nobody was about to give in.

Bri n Nessa

Anyways we had a ton of fun all three times we went...the only thing not fun was postin the dang thing. oh well...we sure love disneyland, next time you're in town lets go!