Disneygiving!

This year Julian's family decided to try something a little different for Thanksgiving.  We had our Thanksgiving dinner the Sunday before the holiday so that we could spend Thanksgiving Day at Disneyland!  We drove out the day before Thanksgiving and found a really perfect house waiting for us.  We used Home Away to find a house so that we could spread out more than we could have at a hotel and it was perfect!

On Thanksgiving day we went to Disneyland and we had a really great time! I wasn't sure if the kids would love Disneyland or if they would be agitated by lines and so many people.  We went on the Dumbo ride first because when I was 3 it was my favorite ride and I made my dad go on it with me over and over and over.  The kids both liked the ride but I hadn't planned well for the first line so they were pretty impatient.  We headed over to the teacups next but this time I gave them each a snack cup and things went much better!  After that, we just made sure that we always had snacks for lines and we had a really good time!

Clare took naps in both of her carriers and Grayson did finally pass out in the late afternoon in the stroller but other than that they were very go, go, go!

We went on a lot of rides, visited Mickey, and watched the light parade.  The kids were very cute when we got to meet Mickey.  I wasn't sure if Grayson would like meeting Mickey or if he would get freaked out and try to run away but he was definitely excited!  He didn't really touch Mickey but he was obviously thrilled and Clare was just smiling away the whole time.  We had a very full and fun day!

The day after Thanksgiving we drove out to Newport Beach.  It wasn't super warm but the kids didn't care at all.  It was Clare's first time at the beach and she had a great time playing with the sand and watching her brother run around!  Grayson hadn't been to the beach in over a year and this was the first time where he was able to run around.  He played in the sand, immediately soaked his pants, chased birds, ran around with a stick and threw a ball with Julian and Grandpa Jim.  We had a great time!

The rest of our trip was enjoyed with family.  We spent time in the hot tub, played cards, and watched some football.  We had such a great time and we are grateful the Grandma Tanya suggested this fun trip!