Sunday, January 10, 2010

After Christmas Festivities

After Christmas we kept up the same busy pace we had established BEFORE the big holiday. We took a trip to Disneyland - a big group of 16 of us! We weren't the only ones in a large group that day - Disneyland actually sold out that day! On a day like that that you can usually expect to ride only 4 or 5 rides, but in this case, as we are long time experts and we have the secret weapon known as ANDREA - we got in EVERYTHING we wanted to do!
Dallin with Grandma and Grandpa
McCade with Grandma and Grandpa
Tacey with Grandma and Grandpa

Haley - with her 'First Trip to Disneyland' button. Everyone must be turned into a die hard Disney fan before their 2nd birthday!

Our first stop was the Indiana Jones ride and we were again the lucky people to get to measure the time in line!!!!! Well, McCade was the lucky one!

We got bored in line - and took fun pictures. This is my Mom making out with an Asian God of some sort!

McCade being eaten by a snake

Mom and Andrea as the models they are!

After the ride we met up with my cousin Kam - star of many gossip TV shows. He was working that day as a VIP tour guide. This particular he was going to look like a Secret Service agent and take care of a certain Disney-created Starlet whom I can't mention. Lets just say that we now have a personal connection to Musicals of a more Specific High School type.

Isn't this picture AWESOME! This is everyone waiting in line for Pirates of the Caribbean!

We got lost on Tom Sawyer Island!

Captured on Tom Sawyer Island - those nasty Pirates!

Poor Haley missed all her naps, but took little ones when she could!

All 16 of us - points to you if you can name us all!


And again, I LOVE my new camera. Okay, so I have the Mickey Garland, the frosty, cake-like castle with Walt Disney himself standing in the doorway!
By this point in time, Haley had given up entirely. . .
The Fireworks were as awesome as usual
after one day to recuperate, we did the Zoo again!
Big monkey. . .
Big SCARY monkey!!!!!!
These are traditional photo spots for me. One day, probably far away, I will put all of the photos I have of the kids in chronological order in one book! tee-hee! McCade
Dallin!
Tacey
McCade being attacked by a baby gorilla

Dallin & Tacey with miniture gorillas!
Still fighting that SAME gorilla!!!!
McCade was the navigator for the day - not always a smooth thing. . . so he sometimes need help.
And we love the new Elephant Odyssey!

Tacey & Dallin trying on Elephant tracking collars.

Tacey as Bird Food.

Dallin as bird food.

McCade taking a ride.
Actually, I have to say that on this trip, we took some amazing animal pictures. I think Tacey and I might have to enter some of them in the FAIR!!
HAHAHAHAHA!
Danielle