California Adventure

When we got to California Adventure about 15 minutes before they opened I was appalled at the lines to get in!  I thought that it was going to be crazy busy for sure.  Once we got it in it wasn't so bad though.  We didn't really have to wait much at all except for all of the Cars rides, but I guess that was to be expected.  As soon as the park opened everyone made a beeline for the Cars Land.  It was craziness!

Cars Land was actually pretty cool.  Radiator Springs looked exactly the same as the movie! 

 

This is the Luigi's Flying Tires Ride.  I think that we waited like 30 minutes to get on this ride. We also went on Mater's Tractor ride which was super fun.  I think that we ended up waiting like 30 minutes for that ride too.  Caden didn't want to, but we convinced him to go on the Radiator Springs Racers Ride.  I thought that it was so fun!  You ride in a car around Radiator Springs and get to see all of the characters, and then you race another car around the dirt track.  Caden said that it was too fast, and he didn't want to ride it again. 

 There was a whole area that was like the Bug Life movie, and Caden really liked the rides there.  We rode these balloons several times.

 



 He also rode the lady bugs that spin around.

This train was his absolute favorite ride!  I think that we must've rode it like 10 times! 

 The train goes through a watermelon tunnel that smells like real watermelon and a cookie box that smells like cookies.  It was super cute!

 

Matt and I took turns going on The Tower of Terror and the California Screamin roller coaster since those are too scary for Caden.  Caden really liked watching the roller coaster take off though.   Here was Matt on the roller coaster.

This was when I rode the roller coaster.  I have to say that I think that I made be getting too old for roller coasters because this made me feel so sick.  Now I know why my parents never wanted to go when we were kids!

 

Here were me and Caden riding on the carousel.  It really is a lot funner to ride on the animal rather then stand next to it! :)

Disneyland!

 We bought the 4 day park hopper to Disneyland and California Adventure, so we spent 2 days at each park. We actually ended up doing a package deal through Disney.  It eneded up being cheaper and came with some free perks such as free breakfast, parking, and a free magic morning (get in an hour early one day.)  We got up really early on Sunday morning (4:30 am!), and drove up there.  Caden didn't sleep good because he was super excited and then he got car sick on the way there, so the first day at Disneyland ended up being a little rough.  Caden was also really scared to go on EVERYTHING!  I mean getting him on every single ride was a fight.  It got a little better eventually, but I don't think that he liked it as much as we were hoping.

 In front of Cinderella's Castle.  Caden was super excited about seeing the castle!

 



He was also excited about riding on the Mark Twain sail boat.  It looked cool, but I have to say that it was the most boring ride ever! 

Ringing the bell on the boat. 

This was on the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blaster ride, and it actually ending up being one of Caden's favorite rides.  Each person gets a gun to shoot at different targets throughout the ride.  We ended up riding this ride 4 times!  I kicked Matt's butt at it too.  My high score was 220k and Matt's was 85k! 

The Finding Nemo Submarine ride was also one of Caden's favorite rides.  I hate the claustrophobic feeling, so I only rode it once.  Matt and Caden rode it a couple of more times though. 

 We got to see fireworks at the park on Sunday night.

 



Outside of the Toad's Wild Ride.  

Riding the Dumbo ride. 

 Caden also loved Toon Town! 

 



Playing the Piano in Goofy's house. 

Driving Goofy's car. (It's a good thing that Goofy already crashed it into the mail box! :))

Driving Donald Duck's boat.  I pretty much had to drag him out of there to give someone else a turn.

Driving the Firetruck.

 

Caden also LOVED to ride the steam train around the park.  It was actually meant to take you from one place to another since it had several stops, but we rode it around without getting off several times.  It was a good place to rest at least.

 

We also stayed to see the Disneyland parade on Wednesday night.  We were originally planning on coming home Wednesday afternoon, but we decided to just stay longer.  That way we wouldn't have to deal with traffic.  It was a long drive home for Matt though.  We didn't get home until 3am.  We really liked the parade though, and Caden got super excited each time that there was a new float. 

I know that he's a boy, but he still liked the princess float too!

Caden's Favorite Part of Disneyland

was riding the bus.  Seriously all day long he wanted to ride the bus back to the hotel.  It was even better that it had Lightening McQueen on it.  Seriously who needs to go on vacation.  We just needed to take some public transit!

 

This is How We Roll

Caden wanted to wear his Transformer pj's, but they are not really warm enough to wear right now.  The solution was two pair of pj's. It worked good for everyone!  He is making his scary face by the way since he is a Transformer. 

Super Caden

Caden always likes to pretend like he is a super hero, and he always says that he will protect us with his sword.  Well the other day he found the perfect shield to go with his sword. (The lid to one of my pans!)  He is so funny!

A Little Wreath Craziness

So, I've really been enjoying making wreaths lately, so I thought that maybe I would try and sell some of them.  I posted one for sale on Facebook.  Although it didn't sell I did get an order for one with colors that she picked.  It was a little nerve racking to make one for someone else because I really wanted her to be happy with it, but I was super excited too.  I haven't sold anymore yet, but I think that I need to do a little advertising or something.  I guess that we'll see what happens.

 

This is the one that I ended up selling.

 

 

 

 

All of these other ones I have made and are available if you know anyone who would want to buy one!

New Bedding

I love this new bedding that I got.  It is really fluffy and comfy plus maybe it's the white, but it reminds me of staying in a nice hotel!

Moving Day

Matt's mom lived with us for 2 1/2 months, and she ended up moving out last week because she found a great deal on renting a condo.  Caden loved having his grandma around, and was really sad to see her go!  On moving day Bart helped with the moving, so Noah and Delilah stayed at our house.  The kids were so cute watching a show.  They were happy as long as they each had their own little chair, and their own bowl of popcorn.

I guess that he was mad at us . . .

The Train at the Mall

Caden loves to ride the train at Chandler Mall, so sometimes it serves as a good source of bribery to get him to do something that he doesn't want to do.  The only problem is that is costs $4 per person, and he has to be accompanied by a paying adult.  Really?!  I'm pretty sure that Matt didn't get his moneys worth out of that one, but I guess that the smile on Caden's face makes it worth it.