Disneyland and Aunt Diney

Aunt Diney, Grant and I went to Disneyland last week. We had a blast and rode many rides. In fact, we tried to ride some that we had not been on in awhile; like, Nemo, Midway Mania, Indiana Jones, etc.

We enjoyed the small amount of crowds, cool weather and chocolate/carmel popcorn that Aunt Diney bought! YUMMY! Oh and for the record, we loved the new and clean Small World ride. I guess there is some stink about It's A Small World ride being ruined because they've added Disney characters. Well, if you know me and you know Aunt Diney...then you know what our smart alec comment was to that...."What? Disney characters at DISNEYLAND??? How could they?" LOL We thought it was cool and non-intrusive. Lighten up people...relax, it's a ride.

Okay, enjoy the cute pics I took of the three of us.

Camping part 2 with our new group

Well, we tried another camping trip with our new group. We like the new camping group because we like to spend time with the Prices. It was interesting, the first trip there were winds that could blow us away. This time, we camped in the rain. So, now we joke that maybe there will be snow or sleet. However, we are supposed to be in the desert, so this could be hard.

Well, one interesting thing that happened on our trip was the interactions that Ryan and Scott had with some of the older members. They basically encouraged us to all really appreicate the fact that we are able to form close friendships with people that we've known for a long time (Ryan and Scott since 3rd grade...I've known Ryan and Kara for ten years!). The older members emphasized how lucky they felt that they could "raise" their kids together camping. That was really neat.

This campground had some interesting things, like a zoo...which was really a bunch of birds (pretty birds...but birds and no other type of animals). Kara was super-prepared for our trip and the rain, so we had tons of crafts. Thanks, Kara! We can't wait to see you guys again...the next place looks really nice (and this time, Kara and I are going to go mingle) LOL

Grant and Mom at Disneyland

Okay, I had promised Grant a couple of weeks ago that I would take him to Disneyland. We organized three of his preschool friends and their moms to go with us. Then, my gallbladder decided to have an attack. I've not felt very up to it since, but decided to go to Disneyland today. I mostly decided to do this because I will be having surgery soon to remove my gallbladder. I know that I will be out for that, so Grant needs to go to Disneyland in February...so Superbowl Sunday sounds perfect. I guess that wonderful idea was shared by many. I felt it was pretty crowded, but not too bad. I say not too bad because we went on fifteen different rides (of course, some of those "rides" are places like Goofy's house in Toontown).

Here is our list of things we did or rode:
1. Playhouse Disney Live Onstage
2. Monsters, Inc.
3. Caterpillar ride in Bug's Life
4. Grizzly Bear ride
5. Brother Bear area
6. Goofy's House in Toontown
7. Donald's Boat in Toontown
8. Chip N Dale's house in Toontown
9. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
10. Snow White's Scary Adventure
11. Alice in Wonderland
12. The Tiki Room
13. Pirates of the Carribean
14. Winnie the Pooh
15. Buzz Lightyear

Here are the limited pictures I took today. We had fun, but I am exhausted!