I love that we didn't have plans to visit the park until a couple hours before our flight, but why not go to Disneyland if one is already in Southern California?! I was up for going if my hosts were, but little did I know how much fun awaited us...
We fueled up on some In-N-Out Burger before hitting D-Land, which is as good as everyone says it is. The first time I had it was in college, and even then I didn't realize it was "a thing". I knew back then it was delicious & it was just as good the 2nd time around (& the 3rd time around when we went back after the park closed).
We chose to spend the day at Disney's California Adventure, as opposed to actual Disneyland. This park houses the more recent Disney movie rides in addition to the adult-geared rollercoasters, etc.
I was pleasantly surprised by the number of rides I could take Ruby on, which made our time together all the more fun. That is, minus the time waiting in lines.
Surprisingly, Jessie from Toy Story was the only character we met at California Adventure. Ruby wasn't a fan.
The replica Grand Canyon in Cars Land was INCREDIBLE. We made a point to walk through that area every chance we got for the experience.
Overall, we had a pretty great day with our babies.There were a couple meltdowns as expected, but they did well considering they hadn't had their naps. As evening approached, Es & I took Ruby & Mason home so we could return to the park for a little Mama time.
We mainly wanted to head back in time to catch the "World of Color" water & light show, which was SO WORTH IT!! I'm not even going to try to explain the epic-ness of it all, but I'm sure there's a few hundred bootleg videos on YouTube you can check out for yourself. FREAKING PHENOMENAL.
The only other time I had visited Disneyland/ California Adventure was in college. I have a similar photo that was taken of me in front of a billboard like this. Little did I know that I would be a Mama the next time I'd be back. Sheesh.
I'm still sort of buzzing from the whole experience. And I might have already talked my family into taking my nephews sometime by the end of the year. Ruby isn't going to remember anything about this time, but it'll be a fun day when I get to show her all the photos we took. And hopefully return when she's a little older...xx
I'm still sort of buzzing from the whole experience. And I might have already talked my family into taking my nephews sometime by the end of the year. Ruby isn't going to remember anything about this time, but it'll be a fun day when I get to show her all the photos we took. And hopefully return when she's a little older...xx
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