Another Disney Summer!

Here we go again! School has finally ended and we were headed to Disneyland for some much needed fun and sun! This was Madi and Kaiden's 10th trip to Disneyland and Abby's 9th! I know many of you out there don't really understand why we are always going to Disneyland, but it's what makes us happy so why not go 3 or 4 times a year right?! Now lets get on to the fun part, the pictures of course!
We had a full week of Disneyland to enjoy. Darrin's parents decided to come and spend a couple of days with us, and Sarah and Flint and their kids were gonna be there the whole week! Here we are waiting to ride Winnie the Pooh.
Madi and Kaiden were so excited they could hardly contain themselves!
The kids had so much fun with Grandpa and Grandma! They wanted Grandpa to go with them on every ride. They even convinced him to go on Grizzly River which was a huge relief to me cause I will not go on that ride! They had the geyser going this time and people were getting SoAked! Grandpa didn't seem to mind, and took the kids on the ride several times.
Goofy Grandpa and Kaiden on Jellyfish!
These next 3 pictures the kids took of themselves while waiting in line for some rides. I think they were pretty cute, I will have to let them use the camera more often!
One of my favorite rides has got to be Monsters Inc. I just love how real they have made everything look! It puts a smile on our face every time we ride it! {I know cheezy, right}
The new Midway Mania is also another one of our favorites. We only had a chance to ride it a couple of times this trip cause the lines were so long. They have updated it and added some new characters from the new Toy Story 3 Movie. We tried to seem them all but I'm sure we missed a few because we were too busy trying to beat each others scores!
I have never done the Canoes in Disneyland but the kids sure do like them. Flint also decided to give them a try. It looks like they had fun!
Me and Darrin in Bugs Land by the water toys!
This picture makes me laugh! I just like it. It brings back memories of the funny pictures we took of the kids in front of the ladybug with Tammy and Preston. Disclaimer~ No Ladybugs, flowers, or shirts, were harmed or ruined while taking this picture!!!
In the summer the kids LoVe the water toys in Bugs Land! Caleb and Derik were in heaven! Caleb gave us all a good laugh. He would put his face right down next to the water holes looking for the water because it would disappear then it would come back on and spray him right in the face! Most little kids would cry, but not Caleb he would just smile and go back for more!
In California Adventure they have a Bread and Tortilla factory. We usually go a couple of times a day just to get the free samples of bread and tortillas. In the bread factory they give you a sample of bread while you watch a movie about the making of sourdough bread. We usually just get the bread and leave, but Kaiden always wants to stay and watch the whole movie every time we go. We always get so irritated cause we have to wait for him and we just want to go. Well we were waiting outside for him while he watched the movie again, and when he came out he had a cute little loaf of Mickey Mouse shaped bread! We asked him how he got it and he said they told him it was because he was the only one who stayed and watched the whole movie!!! He was pretty happy, and thought it was funny that we always leave and he got a reward for staying!
Madi in Bugs Land!
One night when the park was closing a janitor came over and was talking to us. We talked for a while and then he asked us if we wanted to know a Disney Secret! Of course we said yes, and this is what we got to do the next day.
We all got to go on the Mark Twain Riverboat and go up in the Captain's quarters and steer the boat. We also got to ring the bell and blow the horn. When the ride was over the captain gave us a certificate, and we got to sign the log book saying we helped assist the Captain. We also got to take a picture on the actual bed that Walt Disney would sleep on!
The kids in ToonTown!
One of the last rides we went on was Small World. If you haven't been on it since they have updated it you really should go. It's so cute! They have incorporated a bunch of the Disney movie characters into it and made them into dolls. Some of our favorites are The Little Mermaid, Alice in Wonderland, and Jessie and Woody!
It was a long fun trip! We all got some sun and enjoyed every minute of it! We are excited to go back but haven't planned another trip yet. We have never been in October to see it all decorated for Halloween, so maybe that's a possibility. I guess we will just wait and see!