DISNEYLAND
Oh my goodness! Yesterday, Tuesday, June 4 2013 Evan had his first trip to Disneyland! Steve, Mom, Dad, Evan and I all went to Disneyland and California Adventure. It was the best! I am trying to type up everything now while it is still fresh. We arrived at the park about 9:00. The park opened at 8, but with traffic and parking it just took a while. We went straight to California Adventure and got Fast Passes for the World Of Color. Aunt Irene suggested this. =) By the way, World Of Color was very cool. Evan enjoyed it. After the fast passes we went to Disneyland, there Evan met Donald Duck and Minnie Mouse. He LOVED the characters. He kept touching their faces. Daddy was wearing his Veteran hat and Minnie Mouse went up to him to shake his hand, it was pretty cool. After pictures with Donald and Minnie we headed to the Jungle Cruise. We had a really good guide, Evan enjoyed the Jungle Cruise. Evan enjoyed everything about our day. Although he really didn't care for the Toy Story ride in California Adventure, but he handled it well. Okay, after the Jungle Cruise was Pirates of the Caribbean. Evan didn't care for it as much as the other rides, but grandma kept him entertained and pointed out the animals. Oh where did we go after that? Um, I think we went to Winnie the Pooh. That was fun for him, especially when we got into Pooh's dream which was very colorful. After that we got on the train. We took it around the whole park. I enjoyed when we got to go by Splash Mountain. I was excited to see those characters because I was not able to go on Splash Mountain this time since I am pregnant with Claire. Evan also liked the train ride, he of course enjoyed seeing the animals. We rode through the whole park and got off at ToonTown. Evan was tired and cranky by then and had no interest in ToonTown. So we went to go get lunch. Oh, and through the whole day Evan wanted only grandma. He wanted to be held while we were looking for a place for lunch, I was carrying him while he cried, then I handed him to grandma and he stopped crying. He soon fell asleep so she put him in his stroller and he woke up. So she held him while he slept through lunch. What a turkey he is. He took a short nap and after lunch we went to the Tikki Room. OH he LOVED the Tikki Room. He jumped when the thunder crashed, but he LOVED everything else. I had the best time just watching him look at all the birds and watching him smile and clap and dance. I could have spent the rest of the day in there with him. After the Tikki Room I think we did Small World. I'm trying to remember if we did Small World first or the Tea Cups. He liked Small World, all the singing and the characters. Oh, but he especially LOVED the popcorn we bought. This was his first time having popcorn and oh did he enjoy it. He just would grab a handful and shove it into his mouth. Steve, Evan and I were the only ones to go on the Tea Cups. Evan liked it, he helped daddy turn the wheel. After that it was off to California Adventure where we immediately got in line for Disney Jr. It was a fun little show for the kids. They had Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Sofia, Doc McStuffins, and Jake and the Neverland Pirates. Evan really enjoyed it, he did get a little tired by the time they got to Jake. He sat on mommy's lap for the majority of it, but when he got cranky he went to grandma. We all sat on the hard floor. By the time the show was over the 4 of us were hurting. After the show we got smoothies and went on Monsters Inc. Oh, I forgot to mention, before we left Disneyland we did a little shopping, I bought Evan a Monsters Inc. shirt and me a Grumpy shirt. Grandma bought Evan a Disneyland onesie. Okay, after Monsters Inc. we headed to A Bugs Land because there is a place for the kids to play in the water. OH man that was the BEST. Aunt Irene told me about this place so I came prepared. I brought water diapers, extra clothes, extra shoes and a towel. So mom and I took Evan to the bathroom and got him ready to play in the water. Oh he had a BLAST!!! Water shoots up out of the ground. Water starts to spray out of sections of the ground, there is a pattern to it. Evan had soooo much fun. We LOVED watching him, we all laughed so hard. Evan would purposefully stand where the water shot out and it would spray him really good. He was cold and soaked by the time he was done. I'm not sure how much time we spent there, but we quickly took his wet clothes off and put him in a towel and put dry clothes on him. After the water we went on a ride in Bug's Land. We went on the Caterpillar Ride. It was super short, but Evan sat with Steve and I and enjoyed it. After that we caught the Pixar Parade which Evan enjoyed from his stroller, and fell asleep. I could tell he was tired because he was happy watching the parade, but kind of just not completely into it. So, since he was asleep we decided to go on the Mali Boomer. Well, I was not going on the Mali Boomer, but it is my mom's favorite ride, so we headed over there only to discover it was gone. Apparently they had to get rid of it because it was sinking. Boy was my mom bummed. So we went to have some burgers for dinner. Just as mom and Steve were bringing dinner over Evan woke up. We ate our dinner and headed to Toy Story. The ride was just a little rougher than I remembered. It throws you around a little. Oh, by the time we sat for dinner I was sore. My lower back was really bothering me. I took something to help and I think it finally kicked in after Toy Story. I think I am putting everything in the right order, but it may be slightly off. After Toy Story we got our spots for World of Color. I was ready to leave while we were in line for Toy Story, but I was there for Evan and very much wanted to watch him enjoy the World of Color. We sat on the ground for 30 minutes and then they asked us all to stand so they could fit more people. After another 30 minutes the show started. Evan was mesmerised by the whole thing. According to a park employee the show is 35 minutes long. After the show we headed straight for the car. Which of course took a long time because it was crowded and we had to exit the park, get on the tram, and then walk to the car. Evan fell asleep in Papa's arms. We laid him in his stroller and he stayed sleeping. We made our way to the car and Evan slept the whole way home. We got him home, into a dry diaper and in bed where he slept until 7am. And that is Evan's first day at Disneyland. My dad took pictures and I will be posting them later.
