Disneyland

We made the trek down to Anaheim the second week of February for the kids' first trip to the Magic Kingdom.

On the way to CA, we stayed in Mesquite, NV. We hadn't been there before so we weren't too familiar with the area. Hopefully, the hotel would have a 20 story sign next to the freeway.....

Mesquite is pretty much what you'd get if you took Vegas and removed the high rollers, the mob, the money and CSI. The result is a glorified truck-stop with golf. It's kind of depressing.


We made it through the front gate:


Looking into the sun was too much for Harrison to take. Behind us, Walt is showing Mickey where the first churro cart will go from which Walt will turn reheated pastry, sugar and cinnamon into gold.


Leaving the real world (and any concept of what things cost in the real world) behind:


Shad keeping it real w/ Mr. Toad:


Probably one of the most enjoyable things for everyone was the Jedi Training Academy. At one of the pavillions, Jedi would come out, pick kids from the crowd and teach them an attack combination with a training lightsaber. It turns out to be an important exercise when some surprise guests arrive:


The kids then get a chance to fight against Darth Vader or Darth Maul. Shad fought against Darth Maul the first day but we had split up and didn't get many good pictures, though. Later in the week Shad and Harrison both got picked for the training:

I love this one w/ Harrison. He looks so little next to Darth Vader:


Here they are bringin' the pain to Darth Vader:



The boys liked meeting the different characters and getting their autographs:




Harrison w/ Ariel. She offered to give him a kiss but he wasn't too sure about that:









We all survived Splash Mountain:


After two trips down Grizzly River run we were soaked. It also happened to be the one day where the weather was cold and windy. Instead of buying the $10 ponchos at the shop next door, we toughed it out:


Harrison found the stash from the churro sales:


Feats of strength in Toontown:




Saying goodbye on our way out of town:



It was a really fun trip for everyone. Hopefully we'll be able to get back soon.