After 5 years of hoping, 3 years of saving (the kids too), and 6 months of planning...we just had the best family vacation ever!!! We took the kids to Disneyland for the first time ever. At 11, 9, 5, and almost 2 years old they were at the perfect age to enjoy all the magic that Disneyland has to offer!
We stayed at the fabulous Dolphins Cove Resort. Compliments of Grandma Bergstrom and her wonderful travel club. Without this generous gift this trip never would have been possible this year. We love you grandma. Thank you for making our dreams come true!
April 25-29, 2010.
Sunday-We left home with excitement in our hearts to stay in Las Vegas with Trenity's brother Heath. The kids got to visit some cousins and we only had a 4 hour drive the next day.
Monday-Up a 4:30 a.m. too excited to sleep in we got ready and headed out by 6 a.m. so we could have almost a full day at the park. I called ahead and was able to get the only room available for early check in so we didn't have to leave the park after 4 or do it all at 10 p. m. when we were tired from the park. Yea for mom!! So by 10:30 a.m. we were all settled into our hotel with cribs and couch bed ready for that night and off to the park! This was the most crowded day we had at the park but we still had a wonderful time! We collapsed into bed at 11 pm with smiles on our faces.
Tuesday-Up at 6 a.m. for our Magic Morning early entry into the park one hour before the park opens to the rest of the public. All day at Disneyland can be very exhausting but somehow we managed with energy to spare. Good planning on mom's part kept the kids happy, the lines short, the snacks coming, and the budget intact, without missing out on anything. The kids still got souvenirs, ice cream, cotton candy, and a picture from splash mountain. We even ate our meals in the park and didn't break the bank. Including a fabulous character dinner on Wednesday with amazing food. Joselyn even went on Splash Mountain twice! At 5 years old that is saying something. She was fearless! And can I just say INDIANA JONES!!!!!!!!!! DON'T MISS THIS RIDE NEXT TIME YOU GO...in fact go on it over and over again (and use Fastpass!) Hands down my new favorite...after Dumbo the Flying Elephant of course!
So at 11 p.m. we once again collapsed into bed after a nice hot soak in the tub for our tired feet.
So at 11 p.m. we once again collapsed into bed after a nice hot soak in the tub for our tired feet.
Wednesday-Slept in an extra hour today. Whew! We planned on spending half the day at Disney's California Adventure Park and the other half back at Disneyland. But we were having so much fun that we stayed right to closing time at 7 p.m. before heading over to Disneyland for the rest of the evening. Almost NO lines today! The Soaring over California ride was amazing! We got soaked on the Grizzly River Run.
The girls wanted to ride the biggest scariest roller coaster in the park and did...over and over again!!
We ate an amazing dinner at Ariel's Grotto and met 5 princesses.
And Canyon couldn't get enough of King Triton's Carousel..."Fishies!!!"
After closing we headed over to Disneyland one last time for 3 more hours of fun. Rode all the rides we thought we were going to miss and some of our favorites one more time. We all got to spend the last of our personal souvenir funds and we stayed late enough to miss the last shuttle to our hotel and had to walk back (less than one mile but grueling with tired feet). But in the end everyone was happy anyway.
Now that we have been home for 2 days I am happy to report my feet have recovered and I even unpacked already. Quite an accomplishment for anyone who knows me!
What an amazing trip. I have 90 picture posted on my facebook photos so go check them out. I'll just put a few highlights here!
Love,
The Fullmers
