is a very long week!! We went for 6 days last week. We were supposed to go for 5 days but because of Ali being in the parade, we stayed an extra day. We drove down last Sunday and spent some time with my mother-in-law who lives nearby. We went to dinner to some Japanese restaurant. Monday we got up and went into the park.
We left early that night and went to the Rain Forest Cafe for dinner. We love it there and go every year. Although, we go for the atmosphere......the food is nothing to get excited about!
Tuesday we headed back to Disneyland for more fun and excitement.
We left the park early again and went out to dinner with the mom-in-law. Another Japanese restaurant. This time, our family's favorite, Tokyo Hibachi. They have the best food and the kids love watching them cook right at our table.
My family had a little too much fun playing with Buddha.
Wednesday we went back to the park once again. This was our day to stay late and watch the parade and fireworks. The fireworks started and then they stopped them due to winds at higher elevations. We were bummed. Their fireworks are awesome. They shoot them off so that they match the Christmas music playing.
Ali's favorite Pixie Hollow Fairy, Silvermist.
Thursday, we went to Chip and Dale's character breakfast. The kids saw a whole bunch of characters from Brother Bear, Pocahontas, and Tarzan. They come around to your table and visit with you while you eat. It was fun! Then we went to Disney California for the day. Left early and went back to the hotel to find that our car had a dead battery. (We had been walking to and from Disney all week) We were supposed to go to the Japanese store but instead Dave's mom had to come to us and give our car a jump. The kids swam while we waited. Then we went to Outback for dinner. It was a compromise. I was done with Japanese (can't stand fish, even the smell of it) but
Mie had to go somewhere that served fish or chicken since she doesn't eat meat.
Friday we went to Disneyland AGAIN! Actually we went to Disney CA. for a couple hours in the morning first. Dave insisted on seeing the fireworks so we stayed late again. Even the kids were done. But my husband is a die hard and insisted that we were at Disneyland and had to squeeze in as much as possible. I thought we had done more than our fair share of squeezing!
Before the fireworks, we went to build-a-bear workshop. I wanted to get my mom a bear (she collects bears) as a thank you for taking care of our house and animals while we were gone. The kids had gotten some Christmas money from their grandma and they wanted to spend it on a bear. Dave was not happy about that since they have so many stuffed animals already.
We were all exhausted after Friday. Saturday was Ali's big day and you know how that went cause I already blogged it! One good thing about staying for so long is that we can leave early and sleep in since we're not in a hurry. And we spent a lot of time with Dave's mom since we don't see her that often. That was nice. But needless to say, by Friday and especially Saturday, I was ready to come home. I really don't think that Disneyland is the happiest place on earth, not even close, but I guess it's a catchy slogan.
