This morning we took a quick trip to Disneyland since we haven't been in so long.
We arrived just just before the park opened at 8am and we got to see the place decked out in holiday decor. See - the CALIFORNIA sign is temporarily peppermint candy striped. Cute.
It was super foggy this morning - what is this, San Francisco? :)
We didn't think it'd be too crowded at 8am on a Friday morning a couple weeks before Christmas. And we were right. This picture is the line outside the gate because the park wasn't opened yet, but once we got in everyone dispersed. We found a great parking spot and the longest we waited in line was 5 minutes. That's the way (uh huh uh huh) we like it (uh huh uh huh)! Over at Mulholland Madness we got on the mini roller coaster immediately, then back at the start the cast member asked, "Do you want to go again?" "Heck yes! Again again again!"
We got to ride It's a Small World for the very first time since we've lived here. It was all Christmas-y and awesome inside.
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I joked with Chris that we should take off one light from each strand...he persuaded me not to. Aw shucks.
I so wanted to get a better close-up picture of Jack Skellington and Sally, but this will have to do. They looked like they came straight out of the movie.
This is perhaps the cutest picture I've ever seen/taken. This little boy sitting on Santa's lap, his hands quizzically pressed against his mouth as Santa genuinely asks him the most important question of the year: What do you want for Christmas?
We arrived at 8, rode every single ride we wanted to, left at 11, dropped Chris off at school then I came home, took the doggie out for a walk, then went to work. That's my kind of Friday!
PS - check out the Simply Handmade blog to see the full tutorial of how to make a paper flower.
I love that you just popped over to Disney for a quick trip. :)
ReplyDeleteDisneyland! Disneyland! Disneyland!
ReplyDeleteWe would LOVE to do Disney some day with the girls (bit of a futher drive - actually flight - for us though ;-) Super cute paper flowers!
ReplyDeleteI AM JEALOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Need I say more??
ReplyDeleteExtra jealous sitting over here. We are supposed to go this Tuesday, but the weatherman has promised rain. Boo Hoo....rescheduled til the week of the 14th..hopefully the crowds won't be too CRAZY yet.
ReplyDeleteYour photos got me all excited to go.
I like you new header (although I kinda miss the old mega-photo one! It's really too bad you can't have like oh, I don't know...TEN blog headers at once, haha!)...I did make those flowers, they are just handcut scallop circles, crumpled and held together with a brad...really easy! I saw your flower tutorial...super-duper cute! Have a great weekend!! =)
ReplyDeleteCan I have your life for a day?! I wanna take quickie trips to Disneyland. That is freakin' awesome. AND adorable new header. Maybe I should hire you to make me something fabulous for my header!?
ReplyDeleteawwwww. i love disneyland at christmastime!
ReplyDeleteHow fun!! Disneyland is the best when there are only 5 minute lines! :) We need to go next week :)
ReplyDeleteLove the blog header, it's cute!!!
ReplyDeleteAlso how totally cool that you went to Disney! I grew up in FL and went to Disney all the time. We live 2 hours from there door to door, I kid you not! :) And in all that time, I've never been during the holiday's! I am sure it was beautiful!!! Glad that you had fun, it's a really neat place! We are going in March and I am totally stoked!