Disneyland 2010

Grayson's first time at the beach!

On Balboa Island. Ruby's Diner is to the right.

Panoramic from a ferris wheel

He picked this horse because it looks like the Black Stallion. He LOVED it!

All the cousins minus the 2 babies

Grayson loves hanging out with his cousins. Especially the two oldest... He told me the other day he wants Josh and Jake to stay 8 and wait for him to turn 8 so they can all be the same age.

Grandma had shirts made so we all matched. We were big and lil turkeys on Thanksgiving.

Tarzan's Treehouse

They wouldn't be so happy if they knew they were about to be attacked by a jaguar!

Grayson fell asleep on Dan's shoulders as we were walking back to the hotel one night. There was a big stream of drool running down Dan's forehead!

I love pictures of sleeping babies.

She zonked out a few times in the stroller.

Grayson got to build his very own remote control Dodge Viper at a place in Downtown Disney.

Ka-CHOW!

Flicks box ride in Bug's Land

Tower of Terror! Natalie on the right was scared.to.death!

Mickeys swinging ferris wheel was so fun!

We got soaked going down the river.

Grayson is in the stage where he loves Santa and wants to know everything about him! Madison on the other hand wants absolutely nothing to do with him!

For our Christmas present this year, Papa and Grandma took our whole family to Disneyland! We had an awesome time staying at the Disneyland Hotel staying right next door to eachother. The 11 kids had a blast and I think the adults enjoyed themselves too. It's so fun that our family can go and have so much fun together. For Thanksgiving dinner we ate at a place call Goofy's Kitchen. A bunch of charachters came around and talked to the kids gave them high fives and hugs. Madison liked them from a distance, but as soon as they got up close she ran for cover. The buffet style food was very good. Grayson had macaroni and cheese with cottage cheese and strawberry yogurt on top. He cleaned his plate.
The highlights of the trip for me included having a little shop close by that makes the BEST beignets. A new discovery for me and I love them. I also really enjoyed watching the kids on California Soarin and some other rides. It is so neat to watch the amazement on their little faces. Splash Mountain is my favorite ride. I got to go on it twice in a row one night with no lines. I enjoyed going out one night with my mom and sister to catch the rides while the kids were sleeping and eathing crepes and ice cream. I enjoyed watching Dan and Grayson interact and see them form an even stronger bond. I was very happy to have Madison fly on the plane with my parents, but was even more happy to hold her in my arms when we got reunited. It's also very interesting to see all the grandkids personalities emerge. They are all growing up and turning into funny little people.
I feel so lucky to have such a wonderful family and that we had the opportunity to experience Disneyland together.