Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Disneyland 2011






For spring break 2011 we planned a trip to Disneyland. Michael and I had so much fun taking Oliver last summer we've been scheming ever since we got back about how we could take another trip. We knew this time we wanted to bring Wesley and with me being 30 weeks pregnant we knew we needed help. We also wanted our family to see just how fun it is to see Disneyland through "Oliver's eyes."
It was an incredibly fun trip as well as being totally exhausting. Oliver loved every minute of it. Unfortunately, the night before we left we I took Wesley to the doctor because he was running a temperature. We realized his ears were infected which he ended up battling on and off the whole week. When he wasn't feeling sick he too had a lot of fun. He especially liked meeting the characters and, not to anyone's surprise, any ride that had anything to do with cars and trains. As you will see there are a lot of pictures of Oliver. Michael and Oliver were pretty much glued at the hip this trip. He really just wanted his Daddy most of the time. And Michael, as usual, carried the camera which is a good thing because no one wants to see the pictures I would have taken (let's just say photography is not my gift). Wesley, on the other hand, stuck pretty close to me considering he wasn't feeling good for a lot of the trip.

A group shot (thanks Marsha for organizing this:)

It's a Small World.



Oliver and the Mad Hatter
Oliver and Peter Pan. Apparently he told Peter that he liked Captain Hook better than him because, "he is a better fighter." All boy.

Oli Mo and Alice
Tom Sawyer Island

This is where Oliver spent a good portion of the trip. On his Daddy's shoulders.



We brought his head phones. Just in case the rides were too loud. The only break down during a ride on our last trip came during the Nemo ride when the volume was just to high. We knew better this time:)
One of his happy moments. He loved the merry-go-round.

One of his not so good moments. Poor little man.
Donald!!

This time we had to take the opportunity to watch the jedi show. Oliver still wasn't so sure about actually volunteering as a padawan in training but he charmed the crowd with his "using the force" on Darth Maul.

This might have been one of my favorite moments. They held hands while walking in Downtown Disney. So stinkin' cute!

The lollypops provided great entertainment and great tools for bribery:)

Mommy's favorite ride as a little girl- the tea cups.


Okay, yes, I look like I am in labor here. No I am not. Still have 10 weeks to go.





Wesley would have been more excited but he was running a fever here.


The one ride that Wesley did LOVE. He could drive the steering wheel all by himself.
We had breakfast with the characters one morning. The boys thought it was awesome even if they were the "B" listers.







He got really into Pirates on this trip so it only made sense to get his face painted! "Argh. Shiver me timbers." Was one of his favorite lines!

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