A little getaway of our own.

Ok, I admit it! If there were a 12 step program we would have to go. We are addicted to Disneyland. I promise we won't be going again for a long time. Last month we went to Disneyland, with our "give a day, get a day" passes. It was SO much fun, but a lot of work with the kids. On the way home Jerry got a brilliant plan to go on a trip to Disneyland in Sept. with just us, and his brother's & wives. I was sold, easily. When he called his brother to talk about it, Brian was on board, but asked, "Why are we waiting till Sept. Let's go next month." (You can see the love of Disneyland runs deep in Jerry's family) His brother Barry had to work, but they were wonderful and watched the kids for us.

It was such a different vacation without the kids. We missed them, but knew they were having a blast with cousins, and let's be honest.. I didn't miss pushing a double stroller packed with diaper bags, treats, a cooler, and children all around. And I didn't miss doing a head count every two minutes to make sure we had everyone. I didn't miss tantrums because of lack of sleep and over stimulation and hunger. I also didn't miss diaper changes and being woken in the middle of the night. It was so nice just being with my hunny!
We drove down Thursday afternoon and met up with Brian and Jennifer and went to Downtown Disney that night. Of course we had to go to the Lego store to get Hayden some Legos. Because that is always what I need, MORE Legos to scatter on my floor. :)
We ate at House of Blues - By the way, if you go on vacation check out Restaurants.com for restaurants in the are. We were able to get $25 off our meal.
I just love Downtown Disney at night. Just a fun feel.
The next morning we were there bright at early, right as the park opened. It was the perfect day to be in the park. The weather was perfect, and it was not busy at all. In fact we walked right on to several rides without waiting at all. We even looped Pirates because there was no line - unheard of!

Jerry's favorite ride! - Splash Mountain

My favorite ride - Space Mountain

Perfect snack - Dole Whip!

Small World

Jerry's brother, Devin and nephew Billy were there at Disneyland too, they spent the morning in California Adventure, so we met up with them for an early dinner at Blue Bayou. DELICIOUS!! I love that place. We had a good time eating there, and laughing. Then we all went over to California Adventures till it closed at 9:00.

I haven't spent much time at California Adventures because we run out of time. It was so fun over there. Here is a cool street scene.
We went on the Tower of Terror. It was the first time for both of us. SO FUN! I love that ride.
(Notice, I made the pic black and white to add to the fear) Teehee.

We are in the upper right corner. (We're too cheap to buy the photo's so we just take a picture of the picture.)

When it closed at 9:00 we headed back to Disneyland for a couple more hours. It was a very long day, my feet were sore, but such a great memory and wonderful vacation.

Time to head home!