Disneyland 2012

We had such a great trip to Disneyland recently - I think I will go in January from now on, even if our kids are in school. Crowds were small, hardly any lines to mention on the rides (some even let us ride two times in a row), and we got to see some of our favorite characters who we hadn't been able to see on previous trips, like Rapunzel, Jasmine and Aladdin, Tinker Bell and even The Beast, though we didn't get a picture with him.

This trip was to celebrate Matt's graduation last December and we invited the Hillers along with us. Betty, Phil and Leah came with us and it was so nice to have them there. Fair warning - this is a picture overload, but this is actually my very narrowed down list of photos to include.


We had a good mix of riders to non-riders, those who like the tea cups and other spinny rides, and those who aren't pregnant and can ride the bumper cars and roller coasters. Claire got to go on a few new rides this year, now that she is a bit taller - Splash Mountain being the main one, and then she rode the roller coaster in Toon Town, though I think she could have gone on it last year too.








Parts of Disneyland were still decorated for Christmas, like the castle and It's a Small World.




The Casey Jr. Train - Miles loved it, and we rode it three times in a row



Souvenirs - heaven help us...Miles was shooting all the animals on the Jungle Cruise