DISNEYLAND!!!

Last week was we had a crazy good time. We got out of the heat of Phoenix for a lesser heat. It's was only in the upper 80's in Anaheim, so not too bad. Our last day, Friday, July 1st, was beautiful with highs in the 70's. You can't imagine what a treat it was to be out in that weather in the summer.

We haven't been to Disneyland in 6-7 years and a lot has changed. It's also Disneyland's 60th Anniversary Celebration so there is a ton of stuff going on. Fun rides, great shows and so much delicious (but expensive) food!

With the release of Finding Dory movie, Nemo and Dory items are popular. These treats were so cute but expensive. At $10.99 it was "look but don't touch".

Micky Mouse!

These next treats were a bit more reasonable at only $4.99 each. Still a little out of my price range for something that looks good but not sure of the taste.

Tigger Tails!

These cute little cakes tempted me but I decided to wait and search for funnel cakes instead. Sadly, no funnel cakes at Disneyland. : (

I don't go on as many rides as I use to. Between my vertigo and my neck problems, I have to be careful when choosing rides. I still managed to have loads of fun with hubby and the boys. Pirates of the Carribean is always a favorite, especially when it's hot out! You get out of the sun and it's cool inside the building where the ride is. Turns out Indiana Jones is not a good one for my neck. Much too jerky. But the Jungle Cruise was fun and relaxing. The train that travels around the park was not working. That's always been a good ride to go on when you are too tired to walk anymore. Sadly, our feet did not get a break this trip!

It turns out my favorite rides were the water rides. Splash Mountain at Disneyland and Grizzly River Run at California Adventure.

I don't have pictures of either ride, turns out I'm terrible at remembering to take pictures. But here are a few to give you an idea of what the rides look like if you've never been.

This is Splash Mountain. We got pretty wet. I did have my husband sitting in front of me so I was lulled into a false sense of security, thinking he would block much of the water. (He's 6'1). Nope. The water comes high enough over the sides that everyone got plenty wet.

The second picture is of the boys when they went on by themselves later in the evening. Clearly, they were having a great time. lol  They did enjoy the ride but are not crazy about getting their picture taken, even by Disney. I went ahead and bought the download since it's next to impossible to get a picture of either of them. Nick is the one in front, looking bored. And Ryan is behind him with the hair flying. He hates getting his haircut!

This is my all time favorite ride! The boys and I went on Grizzly River Run two times in a row. We were waiting to use our Fastpasses and since the line wasn't too long, we decided to go on while we waited. We got utterly and completely soaked. It was awesome! Then we waited about 15 minutes and went on again with our passes. Got soaked again but it was hard to tell since we were still wet from the first time. There are two big drops and the boat thing you sit in spins around so you never know if you will be going down facing forward or backwards. Every time I was facing backwards. But it was a blast! The only downside is walking around after with pants, capri's in my case, soaking wet. Right down to your undies. :) Whenever I go on this ride, when I exit, I always look longingly to the Grand Californian Hotel, near the ride's exit, and wish we were staying there. Someday maybe but it's incredibly expensive. I checked. $1500 a night for a two bedroom suite. A standard room goes for about $500 so I guess we could have gotten two standard rooms. Not! Way out of our price range.

I did get some reading done, but not much. The only book I finished was an audio book, Amber Kizer's A Matter of Days. Pretty good Young Adult dystopian. I won't promise a review since I need to get back into reviewing and have a bunch of books I want to review. I will say the narrator was good, Alex McKenna.

We were home for a day and then I went to Flagstaff, by myself for the Fourth of July holiday. I got to spend some time with my daughter, who lives there, and enjoy the cool mountain weather. It's beautiful up there!

What has everyone been up to? Any vacations yet this summer or planned? The boys start school in four weeks, yes, they start very early. So we will be busy soon getting ready for that.

I've Been Kidnapped By A Giant Mouse!

I couldn't believe it was really happening but sure enough a giant mouse wearing goofy clothing won't leave me alone. Lately, he's everywhere I go!


Some of you may have noticed that I've been a bit scarce this week. :) Well Mickey is the reason. We hit the road and are at Disneyland. Can I just say, I am so ready to go home? It's a bunch of fun but man is it tiring! If we could move Tomorrowland on the other side of the park next to New Orleans Square we'd be all set. If I never have to set foot in Fantasyland, I'll be happy.

The drive was okay except for terrible traffic in the Palm Springs area. Hope it's not like that on the way home. The food has been typical park food. We did get cotton candy which I love but have learned to eat in moderation. :D There are these giant turkey legs that everyone seems to be eating. It's weird seeing people walking around eating these huge turkey legs. I'm not the least tempted to try them. My favorite treat is funnel cakes which I still have to get. And the corn on the cob looks good but I'd have to brush my teeth right after eating it. Today we ate at Rainforest Cafe which is always fun. I had a yummy turkey wrap which I'm going to try to make when I get home.

Youngest had a upset stomach yesterday and was always on the lookout for the bathrooms. He likes going on the big rides but gets nervous. He was better today and went on Space Mountain 5 xs in a row! Tonight he was upset at bedtime because he doesn't want to go home, we only have one more day. I felt so sorry for him but explained that we can't stay here forever. He said, "but there's so much more to do here than at home." LOL

On the reading front, not much going on except for flying through Michelle Maddox's Countdown. Thanks Jill for the great review! It's a quick read. Different but in a very good way! Definitely recommend. :)

I was surprised at the few pictures I've taken. I'll have to be sure to take more tomorrow. And it's already June so my June reads is going to be really late! And... I missed a couple of challenge posts. Sorry!

Hope you all are having a great week!