Disneyland 2011

We started our trip off on Friday the 20th.  As soon as the boys got out of school we threw them in the car and headed out.  They had no idea we were even going until we got into the car.  The looks on their faces were priceless, excited does not even begin to describe what they were!! 

That night we drove to Hawthorne and stayed with Joshs brother and his family.  They were having a huge celebration there for the armed forces so we stayed on Saturday and watched the parade and walked around to all the different booths.  It was so much fun to get to see his family.  We left around 3 that afternoon and drove to Lone Pine, CA.  It was an awesome little town in the mountains.  It was beautiful and it was the place that Tremors was filmed, which was kinda cool.

The next morning we headed into Anaheim which was about a 4 hour drive from where we were.  On Sunday all we did was Downtown Disney, which is just shopping and restaurants.  The boys LOVED the Disney and Lego store.  We ate at the Rainforest Cafe, and about 20 minutes after that I became extremely violently ill.  I thought for sure I had massive food poisoning until I woke up Monday morning with a horrible fever and the worst aches and pains I had felt in many years.  I went to Disneyland for 3 hours and came back to the room and slept for over 17 hours straight.  Not at all how I envisioned my first day at Disneyland.

Tuesday morning I woke up feeling much better.  I still could not eat or drink but the aches were gone.  So we went to Disneyland and spent the next 13 hours there, and then the next 2 days after that.  The crowds were awesome!  About 15-20 minute wait per ride.  I have been there when there has been 1-2 hour waits.  We were able to do each ride at least 3-4 times and some more than that.  Seeing Disneyland through my childrens eyes made every penny and every second of it so worth it.  It was truly a magical experience that I will never forget!

We left on Friday morning and stayed in Coalinga, CA.  Josh had to meet with some onion growers there for his work.  We stayed at a place called Harris Ranch and it was beautiful!  We headed to Reno on Saturday and then Sunday we came home.  Other then me being sick, it was such a wonderful trip!!  Here is a very small amount of the pictures I took.