Disneyland - "The Beginning"

In January we decided to take a sibling trip to Disneyland, oh, and visit Lauren. :) Since we could stay at Lauren's house, we decided that we should all get annual passes and take multiple trips throughout the year. So, this is just the start of our Disneyland adventures.

We piled the back seat full of blankets and pillows, so that was the best spot on the drive down to take a nap. On our way to the park the first morning. Julie and I hadn't been to Disneyland since 1996!

We had to take lots of pictures of our fun in the sun to text to our parents and make them jealous. We have this running joke in our family that our parents run around the house naked when we aren't around, so, our plan kind-of backfired when they texted us back - a picture of their bare legs.We went on the Grizzly Rapids ride our first day there, and of course, the minute we got off, the sun went behind a cloud, never to return. Lauren and I got most of the water and were soaked and freezing and a little miserable. We ended up calling Lauren's roommate and asking her to stop at Wal-Mart on her way to the park and buy us new socks, sweatpants, sweatshirts, shoes, anything to get warmer! Lauren ended up with some pretty fabulous neon Batman pajama pants, and I had some stretch pants that were about two sizes too small. Thankfully Julie wasn't as wet, so she let me borrow her longer jacket that covered my behind.

The next day, we made Lauren's friend take one for the team and sit in the front on Splash Mountain. Then Julie and Dan braved Grizzly Rapids again, only this time wearing trash bags. Lauren and I weren't willing to risk it again.

Julie had never been on a major roller coaster before, especially not one that goes upside down, but she was brave and went on the California Screamin'.

And she lived!

But we weren't able to talk her into going on the Tower of Terror.

We had lunch at the Blue Bayou - hooray for Monte Cristo's!!

One of our favorite rides is the Matterhorn. For some reason, we find it hilarious to cram two tall adults into one little seat and ride doubles. So, we had to get pictures with our "Matterhorn Buddy".

Our last night we watched were exhausted, so we crashed in front of the castle and waited for the firework show to begin. We were a little bored and had about 20 different takes for this picture - there was always one person who didn't like how they looked.

We really didn't want to leave.

But we did find some fun moustaches in Cedar City to entertain ourselves. A fitting end to our trip.