The Cordners: Disneyland 2016

Disneyland this year was amazing!! Our best trip yet since having kids. Abby and Jules loved every second of it and Jane was the best sport. She took great naps in her stroller and was just happy all the time!

The trip started out Tuesday afternoon. My mom picked up Halee, Tragdon and Abby from school a little early. As soon as Lacee got home from school we jumped in the car and headed out. My dad and Kyle both worked until 5 so they drove over together later. The car ride was great! Jane started to get really tired around 8:30. We were only 15 minutes from the hotel and she got really made when I tried to make her stay awake! Other than that everyone was very happy the whole way!

We got to the hotel and settled in for the night. Kyle and my dad got in a little after 10. The girls all slept so well in the hotel the whole week! That was such a blessing since Jane doesn't have a great track record with hotels or sleeping through the night in places that aren't her home.

The rest of the week was a dream. The park didn't open until 10 Wednesday morning. So we didn't have to get up super early or anything. We had a yummy breakfast at the hotel and walked over to the park. We got there an hour before the park opened. Usually we are the first ones in line, but there were so many people there! It was crazy! The parks were definitely busier than they usually are, but we still had a great time. With fast passes and rider switch passes we hardly ever had to wait for anything.

Day 1: My mom and I got up super early and ran. We ran around the back of Disneyland and then down the middle of Downtown Disney. It was a blast! We started out the day in Disneyland. We road StarTours and Buzz Lightyear. Then Everyone road on Autopia while Jane and I hung out by matterhorn. Then we road matterhorn and got some Churros. We headed over to the other side of the park and road some more rides and then finished out the day in California Adventure. Abby was so brave and road so many of the big rides for the first time! She was just tall enough for a lot of the rides. Poor Jules was so sad that she couldn't go on everything! Next year! Jane fell asleep as we walked from Disneyland to California Adventure. It was awesome! The girls all loved the carousels. We road the one by the roller coaster 1000000 times. We ate dinner and it started to get dark. We realized it was already getting close to bedtime. The girls were all great and we made it back to the hotel that night tired, but not totally exhausted. Usually we have all lost it before dinner and get back to hotel wondering why we thought any of this was a good idea! Day one was incredible. We were so excited for the rest of the week!

Day 2: Carson joined us!!! It was magic morning when we got to get in an hour early. But it was so crazy busy! Everyone in line headed straight for Fantasyland like us. We couldn't even get through the castle. It was nuts! We skipped Peter Pan which already had a 45 minutes wait. We were the first ones on Dumbo and then we road the tea cups and some other rides. We cleared out of there and headed out to the rest of the park to get away from the crowds. Then we headed over to California Adventure. Soaring Over the World is the coolest! We made sure we were in California Adventure at dusk when they turn on all the Neon lights. That was super fun! We tried to do world of color that night. It didn't happen. Too crazy busy. But we got back to hotel and got another great night of sleep. I was not ready for our last day! It was going by way too fast.

Day 3: Our last day! Kyle had an Invisalign Certification class to go to. So I got the girls up and ready and we headed over to the park with my family. We went to Disneyland and road Space Mountain first thing. It was open for Halloween time! Then we cruised over to California Adventure and road Radiator Racers. Then it was back to Disneyland for pretty much the rest of the day. We were able to ride Haunted Mansion. We got Beignets and Mint Juleps in New Orleans Square. It was SO yummy. New favorite Disneyland snack. I took Jane to change her diaper and walked past Sally and Jack Skellington. They stopped and talked to Jane. We hadn't watched the movie yet this year so she had no idea who they were. It was pretty funny. That afternoon everyone except for us and Carson went back to the hotel. We went and watched Play House Disney on stage. It was fantastic! All the girls were in heaven. It was a big highlight for them. Then we headed back over to Disneyland. We went to Fantasyland and toontown. We were able to see Mickey Mouse in his house which was really fun! We met back up with everyone for dinner at the Mexican Restaurant and a couple more rides and then it was over. So sad! It was a dream trip. I love Disneyland and I love how much my girls love Disneyland! It was a great experience for all of us.

Right at dusk in Radiator Springs.

Jules loved every single ride she went on. She is so much fun to be around!

This baby loved the Carousel. Luckily there weren't any lines because she would scream if we had to wait more than 2 seconds.

Abby was really brave and went on just about everything once. She was not a fan of Thundermountain Railroad.

She was the best at napping in the stroller! I've never had a baby be that awesome about it. It made the biggest difference in our trip! Thank you Jane baby!

These two are ridiculous.

Jane meeting her hero was pretty special. She seriously ran up and jumped into his arms! No fear at all!

You can't even tell but Jane is buried under Abby and Jules in this picture.

This was the best picture I could get. I made us all matching "Best Day Ever" shirts. It was cute.

Jules has no idea who Chip and Dale are. But she is always good for a hug.

Jules loved seeing Jake! Look at how she is looking at him. Ha ha!

I took the girls to meet Tinker Bell one morning! It was a huge hit. Jane was so excited and ran right into her arms. No fear again. So funny! Abby and Jules talked with them for a solid 5 minutes. So fun!

Seriously we road the Carousels 1000000000 times.

We were walking from thunder mountain to Splash mountain with the girls and saw Tiana all by herself on the boat! We walked right up to her without waiting in any line. It was fantastic. That is the way to see the characters.

Play house Disney!

I pulled her out of the stroller once while she was napping so we could see Turtle talk with crush. Having her snuggled on me like that was fantastic.