Disneyland Vacation Part One

 Okay so my goal is to get our family blog all caught up by Christmas

so I can start fresh and do better at the New year!

Let go all the back to July shall we

This was such a fun month for us

with the 4th of July Celebrations, Ty finishing his summer classes

and the 24th there was a lot of parties and get togethers

But our HUGE thing in July was our family vacation to 

Disneyland We left on Sunday July 24th

and Drove home on Friday July 29th

It was a blast

It was just Me, Ty and Maddux

and we also went with our Friends the Yockeys 

Marcus goes to Law school with Ty 

and we have all become good friends

They love Disneyland and go ALL the time

And one time when we were hanging out they mentioned how they were going

and we thought it would be super fun to go

but didn't know if it was possible

Well Ty and Marcus ended up finding a really good deal on 

Getaway today and we totally pulled it all together

and decided to go!

Sunday, July 24th

we had tickets to D-land and California Adventures for Tuesday

through Thursday that week 

so we decided to drive part way to St. George

and stay with Ty's brother in sister in law

and then finish up the drive on Monday

We thought it would be a better idea to break up the drive for Maddux

and I am sure glad we did

So we were all packed up and everything was in the car on Saturday night

Then we went to  church Sunday morning

came home, changed and got back in the car to start our drive to St. George

Maddux was pretty good on the drive, he ate some treats, got messy 

and watched some bolt but needed a break so 

we decided to stop in Cedar City and eat dinner at Chilies

(Where ty used to work when we lived down there)

so it was nice to have the break, eat and visit with some old friends

We got to Dan and Brooke's in St. George at about 9:30 pm

we laid Maddux down for the night 

and hung out and talked until about 2am

Monday July 25th

We did not wake up the way we would have liked

we got to wake up at 6am to Maddux throwing up

yikes seriously I was a stress case 

he threw up a few time and finally went back to sleep until about 9:30

As we were getting ready for the day and packing everything back up 

Maddux threw up again and had a bad diaper explosion

this could not have come at a worse time

we debated all morning whether we should just hope he gets better

and keep on our way to California 

or to turn around and go home and hope they would trade our ticket 

money in for another time

We finally just decided to go to California and hope he did better

We left St. George with crackers, Pedialite and some Benedryl to help 

settle his tummy 

luckily the rest of the five and a half hour drive went really smooth 

there was no more throwing up 

just a few times he had sick diapers

He was a really good boy, slept and watched some movies

You wouldn't even know from these pictures that he had 

been sick 

he was such a good baby

We got to Anaheim around 6 pm 

checked into the hotel and brought all our stuff up 

We had a really nice room

It was spacious, clean and had a perfect tucked away spot for Maddux's porta-crib 

And Maddux was just so happy to not be in the car anymore

he was running around all over the place 

I was really happy to be out of the car too

It was time for dinner

so we decided to head over to little Caesars 

grab a pizza and some breadsticks

and ate dinner together on the beach

we got there just in time to watch the beautiful California sunset

 

We hung out at the beach for about an hour and then started getting kicked out 

since it was after dark

we got back to our hotel just in time for bedtime

once Maddux was asleep we headed down a floor of the hotel 

to Marcus and Maria's room

to chat and plan out the next few days at the park

Tuesday July 26th

Today was finally the first day at the park

We decided on the first day we would spend the whole time

at Disneyland

We rode the shuttle from the hotel to the park

and Maddux thought it was pretty cool

then we got there and I think he was a bit overwhelmed by the whole

experience but seemed fascinated by all the color, music 

and people around him

In line to get our tickets at Will call 

We got to the park at about 10:30

since Maddux wasn't feeling well we let him 

just wake up on his own 

He did have a yucky diaper again this morning 

but ate pretty good at breakfast 

We just needed to make sure to keep him Hydrated through out the day

Once we were in we headed right over to where the Yockey's were

over at Its a Small World

We thought that would be the perfect first ride for Maddux

since it is mellow and it will get him warmed up 

and excited for the rest of the rides

Doesn't he look so cute in the boat seat

He seemed really excited it was so fun to watch

The Yockeys: Maria, McCade and Marcus 

After its a small world we had another yucky diaper 

and still tried to keep him drinking enough water

but he was doing good and seemed to be having fun

Then we headed over to Toon Town

so the boys could go play and run around for a while

Maddux loved playing with McCade and followed him around everywhere

They played really well together 

and only fought a few times haha

Marcus, Maddux and Ty

McCade ran away before I could get him in the picture

Us with pluto

Maddux liked him from far away but

was a little nervous close up

But he was brave long enough to get a cute picture

Maddux loved this piano in Goofy's house 

it was his favorite

It really played music too

Maddux made friends with this really cute girl

She kept asking him his name 

and telling him hers 

She didn't understand that he was too little to talk back

but Maddux really liked her

Donald's boat house 

The boys LOVED Toon Town

And it was so much fun spending all that time there

who wouldn't like it 

its a huge playground

We also went to the roger rabbit ride

I love that ride

Maddux liked most of it but was a little nervous at the dark parts

Next stop was the train

Then the Carousel

Even though the lines were sooo long

cuz we went in July 

(which is horribly busy) 

and I was a stress case the whole time

cuz he kept having messy diapers that if we didn't get right away

they would get everywhere

and we had to worry about him staying hydrated

the time we got to all spend together in those lines was so much fun

we goofed around, talked, laughed and just played and entertained

You really can't help but have a huge smile on your face

at Disneyland 

Our sweet little babe on his own horsey 

Sword in the Stone

He kept saying brum brum

and pretended it was motorcycle handles 

He is all boy everything is a car or motorcycle

Diaper change time again!

and snack time

I had never changed so many diapers in one day before this

Poor baby 

but he wasn't even acting sick 

he was so happy and smiling all day long

Marcus' parents where there too with some

of their older grandchildren so we met up with them 

and while Marcus stayed behind with the little boys

Maria and the rest of us went on Indian Jones 

Then Marcus cute mom offered to watch the two little boys while 

Ty, me, Marcus, Maria, Marcus's dad and some of the older kids

went on Thunder mountain

It was nice to have a little bit of adult time for a little bit 

and go on a big ride

Love this husband of mine :)

Maddux was super excited when we got back from riding some big rides

Playing Peek-a-boo with his blanket

By this time Maddux was soooo tired

we decided since Maddux was so small and still depended on naps

that we would go back to the hotel everyday for M to have a small nap

and then would go back to the park until bedtime

and it was so worth it

Disneyland wore him completely out

He was so tired and took such a good nap

We had subway for dinner 

and then headed back to Disneyland at 7:30

Every time we took the shuttle to and from the park that day

Maddux loved the teenage girls and 

would flirt and smile at them the whole ride

When we got back to the park we met up with Marcus, Maria and McCade

and went on Buzz together 

Ty kicked my butt in the game like he always does

but it is still fun

Maddux loved seeing all the characters 

But his very favorite were the Little Green Men and he kept calling them

Baby it was adorable

He kept pointing at them saying baby baby

so we got him a cute LGM (Little Green Men) soft toy that talks and spins

He was in heaven he kept holding it and giving it hugs saying baby

He still calls it Baby to this day and gives him kisses

After Buzz we went on the Winnie the Pooh ride twice

and then watched some fireworks

Love the Castle at night!

Me and My sweety

so happy even thought it was so late

That nap in the middle of the day saved us

Seriously if you are bringing a baby to Disneyland

i promise it is worth it to give them a nap

My boys!

After the fireworks we headed out back to the hotel

Maddux threw up a little on the way back but it was just juice 

When we got back to our room we showered him and put him to bed at 11:00pm

and he was good the rest of the night

While Maddux was falling asleep 

Ty and I went outside and talked for a half hour

then when we got back in he was fast asleep

We watched fifty first dates with earphones 

so Maddux wouldn't wake up to the noise 

until we fell asleep

So even though we had 6 diarrhea diapers 

and one throw up accident today 

we made it through with smiles, laughs 

and ready for the next day

To be continued....Disneyland Part 2