We went twice to Disneyland in December while our passes still worked and John was still on vacation. It was so wonderful! It is my favorite time to be there, but not my favorite time for the crowds (that would be in Feb when NO ONE is there (: ) It wasn't too busy both times, which was great. We always LOVE when John is able to come, which is rare except in the Fall. We had a great time both times we went.
Trip #1: We left early and spent the whole day there strolling through each park and doing whatever we felt like. It was perfect weather too, which always makes for a great day. We tried to get a picture of the kids in front of the huge Christmas tree by Main Street, but only Brody was excited about pictures. Piper was done for the day and you can kind of see her grumpy face in the this shot. Oh well, maybe next time.
Trip #2: We left in the late afternoon and stayed until closing. We didn't realize it until we got there that closing was a lot earlier than usual since they were having their employee Christmas party. They kicked us out at 7:30, but we really didn't care much since we mostly came to see the Christmas lights at night. We first stopped by the tree again and luckily both kids were in the mood for a picture.
Main Street all lit up!
The castle looked great too.
We went straight back to Small World where all the real lights were and all the people. The lights were so much more beautiful over there compared to the Main St lights. We waited in a much longer line for Small World than usual, but they had lots of attractions that you could watch while waiting.
Brody was so excited, checking it all out.
It even snowed at one part and Brody went crazy for it, as did all the other kids. Here is some video I caught of him.
After we were done with Small World, we come out of the ride and the fireworks show had just started. We watched the rest of the show and it was great. It was VERY loud, though, and Piper was a bit freaked out. She clung on to me for dear life, hid her face in me, and cried. I took her in to the closest gift shop and tried to distract her with Minnie dolls. Poor girl. She was fine once it was over, but boy did it scare her.
After the fireworks, the park was closing, so we headed out. I tried to get a good picture of the tree. It was pretty amazing.
Our next plan was to go over to Cal. Adventure since it was still open, but after seeing the line and the amount of people that had the same idea, we were not about to. Instead, we strolled down Downtown Disney and had a great time. After writing this, I am so missing the holidays right now! Good thing there are more holiday entries to come! :)
Then on Monday, we went to BYU and walked around the bookstore. Piper loved walking with her Grandpa.
Then we went over to the Bean Museum where the kids got their first taste of snow for the season. It was the strangest thing because we had seen nothing but rain up at my parents house, but when we came down to Provo there was nothing but white. It was so surprising to see it much colder there than where it is usually colder at my parents. The kids had blast, though, throwing snow balls.
Piper got hers right in the face thanks to Brody. Pretty cold huh Piper?
Brody loved aiming at Grandpa Pitta and was quite good at it.
After the fighting had ended, we went inside to see all the Christmas decor. I thought this was a really pretty nativity they had displayed with all the animals around.
Grandma and Piper looking at the pretty shells.
The kids loved the elephant.
"Watch out for that Tiger!"
Can't ever get enough of trains.
Groundhogs?
"No no Piper." She sure loves to test the waters these days with a big smile on her face too.
Taking a break.
Playing with Grandpa.
Checking out the animal video.
And here's my favorite. . . . :)
