Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Disneyland / LA trip

"Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy".






Our first meal absolutely had to be somewhere famous, so we headed to Momma Cozza's featured on Diners, Drive ins and Dives. It was definitely worth the wait for the home cookin' Italian we all LOVE so much!




This Gingerbread house was in the center of the Embassy Suites Lobby. It took 2 weeks to make and was completely edible.




Every trip to Disneyland needs to include pictures of the family in the CALIFORNIA somewhere. I'm sad to say that I think this will be our last time doing it, I heard they are taking it out :(














Kids playing around in Toontown!























Dylan willingly????? sharing his Churro!








We ran into Jenny, Brady and Brinkley at Disneyland. Dylan and Brady were so excited to see each other. His friend moved away this summer so it had been a long time since they had their "Manly Hug"! Dylan even surprised us all with a little "magic trick" while Brady was there. He magically pulled an article of clothing out of no where!!! Watch out Chris Angel!



Random family shots taken around the park. Disney is magical anytime you go, but especially around the holidays!















Awaiting for the Aladdin show. We had front row seats in the orchestra section. I LOVE THIS SHOW!!










The newest and greatest Toy Story Action figures around! (Other family members sold separately)!





















You know it's busy when the Fast Pass line is longer than the regular line or all passes are given out by mid day. 100 minute wait by noon everyday! Probably the busiest I've ever seen Disneyland in my life! If you weren't in the park by noon you were turned away. On this trip we made the most of every ride and lived off of FAST PASSES! We were fortunate enough to hit the park early on most days, leave around lunch time and then come back in the evening for the light shows and less crowded lines. Here are some of my favorite rides and pictures!!



























On our early entry in we hit Peter Pan first before the lines got too long. This is still one of my all time favorite story tale rides!



HOLLYWOOD HERE WE COME!

Grauman's Chinese Theatre






After Disneyland we stopped off at Graumans Chinese Theatre to check the Hollywood walk of fame. You are absolutely approached by every crazy person out there trying to get you to take a picture with them or go on there tour! We felt bad for "Cat Woman" because she was so persistent, and Dylan couldn't help but take a knife to the throat with Jason and Michael. We did run into Diedrich Bader from "The Drew Carey Show" with his kids at the theatre. An exchange of a quick hello was about it but it always seems so exciting to run into famous people!