Our Disneyland Trip

Brad and I took a fun little trip to Disneyland and got back a few days ago. It turned out to be a really fun trip. It was great to spend some quality time together and just get away for a while. We got to go on plenty of rides, some of them twice. We had to pace ourselves because Brad has a little problem with motion sickness. But we found that if we didn't do too many big rides in a row, he handled them better. Anyway, he was a trooper and went on most of the rides I wanted to go on. Thanks Brad! We spent some good time at Disneyland, but we spent a little more time at California Adventures, which is another Disney park right next to Disneyland. They had more "big kid" rides and some fun shows to watch. We had fairly decent weather. I wore my jacket about half of the time. Not bad compared to the snow in Utah! Our favorite ride was California Screamin'. It was a roller coaster that went upside down. Brad seemed to handle it alright so we went on it twice. My other top picks would be Hollywood's Tower of Terror and Space Mountain. My favorite show was the live show of Aladdin. It was really well done and we had great seats. I was very impressed and I would recommend it to any of you who will be heading to California Adventure's this summer.

Our hotel was just across the street from the park entrance which was very convenient. We were able to go home for lunch and a nap everyday. It was great! We also ate lots of good food including Cheesecake Factory! Wow, their cheesecake was superb. Brad did all of the driving to and from California. I offered but he said he was fine. It was fine by me because I got to watch a bunch of movies on my I-pod.

Our trip was short and sweet, but it was much needed and much enjoyed. So now we're back into the swing of things and Brad has started the spring term for school. You know, I think when you get back from a vacation, you need a day to get organized and prepared for diving back into real life. Unfortunately we didn't have that luxury, but we survived just the same. I finally got myself to go grocery shopping last night and the laundry is all caught up. Life is good.

Here are some of the pictures from our vacation for your viewing pleasure :) Enjoy!

Just entering Disneyland!

Brad on the Mark Twain ferry ride

Still on the ferry

The captain invited the two of us to ride up at the top of the ferry, right next to him. The captain of the ferry actually took this picture for us. It was fun. Brad got to pull the horn a few times and we even got to sign in a guest book and he gave us a certificate. It was a really great view of the park.

Waiting for the rides to open at California Adventures. We were all set for the Tower of Terror and it proved to be a great ride. Not as intense as the one in Florida (if I remember correctly) but we still really liked it. We got fast passes for it and went on it again.

We like Monster's Inc. so this was a fun ride.

A High School Musical show. Some fun singing and dancing. Brad let me watch for about 5 minutes. He was hungry :)

A parade featuring all the Pixar/Disney movies. It was cute and creative.

Just outside our hotel, the Tropicana Inn. It was a great place to stay. It had a nice pool and hot tub, it was clean, and there was a fridge and microwave in our room. Oh and kind of a continental breakfast. We would stay there again. So close to the park we couldn't believe it.

Our favorite ride, California Screamin'. Oh and Brad did scream. Loud.

Just leaving California Adventures. We chose the 'R' since our last name is Roper. Cool, huh!?