The Happiest Place on Earth!

Luckily for us, Logan's family/extended family are all avid Disneyland goers so we had the opportunity to spend a couple days there this week.  Because of Logan's school/work schedule and my work schedule we weren't able to go the entire week with everyone but we wanted to go for at least a short time.  We flew out on Sunday night, spent the entire day in the park Monday and Tuesday and came home just after midnight on Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning.  It went by super fast but we had tons of fun during our short time there!

Monday was spent in Disneyland only.  I wasn't able to go on a lot of the rides but I didn't mind because I was able to stay back with the kids that were too little to ride so that definitely made up for it.  One of our staples at Disneyland is the Dole Pineapple ice cream that they sell near the Tiki Room.  I don't think there's better ice cream anywhere unless you count the same ice cream right from the Dole plantation itself in Hawaii which is amazing.  If you've never experienced the pineapple ice cream before, it's a must the next time you're in Disneyland or Hawaii or anywhere else that sells it!

So yummy!

(Just pretend you can't see that zit the size of Rudolph's nose on my face)

The Buzz Lightyear ride is always a good time but I do hate it for one reason--I'm awful at it and always have been!  It especially stinks playing next to Logan who's the bomb.com because I usually get about 10% of his score.  Here he is after dominating once again!

Maybe Eli will be a master like his daddy since we got him this onesie?!  Hopefully it gets in his blood early on ;)

I'm not typically into character clothes/outfits but I thought this was way too cute to pass up!

I had never been to Disneyland when they have Christmas up so that was new and super fun to see!  Although it looks way prettier at night when the lights are on, this is still a fun picture of the castle during Christmas.

One of the many changes to the Haunted Mansion during the holidays

I'm sure I blogged about this after our last Disneyland trip but another experience we never pass up is the Monte Cristo sandwich from either the Blue Bayou or Cafe Orleans.  It's expensive but SO worth it!

Tuesday we spent the day in California Adventure which meant a first time visit to the new Cars Land for me and Logan.  Wow!  They did such an amazing job with it! (Not that you would expect anything less from Disneyland) It seriously feels like you stepped right into the movie.   Here are a few pictures right from Radiator Springs itself:

The pictures definitely don't do it justice so it's a must-see for everyone!  Even the ride, Radiator Springs Racers, was way better than I thought it would be.  Our short trip went by way too fast but we had tons of fun so a big thanks to Logan's family for the getaway!