Spring Break Vacation: March 12, Day 5

California Adventures was on the venue for today. Located 100 yards from Disneyland's main entrance.

We started off getting our pictures taken with all the characters that the kids felt were worth enough to stand in line for. We got pics with Goofy, Pluto, and Cinderella.

Shaun took the kids on the Tower of Terror. As I was waiting outside, I got to thinking...just because they are tall enough to go on the ride doesn't mean they should. They didn't look too traumatized when they got out, but maybe without the pregnancy brain I wouldn't of had them go on it anyway.

We went on the Monster's Inc ride, and toured through "A Bug's Land", which had rides and fixtures were made to make you feel like you were a bug. Riding on animal cracker crates, bumper bugs, etc. The lamp posts and such were made to look like straws with flowers hanging from them. Really neat. Owen and I were able to go on most everything, but he had to sit between me and Shaun, which didn't seem to be a problem.

We stood in line for a good hour to ride the Toy Story ride. It was really fun, and we would be dumb enough to stand in line again later to go on it again. (The kids wanted to go again.) At least the second time the line went faster.

First time in line for Toy Story...slept through half the line and the ride.

Awake the second time through and ready to go!

Ember was a little more riskier than Jaxen when it came to most rides, which sounds a lot like me and my brothers growing up too.

We "let" Dad go on the bigger rides, and either waited at a play area and had a snack, or walked around.

I only lost Jaxen once. Granted, it was in an enclosed area, but still freaky. He was just really excited to go up the rope towers and didn't want to wait. I thought he went back in line for a ride he had just done. He had told me he wanted to go again, but I guess he changed his mind and decided to go to the rope tower. At least there were no "rain" today.

We ended the day with a roller coast ride that Jaxen and Ember were reluctant to go on, but as soon as they got off they were ready to go again. Too bad it was closing time, and they were really upset they didn't get to go again.
Waiting for the kids to get off the roller coaster. We practiced our stair climbing.

It was a slower paced day compared to Disneyland, but it was nice and they kids and I could go on almost everything.