Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Disneyland/California Adventure Vacation

Yes, we just went to Disney 6 months ago, but we won't be going for awhile since we will have a new baby here in April. Jake and Elisa wanted to take their kids so we all decided to go together. Mimi also joined in the fun!

After taking our picture at the entrance, our first stop was Dumbo. All Noah would say the entire ride was "Dumbo - weeee weeee!"
Next stop were the tea cups. They make it sound like such an innocent ride, but my stomach won't allow me to go on it so I'm always the photographer for this one. Then Jay took Noah on the rockets which he calls "rocks" and says "round and round and round." It's amazing how many new words he's added to his vocabulary just over these last few days.
Later we visited Pooh and Tigger. He knows Pooh by name because Nana gave him a stuffed animal, but he confuses Tigger sometimes rotating between Tig and also calling him Pooh at times.
Eeyore was also with Pooh and Tigger. Noah thinks he's a sheep and says "baa baa" at him while they were bonding. It was so cute!
Then right around dinner time we spotted a Dole Whip stand. I always thought it sounded familiar but didn't realize that this was a treat we used to have growing up. It's a pineapple whip (similar to ice cream) that is way more delicious than it sounds. We broke some rules and had dessert before dinner. I'm embarrassed to say that after dinner, Mimi decided to come back with more Dole Whip for dessert at the normally appropriate time. Noah helped her carry the receipt.

Mimi took Noah on one of the carousels. He loves fish and took a little while to decide which fish he wanted to sit on. We visited Pluto a little later on. Noah barked at him the majority of the visit.
While Noah napped in his stroller, we visited the animals at the petting zoo and took a pic with Jessie (I think that's what I heard someone calling her.)
We finally were able to track down Mickey on our last day. Noah couldn't get enough of him and Mickey definitely felt the same way. Noah was laughing, giving him five, singing the "hot dog" song to him, and loving him with hugs and kisses. Afterward, Gabe and Noah tested out Mickey's car. Noah, of course, wanted to do everything Gabe did. He had so much fun having someone around to goof off with!
We spotted Goofy in Toontown. Noah gave him five (or ten in this case). Noah blew him kisses as we walked away.

This is Noah in jail.
My 27th birthday was on 10/2 so Mimi took us to the Cheesecake Factory. We had the most delicious meals and topped it off with cheesecake. Yum!! Thanks for a great meal and a great time Mimi! I love you!

Unfortunately, Mimi and I were both exhausted after dinner so we decided to call it a night. And when I say night, I mean before 9:00. When we're at home, Noah goes to bed at 8:00 but this was vacation so Jay put him in his pj's and took him out for one last father/son hurrah! They went on the tea cups, the carousel, and the rockets.
Then on "It's a small world". Jay said Noah waved to all the characters/kids the entire ride. That's a long ride!
As soon as he was put in his stroller to head back to the hotel, he fell asleep. I'm pretty sure Noah had a really fun vacation.


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