Disneyland!

Ash and cousin Alex
Alex, Gavin, Ash and Aunt Cathy ( Dave's sister)
Goofy's Kitchen
Cooling off in the splash zone

We had a fun trip last week to California. Ash and Deb stayed with Deb's Grandma who lives just 15 minutes from Disneyland. We met up with Ashley's cousins who are 5 and 3...it was their first trip to see the Mouse. We went on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Dave flew down Friday evening so he could join us Saturday, then the three of us flew home Sunday. It is so nice to go to the park off season!! The park is only open from 10am to 8pm but it is plenty of time because there are no lines! We did 2 character meals, one at Ariel's Grotto with Disney Princesses and one at Goofy's Kitchen for breakfast. I preferred Goofy's Kitchen... the food was much more fun for the kids than Ariel's Grotto. The best new ride is Toy Story Mania in California Adventure. Ash LOVES everything Toy Story so it was a big hit with her. She is almost 36 inches so we were able to take her on some big kids rides like the Matterhorn:) I wasn't sure how she would react, but she loved it and wanted to do it again. Ash is pretty fearless, with the exception of fireworks. She does not like any loud pops or bangs so gunfire and fireworks scare the heck out her and she cries huge tears. I'm sure she will grow out of it. FYI...Disney just announced that for the 2009 season you can go to Disneyland or Walt Disney World on your birthday for FREE!!! Who hoooo! You must actually go to the park on your birthday and show picture ID confirming your birthdate to get in for free. Go to Disney.com for more details and to register members of your family if you plan to go. When I told Dave about it he just rolled his eyes thinking about how many times we may end up going to Disney in the next year:)