Day 83 - Disney from dawn until dusk :)

I'm not sure if it was the time change, or just pure excitement, but the kids were up at about 6am this morning! We tried to get everyone to try to sleep until 7am and then everyone was up, dressed & ready to go. Poor David is living on very little sleep just coming off of night shift, but has done extremely well at keeping up with the kids!

We decided to start the day with Space Mountain, a ride that we didn't do last time we were at Disneyland. Joshua changed his mind (and Sarah wished she had!) so just the girls went. Then the kids waited while David & I went on it so David could have a turn. Very cool ride. The top requested ride is still Big Thunder Rollercoaster, and we did that ride many times. In the afternoon we left the park and went to Costco to pick up some milk & a couple of flats of water. We also took in some shows: The Christmas Parade and Fantasmic. By 11pm when the park closed, we made our way back to the hotel and fell into bed, ready for sleep!

First ride of the day.

The castle all decorated for Christmas. It's spectacular in the evening with the lights.

Joshua cannot get enough of Splash Mountain... good thing Daddy likes it just as much. :)

Girls getting ready to go on Big Thunder (while the boys are at Splash Mountain.... again)

"The Wildest Ride in the Wilderness"

Ready for Big Thunder Rollercoaster.

The Army went by while Daddy was on the Maliboomer. Every now and then while you're in the park a parade or some form of entertainment passes by!

In California Adventure Park the kids also enjoy Mulholland Madness, another rollercoaster ride. A bit of a jerky one. You feel like you're going to be thrown out of the car as your round those crazy corners and bends!

The enormous tree in California Adventure Park.

The Christmas Parade.

The castle after the fireworks.