Disneyland 2015-Day 2

Day 2, we all woke up to catch the shuttle before 8 am!

Gulmp.

It was a bit intense, but we did it noneless.

This picture became the joke of the trip.

Let's just say waiting for the shuttle was a bit agonizing this morning.

I maintain that I was holding a crusty face that Dan and I were making at the shuttle when Brett secretly snapped it.  They maintain that this was just my mood this morning.

Whatever.

Sam and Tucker were in great spirits playing in the mud and palm trees!

We finally got to the park, and headed straight to California Adventure.

First things first was a precious encounter with Donald.

Tucker seriously woudn't let go.

(I think Jack may have been pretending to be excited about this).

It was another BEAUTFUL day, we're talking 80 degrees!

Still a bit busy due to local schools having the day off (the nerve). but overall.. and entirely successful day!

We spent half the day in one park, and half in the other...

here's a hodge podge of pics.

Brett finally put the threat of his motion sickness aside just to see the wonder that was Jack on Star Tours.  I had told him it was something to behold, and Jack did not disappoint.

I mean, look at this face...

100 points for showmanship and total awesomeness.

It honestly blew his mind EVERY SINGLE TIME.

Tuck and Sam had their little minds blown by the Disneyland parade this day.

They seriously channeled Grandpa Karl with their diligent waving

So freaking cute, I can't handle.

An attempt at a group pic...

I got to take all the big kids on CARS with a slew of stroller passes this day, and it was a blast hanging with these guys.

A note on the stroller/fast passes, we have Randy and my dad to thank for the tireless efforts to maximize this system.  Randy practically had a filing cabinet in his fanny pack with a slew of tickets for skipping lines all around the park.

Genius.

You know what else is genius?

This picture.

Randy took the older kids to hit up some big kid rides, and the rest of us stuck together with the wee little rats.

We hit Fantasyland hard... those rides, so weird!

We seriously stuck this day out until the bitter end.

The park closed at 9:00. and we got on our last ride at 8:59.

We barely made it to the shuttle in time, only to find that Randy and the kids weren't there yet. 

Grandpa Curt was freakin.

Approximately 22 seconds before the shuttle pulled away, here came Randy with Jack bouncing on his shoulders, and all the older kids booking it!

It was hilarious... poor Randy... Jack has the boniest butt.

Our kids were DEAD by the time the shuttle dropped us off at the hotel.

It was a good night's sleep fo' sho.