Irion Fam

When Grace walked into Disneyland on our first day there she looked at me and said, "Mommy I want to live here." How could you not love hearing that??
I really can't say it enough, going to Disneyland twice in one month is like a dream come true for me. Honestly. I know some of you out there are scoffing but I'm not joking. There is nothing like walking into Disneyland before it opens, window shopping on Main Street, getting to the front of the line, and run/walk to your first ride of the day. Granted, the experience was a little different this time because I was wheeling a double stroller through the crowds. It is kind of nice to have though because people definitely get out of your way. We made it to the Finding Nemo ride first and were on in minutes. Grace was still scared but was fine as long as we were covering her ears.


Overall we had a fabulous trip. It was just hot enough that you wanted to go on the water rides but not too hot that you scorching. There were hardly any people there and we walked on pretty much everything. We went on every ride and hit the tea cups at least six times. (That is Gracie's current favorite.)

This is Grace getting dizzy. She would move her head round and round and say, "I'm getting dizzy, I'm getting dizzy.



Other favorites:
She loved Heimlech's Chew Chew Train over in California Adventure. She could not get enough of that fat caterpillar. The ride goes at about a snail's pace and even gets you wet when he bites into the "juicy vatermelon" but she was thoroughly entertained.


She also loved the parades. Yup, I'm now a parade watcher. When we were growing up and going to Disneyland every year we would scoff at parade watchers. Everyone knows that the ride lines are at their lowest during the parades. Well, I am now one of the masses who sit on the hard cement floor and watches people dressed up as Disney character walk the street. It was all worth it to watch Grace though. She was completely enamored. This is one of my favorite pictures of her. She can't look away.

Duncan was just wide eyed the entire time. I wish you all could have seen his face during the rides. He was definitely on sensory overload, big time. His eyes were as wide as mini-saucers.

So, a fantastic trip. Duncan was a dream baby and just fell asleep in the car seat all day. We did get comments all the time about his girth. One lady in line referred to his legs as meaty. Yeah, I don't think I'm going to continue that one around here.
It was a fabulous three days and I would do it all over again tomorrow. A HUGE thanks to mom and dad for getting all of us out there. What are you doing next week???



P.S. Ricky, in an amazing feat of stunning eye skill found the block we bought for my mom on her 50th birthday. Yup, a little bit of the Hutchisons is forever shrined in Disneyland.

P.P.S. Rachel, that's right, we got the passes again! Well, I was on a kiddie ride with Gracie and Ricky but the rest of the fam got them once they were seated in the elevator on Tower of Terror. Totally random.