You can call us D-Land experts.

Seriously.

We got season-passes for Christmas, and I think we have used and abused those bad boys! We have been to Disneyland at least 5 times already this year, and each time we go, we are there for at least 2 days. It's so darn expensive there, that we are so proud of how much we have gotten our money's worth!! Our kids have graduated from "tiny toddlers going for the first time" to experienced "run-as-fast-as-you-can experts" at Disneyland. We know exactly which rides to hit first- when to get fast passes, and the perfect hour to eat lunch before you get inundated with crowds. John and I always marvel at how clueless some tourists seem to be at DLand... walking around all slow and overwhelmed, and then wait in lines for over 40 minutes for a ride... don't they know how to use fast-passes?? Don't they have some sort of a plan when they get to the park? Even Bella knows the routine! I get in line with the kids, and John sprints to get a fast-pass somewhere else. So as soon as our first ride is over, we can jet to the front of the next ride, and so on and so on... simple!

This was the first time that we could convince Ty to ride Splash Mountain... and by convince, I mean trick. We've taken him on Space Mountain and even the Tower of Terror at California Adventure, so he is now wise to our tricks when we say "oh its not scary, just try it!". ;)

So we told him it was a boat ride... and it worked. He was happy and having fun-

until......

I took a picture of the picture with my phone, so it's a little blurry. But you can still manage to make out the look of sheer terror on his face. Oh my poor boy!

Bella, on the other hand, is a bonafide thrill seeker. She loves roller coasters, and has even grown immune to many of them... so John is just counting the days until she is old enough to go to Magic Mountain with him, and he can take her on real roller coasters.

(about to get on Space Mountain here)

This picture of her and I on Space Mountain cracks me up. She was trying to raise her hands on the fast part, but her arms didn't get up very high, and check our her closed eyes! Hee hee :)

Ty's favorite ride are Thunder Mountain Railroad (which he pronounces "Funter Mountain") and Pirates of the Caribbean, and Astro Blasters with Buzz Lightyear. He only likes to ride sitting next to dad though... I think it makes him feel safe :)

Can't wait to do it all again in a few weeks. Yep- we're going yet again. See what I mean? We are experts! :))