Surprise! We're going to Disneyland!

The kids knew we were going on a holiday but we just told them we were going on "an airplane to stay at a hotel with a pool". We managed to get through 2 almost slips by friends before we left and 4 almost slips by strangers in the airport/shuttle. We got to our hotel Sat evening and they went to be thinking they were going swimming Sunday morning. I could barely sleep! When they woke up we had set up the shirts and stuffies we bought for them on the table in the suite. We asked them what else they wanted to do other than swim and Katie said "see what else there is to do". I covered their eyes and walked them out to the table - they had NO idea! And they didn't understand when they opened their eyes! But when we told them what it meant they were pretty excited! We only had 2 days in the parks, which wasn't enough to cover even half the parks.

 

 Disneyland - Day 1

 Rachel was zonked before we even started & Liam refused to get in the picture so this is our "official" arrival at Disney photo

 Liam still refusing to get in the photo

 Katie was so excited to see the characters & Goofy was the 1st one she saw

 Then came the Queen of Hearts

 A "goofy" bunch

 With Chip

 Pluto

 Rachel got in there too, but not on her own

 First ride of the day

 Liam decided he wanted his photo taken

Astro Blasters

 Nemo Submarine Ride - Rachel loved it

 Katie

 The biggest kid of all

 Toontown Jail

 Toontown ride

 Katie & Liam were so excited to see Minnie

 More Toontown

Cinderella's Fairy Godmother