This past Saturday we decided to venture to Disneyland for my birthday. You now get in for free on your birthday so we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to go (we only had to pay for one ticket!). I thought it would be fun to take Cayden in the morning for a few hours and then bring him back home for his nap and for Uncle Brett to watch him the rest of the day while we went back by ourselves. However, Cayden would tell you that this is not the happiest place on earth as he was pretty much crying and unhappy the entire time. It was hard to get this kid to smile. I had to keep reminding him we were at the happiest place on earth, but he didn't buy it. The long lines, the huge crowd of people, and the 80 plus degree weather was just too much for Cayden so he was much happier when we brought him back to the car to go home . . . we finally got a smile from him then!! Here are some pictures from our 2 hours at Disneyland with Cayden. Note to parents: Just wait til your children are old enough to enjoy it :)!!
Am I really in the happiest place on earth? It doesn't seem like it!
Standing in line for Cayden's first ride ever: Dumbo!
Getting ready to ride!
Cayden actually really enjoyed this ride! He thought it was cool that we went up and down!
Ride #2 The Carousel, not too pumped about this.
Still not too sure about this.
O.k. so he hated this ride!
He was fine sitting by me until they stopped the ride and said that he had to be in the seatbelt, not on my lap. Well, Cayden wasn't having that so Cayden and I hopped off the ride. So much for the rides!
My friend, Joy (from Seattle) was there at the same time as us so we met up for part of the day!
In front of the Castle.
O.k., he had enough of this Disneyland stuff, time for a nap!
Still no smiles!
We had to get this picture right before we left since that is what pretty much everyone does!
So that was our "fun" morning at Disneyland . . . I guess we will wait a long time before we try that again! On a positive not Matthew and I had a blast when we went back. It was nice to spend an entire day alone doing what we wanted to do! We also enjoyed a nice meal in Downtown Disney at The House of Blues! We had a great time reconnecting just the two of us! Thanks Brett for babysitting!!!!!
3 comments:
Aww I'm sorry to hear that Cayden didnt enjoy Disnyland maybe next time. Well glad to hear you had a great b-day and that the 2 of you had time to reconnect thats always good. I was going to send you a text but remembered you dont get them and didn't know if you would check your e-mail so I figured I would wait till you posted about your b-day to say Happy B-day, talk to you soon.
Good for you guys- getting out there and taking Disneyland head on! You are brave. We are still trying to pretend it doesn't exist in our home...daddy, is no sold on it being the happiest place on earth. We'll see how long we can make it. I'm glad Cayden liked the Dumbo ride at least & you and the hubby got to enjoy your birthday together! yea!
I am content to wait to go there. I hate lines and crowds and I can't imagine doing it with Isabella yet. I would want to bring grandparents along too so we had back up entertainment for her. At least you tried though. :o)
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