Upon entering the park we ran into more characters so we had to stop and get autographs and photos. As we were doing that Zeb took off and ran around the park trying to get a fast pass for the rides we wanted. One of the things I really wanted to do that we didn't have time for yet was see Tinkerbell and other fairies so we waited in line for their autographs and a photo op. Nic wasn't really thrilled but again he was a good sport.
Zeb still wasn't back so we headed to Fantasyland for another round on the Tea Cup ride and we also managed to find a short line for Mr. Toad's Wild ride. Zeb caught up with us here and we headed to Space Mountain. We also go the update that Indiana Jones was down again but the line for Splash Mountain was short if we wanted to do that. Since it was still chilly we decided to wait until later and headed over to California Adventure for another look at Soarin' Over California. We also decided to eat lunch over here in hopes of having some different options.
We found a tasty hotdog stand in Hollywood. While Zeb and I were still eating Keara and Nic went over to watch a show and ended up getting picked from the audience as helpers. We were so disappointed to miss it but Keara and Nic both got line drawings of Woody and Mickey as thank you's. We could just kick ourselves for not being over there but what can you do?
After lunch we headed back over to Disneyland and got a fast pass for Indiana Jones which was working again. We were on our way to Splash Mountain but it was down so we did the Big Thunder Railroad again. We then got some ice cream and headed over to Tom Sawyer Island and played around there for a while.
We almost headed back to the hotel but ended up joining the Disney Dance Party on main street. Kailei amused me when she yelled from the crowd at Alice in Wonderland, "Hey Alice, look up here! I'm over here!"
Nic, Keara and I took off before it ended to hit Indiana Jones while Zeb and Kailei did a few more rides. We met to do one last run on Space Mountain before we called it a day.
We treated the kids to dinner at the Rainforest Cafe which was fun and then bought one more souvenir to end our trip. Zeb and I reflected at dinner on our week and we were blessed. The kids were great - hardly a complaint. The weather was good. We really had a great time and we were glad we had this opportunity with the kids. I know times are hard for so many folks right now and I'm doubly blessed we were able to make this happen.
Highlights of the day for Chris and Zeb...
- Nic losing his lanyard and our good fortune that someone turned it in.
- Nic and Keara's excitement at getting picked from the audience to help.
- Kailei singing and dancing her way around the park.
- Our volcano dessert.
- Our 3:30am wake up call (what was I thinking in booking a 7:30am flight?).
- Kailei yelling to Alice in Wonderland.
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