California Trip Day 1- California Adventure

We decided that our 1st day would be spent at California Adventure. We were all so excited for the day to begin!

 I was super excited to see that Disneyland had already started decorating for Halloween.

 Waiting for the gates to open.

 While Dad and Papa went to get fastpasses for the mainCarsland ride, we walked right on Tow'Mater's Junkyard Jamboree. It was one of our favorite rides.

 Bostyn LOVED this ride.

 So excited for the next rides!

We had this puppy leash backpack, with Brooklyn and it was just as much of a lifesaver, or more with Bostyn.

 This ride was a little slow and awkward, but the girls loved it.

 I love how happy they are in this picture!

 A couple of weeks before we left I had Brooklyn watch Cars, so she would understand all of the characters we saw. She was excited to see Red the Firetruck. Disney and their creations are so amazing!

 Grandma and Brooklyn rode on the bumper cars and she loved it!

 Brooklyn had always wanted an autograph book, so she got one for her birthday. She loved getting the characters to sign her book.

 This was the first character we had seen, and Bostyn wasn't so sure of him.

 Getting ready for the "Chew Chew Train"

 It was the perfect ride for this little girl.

 We were so glad that Grandma and Papa got to come on the trip with us!

 The girls loved all of the little rides in the Bug's Life section.

 Greg and his mama.

 Brooklyn was super excited to see Minnie Mouse. Too bad Bostyn had just fallen asleep, so she missed out on this one.

 Thanks goodness for fastpasses! We got to skip the hour long wait and ride the Radiator Spring's Racers ride. It was seriously the best ride there! Brooklyn was so excited to be tall enough for it.

 This ride was so fun! You end up racing against another car down the track and you feel like you are flying! These pictures crack me up!

 Both of the girls were so excited to see Sofia standing on the sidewalk. The line wasn't long at all, and they got to spend so much time with her! Bostyn just yelled "Sia, Sia" the whole time and didn't want to let go of her. 

 They LOVE Sofia the First.

 Who doesn't love Goofy? I love their smiles in this picture!

 After the Grizzly River Rapids ride...we got soaking wet!

 Waiting in line for Toy Story Mania! One of my favorite rides.

 Getting ready with the 3D glasses!

 Bostyn didn't quite know what to think about this one.

 Papa's competitive side comes out on any ride that you can shoot and score points.

 She was so happy!

 Not to brag, but I did end up with the highest score out of everyone. 

 While the others went on the huge roller coaster, I took the girls on Ariel's Carousel. They both loved this ride!

 Love this cute Oreo covered face!

 Luckily we remembered to get a group shot in our matching shirts. 

 It's a little blurry, but I love her little face in this picture!

 Standing by Hollywood Blvd.

 We had to ride this one or two more times before we left! It was so cute and fun!

 Right before the park closes, they show the World of Color.

 Brooklyn was so exhausted, she couldn't stay awake for it.

 This show was so amazing! Everything is done with sprays of water and lights, it was so neat to watch it all!

 I took way more pictures, but those were just a few of my favorites of the show. 

Day 1 was a success! We were all exhausted, but loved every minute of it! 

Time for Vacation!

After a year of planning and saving, it was finally time to leave for Disneyland! Greg's parents were able to come with us and we were all so excited!

Our flight was out of Portland, so on our way up there we stopped at our traditional pit-stops. 

Brooklyn has loved the fish hatchery since she was Bostyn's size, and now Bostyn loves it too!

Papa bought them fish food to throw in.

 So cute.

 Feeding more fish.

 Brooklyn and Grandma both loved these blue hydrangeas .

 I love watching her run, she gets so animated with her arms swinging and her little body leaning forward.

 No matter where we go, if there is a water fountain, Brooklyn has to try it out.

 Bostyn hasn't quite figured out the motions yet.

 The next stop is one of my favorite places, Multnomah Falls.

 The water was a little dried up this time of year, but it was still so pretty. On the way out Brooklyn hopped down the bank and waded in the little creek.

 We had a super early flight that got us to Santa Ana, California around 9:30 a.m. The girls were both so great on the plane and it went by so fast. Papa got a rental car for the day and we did some sight seeing. 

We stopped at the Newport Beach temple and walked around. 

 It is such a pretty, unique temple.

 Brooklyn and Bostyn love being at the temple, no matter where they are.

 That afternoon, we went to Greg's college friend's house for a bbq. It was so fun to see John and Meg and their family and catch up with them.

 We were glad the timing worked out right so we could see them and their cute family! 

After lunch, we headed to the store to stock up on groceries for the week, and then made our way to the hotel to get ready for an exciting day at California Adventure, the next day.