Disneyland Birthday Celebrations

After the kids birthdays last year I promised myself next year no birthday parties, we are doing something just as a family.  It had been about three years since we had our last Disneyland appearance so I figured there would be no better place to celebrate the kids birthdays than at the Happiest Place on Earth.  Skylar was totally happy with the idea, but Madden on the other hand was saying that he didn't want to go to Disneyland and that he was having a party up until a week before we were going to the park.  Luckily for us Madden got it through his head that he wasn't having a party and made the trip up to Disney with us...haha!

Since all three cousins birthdays are within two weeks of each others we made it a three way celebration for them.  We got rooms at the Disneyland hotel to make the trip more magical and convenient for everyone.  

While staying at hotel we got "magic hour," which allowed us to get into the park an hour earlier than it opens.  We hit up two of the most popular rides the park had to offer.  

Here is us on Cars.  Turned out to be the kids favorite ride of the trip.

Guardians of the Galaxy is the newest ride at the park and it was one of those rides if I told the kids what was going to happen on it they wouldn't go on it, so I just told them nothing and we walked on.  They ended up not hating it, saying they would go on it again, but probably not this trip.  I was proud of them because as you can see I was freaked out on it.

Casey Jr. train ride, which Skylar said was her least favorite ride of the trip.

Riding Lennon's favorite ride, the Tea Cups.

Running around in Toon-Town.

We took an hour or so break and headed back to the hotel to rest up so the kids could make it for the parade and fireworks show.  When we got back into the park we rode a couple more rides before our dinner reservation.  

On Lugi's, another one of Lennon's favorites.

Snow White meets Snow White.  Morrison was completely perfect the entire two day is the park.  She went on a handful of rides and the only time she cried was while on Buzz Lightyear.  She was such a little trooper.

Special birthday cake for the three birthday kids.

We loved Cars so much we rode it again at night, which was even better than the first time around.

The next morning we have breakfast reservation at Goofy's Kitchen.  Kids got to see a bunch of characters and even had a cupcake to celebrate them all before 9:00AM.

The first day we tried to get on Splash Mountain but it was closed, so for our last day I had to make it a priority to ride it before we left.  Skylar for some reason worked herself up too much because when we were walking over there she starting freaking out and refusing to ride it.  Which was surprising because the day before she was all game and Madden refused to go on.  I was able to calm her down a bit and we got her on the ride, but that didn't last very long.  Right after the first downhill she completely lost it and starting freaking out, crying, and begging to get off the ride.  In the end she survived be we did have to dry her socks and shoes out.  Madden even said that it ended up being one of his favorite rides.

Probably shouldn't of put her in the front...haha!

Big Thunder Mountain.

Autopia.

Honestly when I think about our time up in Disney all I can do is smile.  The kids were so much fun to be with there.  They went on all the rides, never once complained, and were just so happy to be there, which really made be so glad we did a family trip instead of birthday parties this year.

Here is a video of all the highlights of our trip.