Trip Recap - Part 1

I just spend a few hours going through all my pictures and getting them organized.  I just brewed myself a cup of tea, well if I am being honest I had about 5 cups, and got to work.  I don't think I took as many pictures this time, either that or I lost a memory card :(  I was going to do a two parter, but that would make this post way too long.  So I will break it up into a few posts.  This time I promise to get the whole trip recap up. So without further ado here is part 1 trip recap.

We had an 8 am flight out of SeaTac so I got up at 4:00am (after falling asleep around 11:30 the night before) so I could make sure that I had everything I needed and sit down and have a cup of tea followed by a mimosa or two and clean up the DVR.

Gotta have a Disney one of course

I know probably way to early to drink for most but I HATE flying and the whole stress of it can sometimes get to me so it's kind of nice to have a bit of a de-stresser. I double checked to make sure I had what I needed then I took about an hour to myself.  Then I got the kiddo and hubby up and we were out the door by 5:45.  I am really glad we got out when I did because the airport was packed!!  We have taken early flights like that one and it's usually a breeze to get through security, not so much in this case.  There was a ton of people

 This was the side security line.  The main one was 3x's as long

Luckily we got through pretty quickly and we had about 45 minutes before we boarded.  I usually like at least an hour to an hour and a half but we had already eaten on the way to the airport so it was the perfect amount of time.  We went and got some drinks and magazines then headed to the kiddy play area.  He is still young enough that he enjoys it and it lets him run off some energy before we have to get on a plane for a few hours.  

We flew JetBlue down and we had a nice smooth flight which is always nice when it's just me and the kiddo.  I truly am lucky to have such a great traveler.  He knows exactly what to do and just goes with the flow.  He flipped through his Star Wars Magazine, put a little Lego kit together and then watched a movie on my tablet.  

 We got our bag really quick and then headed over to the cab line.  They took us right away and after a quick drive we were at Paradise Pier.  Since it was way to early to actually get our room we checked our bags and checked in at the front desk.  They said they would text us our room number and we headed into the parks.  

We went straight into Disneyland and checked out some of the merchandise, they had some awesome Diamond Celebration stuff, and then had a quick snack

One of fav's, a Mickey Pretzel and a Raspberry Coke from Coke Corner

Then it was time to hit up some rides, except the lines were soooo long.    We went and got in line to ride Autopia but just as we got to the front it broke down :(  So we were coming up with a game plan when I got the text that the room was ready. 

View from our room.  We were on the 4th floor.  You can see part of Mickey's Fun Wheel

 We were both exhausted, especially me since I was running off of 3 hrs of sleep and had been up for almost 10 hours.  So we decided we would go back to the room and get settled, then have a dip in the pool, and then have dinner at Goofy's Kitchen.   We had a great time.  We had dinner reservations at 5:45 pm and it was just ok.  They had Minnie, Chip, Dale & Pluto but the last time we went they had a ton more characters.  So that was a bit disappointing, but the kiddo loves Pluto so that worth it.  The food is pretty good there for a buffet.  I had Prime Rib, Shrimp, Salad, Rolls, and French Fries, the kiddo had Mac N Cheese, roll, chicken, and a roll.  Then of course he had ice cream for dessert. After dinner though we decided it was going to be an early night so we headed back to the hotel room and went to bed.  

Up next our time in the parks.  I am thinking about doing a room review, but I only took pics of Paradise Pier & not the Disneyland hotel :(