Trip Recap Day 3

So we decided that today was going to be the day that we did the early morning at California Adventure.  We got up at 6:15 and left the room at 6:50 we were doing good no problem getting there by 7:00 for magic morning..  Well as we walked through the doors into the lobby of Grand Californian I looked at the sigh, turned out Magic Morning wasn't until 8:00 am.  Good one on my part.  So we sat and watched the old Disney cartoons in the lobby then got in line.

One thing I love about magic mornings is how peaceful the park is.  There aren't a lot of lines or people.  It's just a relaxing time.  The kiddo and I strolled hand in hand through Grizzly Peak over to Cars Land.  We rode Mater four times, then did Toy Story three times, and the Silly Symphony Swings two times.

 Then we went and got Churro bites at the Cozy Cone, our favorite spot to get Churro's

The park was getting busier so we decided to head to Off the Page and do some shopping.  We came at the perfect time and got to watch the Red Trolley News Boys, one of the kiddo's favorite shows.

After we watched the show we did some shopping, I bought myself the Aladdin record and then we headed over to Carthay Circle for lunch.

I got an Ernest's Daiquiri

Yummy Bread

View from our seats

Carthay Angus Burger

Terrible picture of Orecchiette Pasta

Close up view of the ceiling, it's based off of Snow White

I loved my food, the kiddo not so much.  He is very picky and he likes his pasta thin.  This was one of the best burgers I have had in a really long time.  I would highly recommend the lunch to anyone.  

Then we headed back to Disneyland and rode the rockets, Buzz Lightyear, met a few characters, rode Autopia, and just hung out. 

Mine, Mine, Mine

Then we decided it was time to head back to the hotel, have a snack of Chocolate covered pretzels, go swimming and take a nap.  That was one of the really nice things about going for as long as we did, we got a lot of rest which we don't normally get during a trip to Disney.  The kiddo and I really love the Paint the Night parade so we decided we would go watch it again.  We got there a bit over an hour early and it was packed!!!!  We walked all the way down past the Matterhorn and there was not a spot to be found.  The kiddo was getting really worried, so we headed back down Main Street.  We were really lucky and this really nice young couple let us sit with them so the kiddo could watch the parade.They were so nice. 

We had yet to see the fireworks, and I had heard that it was awesome to watch it from Main Street so we had perfect seats to just jump into the middle once the parade was over.  I personally don't think Main Street is the best spot.  I had to hold the kiddo up the whole time and it was so hot.  Plus you were having to look at too many different spots, the castle, the shops, above the shops, etc.  If you have multiple days to see the fireworks, it's worth it, but if you have just one night watch them in front of the castle.   After the fireworks we decided it was time to go back to the hotel, but I was so hungry!!  One of my favorite things to get is slice of pizza at Naples, but everyone else had the same idea, so I ended up getting a pizza pretzel at Wetzels, which was just ok, not the same as a slice of pizza.  Then we headed back to hotel for bed time.