Early Christmas at Disney

After only being home for 1 week after our Thanksgiving trip, we were off again. This time down south to Anaheim. We decided to stop at Six Flags Magic Mountain on our way. Our entry was included with our season pass, so it was a fun little break on our road trip. 

Our first family selfie of the vacation. On the Gold Rusher roller coaster.

We spent probably 4 hours or so exploring. There are so many BIG roller coasters there. It would have been fun to try them all. At least for me. Everyone else, besides maybe Chris, would be too scared. Then we headed off towards our hotel through the always busy L.A. traffic.

After checking in we met up with Uncle Calvin and Aunt Jill. It was so fun to spend our time with them. We hit up The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co for dinner. It took forever and we were very ready for bed when we were done. 

Sunday was our day 1 in the parks. Originally we weren't even going to go that day, since I figured it would be way busy. Thankfully we chose to do it anyway. We had a fantastic day! Started out on Big Thunder Railroad twice in a row. Just walked on. It was great. That entire morning was great. 

We all loved the Christmas decor. It was very festive!

Although it was generally chilly in the mornings and evenings, the sun came out in the afternoon. 

Neil was really excited to have his own driver's license, and to drive the car. Thankfully for me he was a fast learner.

The parks were both so beautiful at night. SO many lights! We had plenty of time to enjoy them too since they stayed open until midnight every night!

Day 2 was Monday. You might have thought it would be less busy, but you would be wrong. Monday was our worst day. There were crazy amounts of people there. It didn't help that I woke up with a terrible headache that lasted most of the day. We managed to get our fast passes and watch some shows. It was nice to have more days still to come.

We enjoyed the update Hyperspace Mountain. No more scary monster.

Love those dole whips!

We had one reserved dinner at Cafe Orleans. At the end we had to have the beignets! I should have just ordered them for my dinner. 

Day 3 was Tuesday. It started out much nicer. It was also our magic morning, so we woke up extra early to play. Neil LOVED the "Mattelhorn". We went on it more than anything else I think.

Had to do Cars Racers everyday. It's pretty fun. I also really enjoyed the Tower of Terror. None of the kids wanted to do it again.

Jill's photo bomb.

Look at all of these delicious treats! This was a little shop by Winnie the Pooh. I wanted to try everything. I settled on a caramel and chocolate covered marshmallow with candy cane sprinkles. It was amazing. I even had to eat it over the next couple of days and it stayed good.

 Day 4 was Wednesday. We were on our own that day since Cal and Jill had to head home. We had a fun day trying to get in all the things we needed to do again.

We love holidays in the mansion. They do such a great job using The Nightmare before Christmas.

At 11:40 PM on our last day we decided to be crazy and did Splash Mountain. There was no line and it was freezing! We had the boat to ourselves, which I think made a big difference. We only got a tiny bit wet. It was great! The girls went again with Chris. They have become much more brave. Neil was good with once. :)

This last selfie was on Main St. as we walked towards the exit to go home. It was our fourth night of staying up til midnight and getting up early everyday. The kids were troopers and we had a great time! We are so glad that Cal and Jill were able to come too. It was really fun! Until next time Disneyland.