Tips for Disneyland

Now these are no life changing amazing tips these are just the things that really made our trip better and I'm hoeing to write them down so I can remember them the next time we go..

First I suggest taking a jogging stroller verses a regular stroller it is so much easier to push through a crowd or get up curbs with that big wheel verses the little plastic ones. Plus jogging strollers have that nice little space in the front that if your walking child gets tired you can have them sit for a bit. And that big stroller makes great for saving spots at parades.

Also find out what your child's favorite food/lunch is and take it.. My daughter love love loves turkey sandwiches so we took bread and turkey and mayo and made her turkey sandwiches and she loved it. She wanted those over any other food there s that way we were only buying food for the husband and I and that saved a lot of heart ache.

So if you go to the disney store, or walmart or smiths they sell disney gift cards that you can use anywhere in disney or California adventures. So we bought a bunch before we left we bought about on a month for 3-4 months and the all had different amounts it was just what ever we could afford that month we out on a gift card. And let me tell you how amazing it was to have those and not have to worry about saving all this money to buy gifts or souvenirs. So stalk up on those gift cards.

If your going to try to hit the late stuff with small kids, like the fireworks or world of color things like that, you should sleep in. Don't set an alarm to wake up and be to the park, let those kids sleep as much as they need especially if you were at the park or traveling the day before. It can be so exhausting for those little ones and trust me you don't want a melt down while trying to find the perfect spot for world of color and you also don't want them sleeping through it.

Don't forget to take a nice plastic or steel water bottle with you. These were life savors for us we each had our own bottle and you can fill them up with ice water at the Rancho del zocalo restaurant which is located between the princess area and frontier land. we took steel water bottles which most know that when you put ice in them they stay so cold, we could get ice to stay all day for us and we just bought the super cute ones at the disney store that were $6.00

The baby center this was amazing. Its like you walked right into Mary Poppins little haven. its located and the end of main street on the right side if your facing the castle and it is next to the camera place. they have small potties and changing stations, nursing stations, and rocking chairs and the nicest old ladies you will ever meet.

Now if you have little princesses make sure you plan a good day and a half to spend in the princess area. When we went with our little princess we spent a good 8 hours just seeing all the princesses and watching the plays. If your princess is a big Frozen fan make sure you plan extra time because they have now been added to this area and I have heard the wait is close to 2 hours to see Anna and Elsa.

Fast Passes the only thing we got passes for was the new cars ride Radiator Springs Racers and we are so happy we got them. Now these fast passes you get in bugs land early early in the morning like they are sold out within the first 30 min of the opening hour and the line is always crazy long. So when you first walk into California Adventures and you instantly see a line that is for Radiator Springs Racers. I would also recommend getting a fast pass for World of Color the fast passes are also gone within the first 30 min of the day. So I would do one, one day and the next another day.

Well I know these are all basic tips but they are what helped us ALOT!!

Oh and when your at California Adventures make sure you pick up a jalapeno creme cheese stuff pretzel.. They are amazing!!

Hope you enjoy your trip at the Happiest Place on Earth. It truly is a magical place and we hope to take our family as much as we can!! 

Bunk beds

So we have been wanting to get Anna a new bed when brad goes to a big boy bed and I have been really wanting to do a loft bed so she would have room to play underneath. Well the other day we were walking around ikea and saw some bunk beds and I said to riley why don't we just out them in bunk beds and have them share a room and then we could use the other room as an office and craft room type of room. So we have really been contemplating about it and if it is a smart idea or not...  My biggest reason why I want them together is to have all their toys in one room instead of both rooms looking messy, and then in the mornings when they wake up Anna usually ends up in brads room playing with him anyways until I get up. My biggest con for it is if they want their space I can easily separate them.. And that's really it!!

So Any thoughts or stories would help!!!

My husband

Now I know this is very cliche but I have the best husband EVER!! He is gone all day everyday pretty much, well on MWF we get him home for 2 hrs and TtH we get Hume home for 1 hr so like I said he is gone all the time. But when he does come home during those very few hours he makes the most of it. He tries to clean a couple dishes in that amount if time to help me out, or he will take the garbage out or fold laundry. He also makes sure he spends one on one time with the kids he makes sure he reads a book or plays babies or guitar with Anna and then plays blocks or reads to brad. And he does this every single day!! He also takes the night shift as we call it where if something happens with the kids at night he gets up and takes care of it.. how awesome is that! He also makes sure I'm doing ok and that the kids are driving me too crazy!!  He loves his kids and has since the day we got pregnant and he hate that he is missing out on so much of their lives but at least he does what he can to be apart of their lives. He does not come home and beg for alone time or has to watch a sports game no he comes home and just wants to play with his kids. And that is why I love him so much.

On a side note I wrote this post so I could also brag about something very special he did for me. Yesterday (Monday) I got a text from a friend inviting me to come watch the bachelor that night after the kids went to bed. And sadly I had to reply saying I cannot make it because my husband is at work.  (This happens a lot sadly) so afterwards I called my husband to just rant about how much I hate swing shift and how I can't get out anymore. And he just simply agreed and said how sorry he was. Well to my surprise I received a knock on the door and their was my husband standing there with a Pepsi in hand and told me to go to the girls nights and watch the bachelor. He is such an amazing guy!! And all those who meet him know how amazing he is!

I love these pictures because they show his amazing feelings towards each of us!!