CARS LAND!!!

We have been waiting so long for Cars Land to open at Disneyland. Every time we go we have to look at the model, and try to peek over the fence to see what is happening in there. Of course Cars Land opened right when our passes were blocked out for the summer, so we had to wait until the end of August to tell the boys that it opened. They heard it had opened from commercials but we said that was only for people that had passes to get in and we didn't. We held a count down until we were able to go. 

The boys were so ecstatic when they found out the day had come!

 James' face when he first saw Cars Land

 Pointing out everything!

 Jake so excited

And here we are!!!

 Flo's V8 Cafe

 Cozy cone motel. 

 Getting to see Lightening McQueen. Jake was so excited he wouldn't even look at me for a picture. This was the REAL Lightening. He talks and his eyes move. 

 After Lightening, Mater comes to take his place. This was James face when he saw Mater coming! He couldn't believe it!

 Pointing at Mater

 So excited!!

 Cozy cone drinks!!

 Lightening driving by us. 

 Mater

 Stanley

Luigi's flying tires

 Inside Luigi's flying tires ride. 

 James kept making all these silly faces with all the pictures

 On the ride! 

SO fun!

James and I on the ride!

 More silly faces

 Visiting Red. He made sirens noises and Jake was a little timid. 

 Lizzie's store

 Tractor

 In line for Mater's Junkyard Jamboree

Waiting our turn

 On the ride...

 All the neon lights up at night! 

 Radiator Springs. Craig and James went to stand in line for the Radiator Springs Racers ride and Jake and I waited...

And we watched the Dj show...

 Jake watching the DJ show

 Jake fell asleep at 9:30

James and Craig waited two hours for the ride, James was tried, and had to go to the bathroom, but still wanted to wait. They were third in line to get on the ride and it broke down! It was 10:30 at night and the park closed at 11. The guy said they could wait and see if it started again but James decided he was over it. So sad. Craig said James was such a trooper, so bummed, but didn't even shed a tear. 

We all had a great time and can't wait for the line to die down so we don't have to wait in line that long! 

Sea World

About a week ago my girlfriend Anna asked if the boys and I wanted to go to Sea World with her and her son, Wyatt. I have been wanting to take the boys there because they have never been, and I haven't ben since high school! Brianna's Grandparents would always take the Grandkids every summer, so I never even took her! It isn't on Craig's big list of things to do because he thinks it is a sea jail. Although it makes me sad to see the animals there instead of the ocean I do think it is really cool and exciting for the kids to see these animals close up!

First time seeing Shamu, he didn't know what to think.

First time seeing Shamu, he was thrilled! 

Manta Rays. The boys didn't want to try to feed them or touch them. Jake didn't even want to look at them! 

Anna tried feeding them and it was a very difficult task! I think it got one of the fish! 

Cute Sea Turtles

Looking at the Sea Stars, but not touching them.

Jake freaking out for some reason!

Love this picture!

Friends having fun!

Sharks! James' favorite part!

They still have the Clyde and Seymour show! We all loved that!

Watching the show...

Having slurpees while watching the show.

The Dolphin show. This was a really strange show and at the end James says to me, "I don't understand it." I said, it's ok, me neither! 

Watching the sea lions

So cute!

Watched Sesame Street show from afar. 

Having fun in the play area

James making the jump signal for Shamu

Jake doing the signal. 

Funny big milk!

Looking at the beluga whales James met this little girl who he kept following around. He kept trying to pull me to find her, it was like he couldn't let her go! So weird, it was like out of a movie, that they will meet again later in life! Anna and I were tripping out a bit. 

Sharks!!

Yummy dessert

James making a serious face! 

Dolphins, my favorite!

We were so close to touching it! But didn't. 

All of a sudden this trainer comes out and the dolphin comes right in front of us and puts his tail up. I thought to myself oh no is he going to splash us! But he was just bouncing up and down for awhile, so  I guess not. All of a sudden I saw the tail go back and I tried pulling James down off the wall, but not completely in time! James got sprayed! He was so mad! He did not like that at all! 

We went on this ride...

On the ride...

The view, beautiful. 

Finally talked the boys into going on a ride and they loved it!

We had so much fun! They wanted to go back the next day!

We can't wait to go back with Daddy!