Our family loves to travel the hour and a half north while in San Diego to spend a day at Disney… it is never long enough, but we get in as much fun as possible in the time we have there! We lucked out on the day we visited, the park was open ’till midnight!

I knew it was going to be a perfect day as we walked right into Mary Poppins & Bert as we entered the park! She was my favorite when I was a little girl… I still dream of having the Mary Poppins bag – you can pack it full of anything & everything!

We went straight to the rides – we all wanted to ride as many as possible… Josh & Abbie each had their own plan of attack on the best way to navigate the park. Both being stubborn, neither would budge… and we ended up hopping around to the shortest lines possible.

Thunder Mountain Railroad

The day got even better when Justin surprised us and drove up to play for the day! It was awesome to visit in the long lines and catch up. The kids loved having their Uncle there to drag around on all the rides too!

Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride!

We waited 75 minutes to ride Space Mountain – it was worth the wait & we were in good company.

The rain began to fall for about 5 minutes – out came umbrellas, parkas, and people running for cover. We enjoyed the view in California Adventure Park.

Day turned to night quickly. The only ride James could not ride was, of course, the one he looked forward to ALL day. He was about 2 inches too short. Poor boy, he was devastated! So, while Josh, Justin, and Abbie waited in line to ride the coaster at California Adventure… James and I found a place to turn him into a scary pirate!

We also found a great fishing spot. This made James very happy!

While Josh & Justin waited in a long line to ride the Tower of Terror

The kids and I played in A Bug’s Life land

We met up here after the rides and headed back over to Disneyland for some night riding fun!

We ran into some great characters in the late night – it was perfect, no lines!

We played until midnight and helped close the park.

It was a perfectly-fun-exhausting day!

We slept well and woke up refreshed & ready for the long drive home!

Our week in Southern California was just what we needed. It was perfect!

~the photos that look professional come from Justin and his excellent camera! Thanks for hanging with us all day at Disney & sharing these fun pics, Justin!