Matt, my mom, younger brother and I set out on a Tuesday night at 10:30pm. I took a five hour energy and drove the first three hours. I could have driven more except that I didn't want to drive through the mountains. After driving through the in the Shasta Mountains and lots of construction, a total of nine hours after we started our journey, we finally made it to Santa Nella, CA, home of Pea Soup Andersen's.
Where we met up to surprise my brother, sister-in-law, and nieces. Matt sat on the bench with his hat over his face, filming the whole thing. They were more confused than anything, but once the idea started to sink in they got excited!
Our first night we went swimming and then out to eat the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. See that little "Run Forrest Run" sign? You turn it to around to "Stop Forrest Stop" and anyone walking by stops and helps you...interesting. One of the tv's was playing the movie and our waitress asked us trivia about the movie. It was great.
The next three days and nights seemed to go by in a flash. We spent one day in California Adventure and the last two days in Disneyland. Here is the picture run down of the first day:
And we're off! Laughter and smiles before we entered the park!
Ready to rock and roll!
Met the Hostess with the Mostess 
And his smokin hot girl!
At the request of my SIL, our first ride!
Here's a tip for those who don't know: See that coffee? Go to the Market House on Main Street and get one. After 2pm you get free refills! While Matt and I went and got fast passes, my BB was getting us hooked up.
About to ride the Tower of Terror. My niece talked about this ride the ENTIRE trip. She hated it and wanted to remind us the she had no intention of going back on it.
Hold hands...do not jump ship no matter how scared you are!
We saw Andy's toys in an impromptu performance while eating hand dipped corn dogs
Realized we all wore the same color...not on purpose. You might think we are smiling because we are in the most magical place on Earth. No. It is because we just realized my bro and SIL's camera was missing and just found it in the lost and found! Thank you honest Disneyland Patron!
We got stuck in a toy box
Convinced my niece this WAS NOT a roller coaster, (even though I wasn't sure), and then laughed hysterically the whole time through the whips, flips, and jerks! I am a bad auntie I know...but it will make for a good story when she's older!
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At about 4pm we were all running out of steam. One of the best decisions of the whole trip: we caught the Aladdin show. Now, I love the movie, but the play was just as amazing! Not only was it a great show, but we got to sit back, relax, and take a little snooze in the air conditioning!
Our first night ended at the Pier for the World of Color light show. It was amazing.
