Disneyland! The Scariest Place on Earth (for Ashton)
Posted on 2010 under Everyone | 5 Comments14 Jan
We got to spend three days hopping back and forth between Disneyland and California Adventure. What can I say, it was a dream! We had so much fun and the kids were soooo good. My mom came with us the first day. It was so great to have her with us. We missed you, though, Dad!
First we had breakfast at the hotel with a bunch of characters. Ashton was in heaven!
Emmy was a little freaked out…Here she is trying to be brave.
We hurried straight to Pirates of the Caribbean but Ashton absolutely refused. We thought that was strange since he loves the movie and loved the ride last year. So we went on to the Haunted Mansion. Ashton watched “The Nightmare before Christmas” all the way to California so we thought he’d LOOOOVE it, all decked out for Christmas with Jack Skelington. Well, he HATED it and was scared all the way through. Okay….so what did we decide to go on next? Splash Mountain! I LOVE Splash Mountain and Ashton was tall enough so we brought him with us, even though he REALLY didn’t want to. Here’s a picture of my poor baby being thrown into the briar patch…
And a video….
So, as you can imagine, he was way soooo scared of all the rides from then on. We are the meanest parents in the world! He was still brave and went on rides, but as we stood in line he would ask a list of questions that grew pretty long by the 3rd day…”Are there any tunnels on this ride? Any witches? Any spiders? Any waterfalls? Any bad guys?”
Anyhoo, here are just a few pictures of that first day with Grammy.
by jessica, on January 14 2010 @ 11:50 pm
that was hilarious!
by Jess, on January 15 2010 @ 6:30 pm
Oh man! Ashton makes me laugh and cry and laugh because I’m crying and cry because I’m laughing. It looks like you had a magical, frightening time. Juuuust right!
by Jess, on January 15 2010 @ 6:35 pm
MY EYE!! I just got water in my eyeball! I can’t stop laughing…still.
by Caroline, on January 17 2010 @ 6:46 pm
Seriously… that is the best video!! Ashton’s reaction is priceless! I already thought your hotel was sweet and then you had to mention that there was a character breakfast there…are you guys going for parents of the year award?
by Melinda LaMont, on January 22 2010 @ 9:15 pm
Jenn,
Just read a few of your posts. I haven’t been able to access your site for awhile… not sure why. I love your Disneyland story about Ashton. We had some probs with my boys and the rides. TJ was in for the scary/haunted rides and Douglas was into the rollercoaster scene. It was hard to make them both happy. We had to split up a lot. Love the vid. Thanks for sharing.
Melinda