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Micki's Diary Entries Diary Navigation: Choose A Diary Entry -------------------- Latest Entry: 11/17/00 -------------------- 11/16/00 11/15/00 11/14/00 11/13/00 11/9/00 10/23/00 10/15/00 -------------------- Micki's Introduction

November 14, 2000

Disneyland, November 14, 2000
Day 2

This was probably our best day in the park ... EVER.

Both boys were on their best behavior. In fact, on the way in this morning we asked Matthew what he wanted to do first and his answer was, "First thing we have to do is be good." Disneyland is a magical place! :-) Our first stop this morning was Fantasyland so Andrew could ride some rides that wouldn't cause him to hide his eyes. We rode on the carousel, Dumbo, and the Storybook boats (which Matthew loves because the ride starts by getting "swallowed" by Maestro the whale).

From there we head to Toontown to meet our mouse host himself. Andrew loves Mickey Mouse and Matthew has been making us laugh by talking to all the characters he meets like they should know him. They both met Mickey, Andrew met Goofy and Matthew met Jessie today. Of course, Matthew was concerned as to why Jessie didn't have Bullseye with her. :-)

A good portion of the day Matthew kept asking us if he could go see "Injun Joe" and for the life of us we could not figure out what he was talking about. As we were headed out of the hotel for an afternoon break, Terry asked him to show us "Injun Joe" on our way out. Our first surprise was that Matthew knew exactly how to navigate the park as well as us. Our second surprise was that the ride he was asking for all day was Indiana Jones! He wanted me to ride with him this time and we both asked him if he was sure. We were walking down the queue and I asked him if he was going to get scared and he said no, so I told him I might get scared and he said "That's OK Mama, you don't have to scared, it's not real." What a kid! He was able to "drive" the jeep on the ride and had seemed to have a great time.

We took our break after that and went back to the hotel, but neither boy napped. They did rest for a bit and watched "Franken-Pooh." We gave up on them sleeping and went back into the park. We rode more rides. Matthew had his first ride on the rockets, which he loved. We ate dinner at the Pizza Port in Tomorrowland and Andrew fell asleep in the stroller for about 30 minutes, waking up in just enough time for the fireworks show. The fireworks were spectacular and brought tears to my eyes. Just when you think that Disney couldn't do it any better, it starts to snow on Main Street while they play "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas." Wow! I'll never forget it.

Our last rides of the night were, of course, The Haunted Mansion and The Pirates. We stopped and played in the penny arcades on Main Street on our way to catch the tram back to the hotel. Both the boys loved the novelty of it all. Andrew would watch the penny movies but flinch when the picture would flip. :-)

Stay tuned for more fun tomorrow.