Disneyland 2008, Day 2

The kids were DYING to ride on teh Rocket Ships, so we headed there first. Again, the park was relatively quiet and uncrowded, so they got on right away. This year Riley got to ride by himself. I wonder if he enjoyed it?
Violet loved her ride, too.

When we got to these benches, Violet said, "Mom! Take a picture of me RIGHT HERE." hee

This was the morning of our Character Breakfast - Minnie and Friends! First we got a visit from Rafiki...

Then Tigger came to visit Dad since he didn't get to see him yesterday...

And our hostess, Minnie, joined us!

Chip was there, too...

And Captain Hook!
Poor Eeyore was so sad... we were sad too!

And Max came over to mess around with Riley!
After breakfast, it was back to California Adventure to ride the rides. We did all sorts of fun ones, including Riley's first ever ride on the "Orange Peeler," as Violet calls it...

Of course she was on there, too... swinging around!

This was a great year for our kids at the parks. Riley was exactly 46 inches tall, which meant that he could ride on almost everything! It was a whole new world for him. :)

And Violet was finally tall enough for the Maliboomer. We let her ride that one (which, as you can see, comes conveniently with barf splash guards) all by herself.

And of course, what's a day at Disney without a chocolate covered Mickey head?

Probably a little less messy. ;)

Finally, the kids capped off the evening with a visit to Build a Bear Workshop and dinner at the Rainforest Cafe. Poor Riley was pooped! After we were finally seated (TWO HOURS after we arrived at the restaurant!!), Riley didn't stay awake to enjoy his meal - or the birthday ice cream they were going to bring him! Poor guy. He's had a long couple of days, though. :)