Disney!

Last week, Clara turned TWO and as a special birthday treat, we headed to California Adventure for a day. 

We got there bright and early. Good morning, Mickey Mouse. 

Our friends, Jonathan and Courtney, joined us for the day. Jonathan, a Disney employee, hooked us up with passes to the park and knew all the ins and outs of where to go and what to do. I think a 2:1 adult to child ratio should be required for all trips to Disney. I can't believe I ever considered taking the kids by myself! 

We spent most of the day at Cars Land, and the first thing we did was check out the crazy tractor ride at Mater's Junkyard. Peter loved it, laughed the whole time and wanted to go again as soon as it was over. 

Clara absolutely hated it and said, "Want get off!" over and over again. That was the last ride she did the whole day. Oh, well. Happy Birthday, Clara. 

Spectators. 

We watched Peter and Ben do the crazy tire ride in Luigi's Tire shop. Pretty fun... like a mix of air hockey and bumper cars. 

As we were leaving Luigi's, a celeb drove right by! Lightning McQueen! 

Next, we headed over to Bug's Land and Peter and Ben rode the bumper cars. 

There was also a splash pad, which was a highlight for Peter. Clara, the spectator, was content to watch from the bench. 

Joy. I'm so glad Peter so thoroughly enjoyed Clara's birthday trip. 

We met another celeb in Bug's Land. Hello, Flick! 

Pretty fun stuff. 

By this time, Clara had fallen asleep in her stroller and so we headed back to Cars Land to try the super fun Radiator Springs Racers ride. Too bad my Mister is one inch too short to ride it! That was really disappointing, but we made up for it with a little Lightning McQueen face time before we said "Bye Disneyland!" We'll certainly be back...