Disneyland and the beach!!!

This past week we were in California and went to Disneyland and the beach! Abe got us super cheap park hopper tickets for Disneyland and California Adventure, and we stayed with his grandparents in Lakewood- so we didn't have to break the bank to have a little fun. Abe's grandparents have season passes to Disneyland, so his grandma went with us and even watched Hudson so we could go on a couple of rides by ourselves. Thanks grandma!!!

One of the first rides we went on was Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.... Hudson didn't really seem to care too much. He was really quiet and just stared at everything- I think there was just so much to take in! We also went on Snow White- and Hudson got a little scared :( It was sad, but kinda funny too.

Hudson got excited when he saw the Merry-Go-Round, although we weren't sure if he'd like it because he kinda freaked out the last time we took him on one. We decided to try it out, and he did just fine!

Hudson also got excited when he saw the Dumbo ride. He kept pointing at it and saying stuff (it actually kind of sounded like "dumbo"). Here he is waiting in line to get on!

Grandma took a live action shot of us on the ride together- I think Abe is enjoying it the most :)

Here's Great-Grandma Kern with Abe and Hudson on the Casey Jr Train!

Abe and I took a picture in front of this A on our Honeymoon over 4 years ago, so we thought it would be fun to get an updated family photo in front of it.

Here's Abe and Hudson getting ready to zoom off into Autopia.

Hudson enjoyed Toon Town. One of his favorite things was this piano that played silly sounds. He is always trying to play the piano at home, so he was excited when he saw this one. After these kids went away, Hudson was by himself and another girl came over to play it- he kept telling her "no" because he wanted it all to himself.

One of the highlights- Hudson got to meet Mickey Mouse!! I forgot how long that line takes to get through. It is deceiving because it seems short, but it takes forever! I was glad we waited, though because Hudson was really cute. I thought he might freak out (because he did with Santa), so I just held him. Hudson was really interested and kept pointing at Mickey. He even tried to give him "knuckles" and "five." You can see that he is trying to give Mickey "knuckles" in this picture.

We also drove down to Newport Beach one day. Hudson had a lot of fun, but it was kind of cold so it didn't last too long. He would go down by the water and then it would start coming up towards him so he would run away from it saying "uh-oh" over and over or "oh-no" over and over. It was really cute.

One time the water came in too fast, though and he tripped and got all wet. That didn't make him too happy and he got cold because the water was freezing and it was really windy. So I tried to distract him by playing in the sand with him. Of course he got completely dirty, but he enjoyed it.

It was nice to take a break from real life and go have some fun. Its good to be home, though, where Hudson can roam free and I don't have to chase him around the house wondering what he'll find next! :)