Day two: Our California Adventure!

Day two of our Disneyland surprise trip had us visiting Disney's California Adventure Park. We were there from the opening of the gates to the closing of the park, and we had a great time every minute!! We rode the rides of Paradise Pier, the Hollywood Back lot and Condor Flats. Daniel's favorite ride was California Screamin'. He rode this monstrous roller coaster a total of 7 times (4 times with Dad and three times with Mom). Benjamin and Ethan both loved the Grizzly River Rapids while Noah fell in love with King Triton's Carousel--which he rode 7 times because it's conveniently located right next to California Screamin'!! We didn't think our second day could be as fun as our first day, but, wow-ee, it was!!! By the end of day two, we were all smiles--and a little bit tired, too!!

Day One: Disneyland!

We spent day one of our Disneyland surprise trip in the original Disneyland Resort. We were blessed to have fantastic weather and minimal crowds--the longest line we stood in was less than 15 minutes long!! We worked our way through all the "lands": Tomorrow Land, Fantasy Land, Mickey's Toon Town, Frontier Land, Critter Country and Adventure Land. We stopped off at Mickey's House for our traditional visit and picture with our favorite mouse as well! At the end of the day, Daniel declared Thunder Mountain Railroad to be his favorite ride, Benjamin's was also Thunder Mountain, Ethan loved Star Tours the best while Noah liked Pirates of the Caribbean. The boys all agreed on their least favorite ride: It's A Small World!! And, we all said that the best thing of all was just being together and having fun!! Wow, what a FANTASTIC day!

A Magical Surprise!

On Sunday, March 7, the Keller boys said goodbye to their friends, Max, Luke and Sam, who spent the night the previous night. They were asked to quickly get dressed and then were told that they were going on a "field trip." They asked questions about where they were going, but they were not given any answers. Once in the car, they continued to ask where they were going. Still, no answers. Then they were given clues--four in all--that would help them solve the mystery. The final clues were miniature Mickey Mouse puzzles, with a poem that led them to the answer: we were going to Disneyland!!! The boys were thrilled and could not believe that mom and dad were able to pull off such a big surprise. It was so much fun for all of us--our adventure had begun!!

Ethan Likes Green Eggs and Ham!

Happy Birthday Theodor Geisel--also known as the beloved Dr. Seuss!! On Tuesday, March 2, we celebrated the birthday of Ethan's favorite author! We read our favorite Dr. Seuss Book, The Cat in the Hat. And for dinner we had Green Eggs and Ham! Ethan, Noah and Benjamin had numerous helpings, they loved it!! Mom, Dad and Daniel couldn't get over the gross green color of the eggs, however. It was a memorable celebration and we finished up the evening with a little Hop on Pop and then said good night to our Red Fish and Blue Fish!