Disneyland in the Rain

Our good friends were visiting from Utah and we made plans to meet them at Disneyland on a Friday.  Little did we know that it would be a big storm that day.  We decided to brave it and drove in torrential downpours all the way to Aneheim.  When we got there the sun was out a little but we could see big black clouds in the distance.  Just as we hit the ticket booth to California adventures it started to pour rain.  We just stood there wondering what to do next and then we stood there some more.  Our friends texted us and let us know that they were in a restaurant not far from the front and we decided to make a run for it to them... not such a good idea.  We ended up with wet pants and would have had wet shoes too except I made everyone wear their snow boots to disneyland.  

After that rain storm passed it seemed to dry up a little and we ended up going over to Disneyland to ride some of the indoor rides they had there.  Among the highlights is that Annika was able to ride on Space Mountain and the Matterhorn for the first time.  

 I enjoyed getting a picture with the storm troopers.  They are not the nicest people at Disneyland and don't offer any hugs or pose for pictures.  We really enjoyed hanging out with our friends for the day.

 Later the littlest ones got to ride the merry go round while the rest rode on California Screaming.  Ashling rode that ride for her first and second times and she loves it now.

Our last thing we did was to see the World of Colors.  The kids loved it!  It was pretty amazing to see and also quite wet.  By the time it was done we were so cold despite our coats, gloves, and hats that we had to stop and get hot chocolate and warm up inside the Starbucks cafe.  Thank goodness for a warm place to warm up.  Although I don't recommend Disneyland when it is that cold it was quite fun to go with our friends.  Too bad we didn't get more pictures.