The Happiest Place on Earth {Part 2} + A Giveaway!

{Read Part 1 HERE}
Day 2 at Disney was all about one thing:

 Going to Cars Land in California Adventure.

Cars is the girls favorite Disney movie. 

The princess movies scare them (they all have an evil villain!)

As soon as we entered California Adventure, we headed straight to Cars Land and to get in line for the popular Roller Coaster, Radiator Springs Racers.
We got there as soon as the gates opened.

{The sign as you enter Cars Land}

Cars Land did not disappoint. It was even better than I imagined.

{The long line of people that we were in to go on Raidiator Springs Racers.}
We waited in line for over an hour & then finally got to go on the ride.
Views from the ride:



SO fun!!

This was the first fast ride the girls had ever been on.  I wish you could see their faces!

Kevin waited with Luke while my mother in law & I went on it with the girls.
TIP: Did you know that Disney has a parent pass?
We showed them that Kevin was waiting with a baby, so they gave him a parent pass.
As soon as we got off the ride, he got to go on it!
(And, the parent pass is good for 2 people, so there were a few rides we got to go on back to back)

After we went on the Racers, we walked around Cars Land. I seriously felt like I was in the movie.

 

 

 Inside Luigi's tire shop was a ride, Bumper Tires.

After Cars Land, we decided to explore the rest of California Adventure. We went to Bug's Life land to ride bumper cars.

Then, we headed to the Paraidse Pier area of California Adventure.
Since this was our first time at California Adventure, we had fun checking it all out.

I love how new/clean it feels. It is also very spread out which makes it not feel crowded. Loved the lake in the middle. 

Kate wanted to ride the Ferris Wheel....Mickey's Fun Wheel.

Oh boy, this was quite the Ferris Wheel.

Not only did Kate want to go on the Ferris Wheel, she wanted to go in the swinging cages of the Ferris Wheel.

 It was quite the ride. I wasn't prepared for how high it went and how much it swang. We all loved it (except my mother in law. ha!)

Fun Boardwalk shops that lined Paradise Pier.

When Luke was born, one of our neighbors was at Disneyland & bought Luke this cute Mickey shirt!

 We packed PB & J sandwhiches for lunch each day and after the Ferris Wheel, the girls were eating lunch on a bench with my mother in law, so Kevin and I went on the California Screaming Roller Coaster since it was only a 10 minute wait!

Loved it. We love roller coasters, especially ones that go upside down!
Phineas & Ferb had a little parade:

The girls went on this jellyfish ride (by themselves!)

Goofy!

Another perk about California Adventure is that they sell alcohol! Kevin stood in the one and only margarita line for 30 minutes. Ahhh...yum.

I fed Luke & drank my margarita while everyone else explored Redwood Creek.

Super cute area of California Adventure.

Then we went on Soarin over California. Another great ride.
I was pleasantly surprised with all the fun rides.

 Cute newsies show/parade:

Hollywood town:

We knew it was time to take a break from the park & go to dinner. Meltdown Central. It was bound to happen. Wasn't the first time on this trip & it wouldn't be the last :)

We walked over to Downtown Disney!

Had dinner at a cute Italian place & Luke sat in a high chair for the first time.

View from dinner:

After dinner we checked out all the fun stores in Downtown Disney:

Lego store!

Can you believe these were made out of legos?

Amazing.

I don't know who had more fun at the Lego store. The girls or Kevin.

Building legos was a perfect end to their day.

 We walked back to the hotel & got the kids in bed for the night. They were wiped out!

After the kids were in bed, my mother in law really wanted to head back to California Adventure and see the Color of Wonder Show.

California Adventure at night?

Magical.

Everything lit up was amazing. The pics don't even do it justice.

 The Color of Wonder show was pretty neat.

 The color of wonder show was neat, but I was more excited about going on Tower of Terror again!

On our way back to Tower of Terror, we cut through Cars Land.
Cars Land at night?

 Incredible. Even better than the daytime. Everything was lit up. If you have a kid who loves Cars, you need to go to Cars Land ASAP.

My mother in law and I ran to Tower of Terror to go on the ride one last time!
It was even scarier the 2nd time, because I knew what was going to happen.

Then we ran over to Disneyland to go on Space Mountain before the park closed!

I love hanging out with my fun mother in law. Blessed.
We closed down the park. It was awesome.

Day 2 was a great day. So tiring, but fun.
Loved exploring California Adventure. It surpassed my expectations.

Highlights:
Cars Land
California Screamin'
Soarinn' over California

Part 3.....the Final part will be up tomorrow!

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Now, it's Giveaway Time!

Remember these cute shirts from my first Disney post?
On my post yesterday, several of you commented on the kid's adorable shirts that I bought from THIS Etsy Shop. Rhonda, the owner is so sweet and wants to giveaway a $25 shop credit to one of YOU!
Her shop has tons of cute appliqued & personalized shirts. Her turn around time is FAST!
I got the shirts in less than a week!
(Which was perfect since we decided to go to Disneyland 3 weeks before we went!)

To Enter:
Like Sewn with Love's Facebook Page HERE.
(Leave a comment letting my know you did)
 For an extra entry, let me know your favorite ride at Disney!
My favorite ride? A tie between Tower of Terror and Space Mountain. I love them both!

Giveaway ends on Monday, March 18th and a winner will be chosen via random.org