Tatum had her 4
th birthday party at Pump It Up, a large facility with two rooms filled with
bouncy stuff. Slides, obstacle courses, base ball, etc. We actually hadn't been back to Pump It Up since the party. But a few weeks ago they sent me a notice about free bounce time so we ran down to enjoy all the fun.
And, as you can see from the photo above, it's obviously not just for kids. :)
Or is it that Garrett is just a kid at heart? :)
Here's this tall structure where you run and slap a
Velcro flag onto a patch, the goal being to get your flag on the highest patch. Garrett was so proud that he got it to the top but take a peek at his feet! Bad boy, he cheated! He took his socks off for more traction! :)
Tatum loves the big slide but loves even more the obstacle course. She kept daring us to race her but then would want us to just go on her side, behind her so she could win. :)
Half way through the 2 hour session, we were moved to another room with neon lights! I thought this would scare the kids but they loved it!
Everyone tired themselves out and had a great time. Then, because Tatum did an amazing job of getting her flag far up the patch wall, (with socks on!) we said she got to pick the place we went to dinner. And of course, she picked
McDonalds. Yuck! But when you're a kid, I guess that's a fun place so that's where we ended our night.
A few weeks later we headed up to Irvine and went back to Disneyland to buy annual passes! We did this when Tatum turned 2, since from 2 to 3, kids are free. So now that our Ty is 2, we're back to being Disneyland pass holders!
And the park is decorated for Halloween, so cute!
First we hit Buzz
Lightyear since Ty is big into shooting guns (to my dismay of course). He liked that ride but couldn't wait for the car ride (since one of his favorite things to do these days is drive or play with cars). So here we are, Ty driving, me doing the pedal and wow, let me just forewarn anyone that's thinking about taking their two year old on the car ride, not a fun experience! Ty was too small to see over the steering wheel and it wasn't easy to keep the car straight, so as I'm trying to "help" him steer with much disgust on his part, I'm also trying to keep my foot lightly on the gas pedal which is in the middle of the car.
Hmmm, it made for a very jerky, "bump ride" as Ty called it and I don't think either one of us is interested in going back on the cars for the rest of your year pass!
We sat down to eat our picnic lunch and who came walking by but
Tigger! Ty flew off his seat on the wall and tackled
Tigger, so cute! Tatum was always so afraid of the characters and now isn't too afraid but more reserved, she said hi from the side of my leg. Just another example of how different these two kids are.
After lunch, we decided to take the little raft over to Tom Sawyer Island to see the Pirate's Lair since pirates are another big love of Ty's.
I hadn't been over to the island in a long time and they've done a lot to change it. They still have the tree house which they've decorated with
pirates...
and the water pump area...
but they've added a few skeletons and other pirate decor, pretty cool.
The kids loved this bouncy bridge.
And Ty was in awe over this huge pile of treasure! He couldn't get over it, he kept yelling something and I finally figured out he was saying
Doubloons which is what they call the coins on Jake and the
Neverland Pirates cartoon that he loves. There were caves to crawl through where they had more treasure hidden, and a fort and an old boat. Both kids loved it!
We made it back across the pond to the main land and after a ride on Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh, we barely had enough energy to make it back to the tram. I had taken our Sit and Stand stroller, which I love, but after this trip I realized we might be outgrowing it. Well, with my kids anyway, because Tatum wants to sit in the baby part up front, and Ty feels he's way to much of a big boy to sit in a stroller so he has to stand or lounge on the back part. This would be lovely but the stroller isn't made for a 40 lb kid in the front so with all that weight, it's hard to steer and I'm jerking the thing around which jostles Ty right off the end.
Grrr, children!!! We'll have to see what alternatives we can come up with next time. But all in all, a wonderful first trip back to Disneyland and we can't wait to go back again soon!
Tatum had her 4th birthday party at Pump It Up, a large facility with two rooms filled with bouncy stuff. Slides, obstacle courses, base ball, etc. We actually hadn't been back to Pump It Up since the party. But a few weeks ago they sent me a notice about free bounce time so we ran down to enjoy all the fun.
And, as you can see from the photo above, it's obviously not just for kids. :)
Or is it that Garrett is just a kid at heart? :)
Here's this tall structure where you run and slap a Velcro flag onto a patch, the goal being to get your flag on the highest patch. Garrett was so proud that he got it to the top but take a peek at his feet! Bad boy, he cheated! He took his socks off for more traction! :)
Tatum loves the big slide but loves even more the obstacle course. She kept daring us to race her but then would want us to just go on her side, behind her so she could win. :)
Half way through the 2 hour session, we were moved to another room with neon lights! I thought this would scare the kids but they loved it!
Everyone tired themselves out and had a great time. Then, because Tatum did an amazing job of getting her flag far up the patch wall, (with socks on!) we said she got to pick the place we went to dinner. And of course, she picked McDonalds. Yuck! But when you're a kid, I guess that's a fun place so that's where we ended our night.
A few weeks later we headed up to Irvine and went back to Disneyland to buy annual passes! We did this when Tatum turned 2, since from 2 to 3, kids are free. So now that our Ty is 2, we're back to being Disneyland pass holders!
And the park is decorated for Halloween, so cute!
First we hit Buzz Lightyear since Ty is big into shooting guns (to my dismay of course). He liked that ride but couldn't wait for the car ride (since one of his favorite things to do these days is drive or play with cars). So here we are, Ty driving, me doing the pedal and wow, let me just forewarn anyone that's thinking about taking their two year old on the car ride, not a fun experience! Ty was too small to see over the steering wheel and it wasn't easy to keep the car straight, so as I'm trying to "help" him steer with much disgust on his part, I'm also trying to keep my foot lightly on the gas pedal which is in the middle of the car. Hmmm, it made for a very jerky, "bump ride" as Ty called it and I don't think either one of us is interested in going back on the cars for the rest of your year pass!
We sat down to eat our picnic lunch and who came walking by but Tigger! Ty flew off his seat on the wall and tackled Tigger, so cute! Tatum was always so afraid of the characters and now isn't too afraid but more reserved, she said hi from the side of my leg. Just another example of how different these two kids are.
After lunch, we decided to take the little raft over to Tom Sawyer Island to see the Pirate's Lair since pirates are another big love of Ty's. 
I hadn't been over to the island in a long time and they've done a lot to change it. They still have the tree house which they've decorated with pirates...
and the water pump area...
but they've added a few skeletons and other pirate decor, pretty cool.
The kids loved this bouncy bridge.
And Ty was in awe over this huge pile of treasure! He couldn't get over it, he kept yelling something and I finally figured out he was saying Doubloons which is what they call the coins on Jake and the Neverland Pirates cartoon that he loves. There were caves to crawl through where they had more treasure hidden, and a fort and an old boat. Both kids loved it!
We made it back across the pond to the main land and after a ride on Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh, we barely had enough energy to make it back to the tram. I had taken our Sit and Stand stroller, which I love, but after this trip I realized we might be outgrowing it. Well, with my kids anyway, because Tatum wants to sit in the baby part up front, and Ty feels he's way to much of a big boy to sit in a stroller so he has to stand or lounge on the back part. This would be lovely but the stroller isn't made for a 40 lb kid in the front so with all that weight, it's hard to steer and I'm jerking the thing around which jostles Ty right off the end. Grrr, children!!! We'll have to see what alternatives we can come up with next time. But all in all, a wonderful first trip back to Disneyland and we can't wait to go back again soon!
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