It was a quick hour flight down to Orange County airport. We then boarded the "Disneyland Express" which took us to our hotel, Courtyard Marriott. After getting settled, we decided to walk to Downtown Disney, which is an open-air shopping center next to Disneyland. I don't think we realized how far the walk would be, but we made it.
J.T. was very excited about going to Ridemakerz to create his birthday gift. You pick a car body, chassis, wheels, tires, etc and create your very own remote-control vehicle. He picked a black Dodge truck, which is probably hard to see in the photos. He loved driving that thing around the hotel room and hallway. We ended up going back to the hotel for dinner, due to everyone being tired.
On Tuesday, we headed out to Disneyland. It was a little chilly in the mornings, but it warmed up fairly quickly. I think most days got to around 70 degrees. 
Our first ride was "It's a Small World." They had it all decorated for Christmas so it looked really cool. The little girls, Michela (3) and Francesca (18 mos) loved it.
Because it was so crowded, we decided to leave the park for lunch. We went to House of Blues at Downtown Disney. They had some really great margaritas! ;-) After lunch, we headed back to the hotel for some down time... naps, pool time, etc. We had dinner at Naples Restaurante & Pizzeria, which was really good. Some of us went back to Disneyland for the fireworks show and a few rides. Thunder Mountain Railroad, Haunted Mansion, and Autopia were the ones we rode.
And we got to see Mickey Mouse all dressed up for Christmas....
To be continued....
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