The best thing we did was fly! We were in California by 10am and at Disneyland by lunchtime. The kids absolutely loved it (of course). It was there first time and they were mesmerized by the Disney characters they saw. We got a 3 day hopper pass and it was well worth it. We used it for the 3 days and went back and forth between Disneyland and California Adventure.
We ended up spending more time at California Adventure. It was less busy and had a lot of good rides for the kids. The kids favorite things they did were the parades (at both parks) and seeing/meeting the characters. We saw Mickey, Minnie, Pluto. Doc McStuffins. Chip & Dale, Sophia the First, Goofy, Daisy and Donald Duck, and princesses. They liked the rides as well but the characters were by far their favorite.
We spent a lot of time in the Bugs Life area riding the rides there. We also loved Radiator Springs, and the buzz lightyear rides. All in all it was awesome! No complaints!
Other than Disneyland, we also spent one day at Huntington Beach. It was 65 degrees and not crowded. We had an awesome day playing in the sand, riding bikes along the shore, and eating good food! It was Harlow's first time at the beach. She LOVED the sand from her first step. She wasn't such a big fan of the ocean though. Too loud and cold!
