the solemnest place on earth

My almost 1 year old had his 1st (very quick) trip to Disneyland's California Adventure yesterday, and he was unimpressed. I'm sure (well, actually I'm not sure... but I hope!) he was happy on the inside, but the boy barely cracked a smile the whole time we were there. He's still so young and shy around strangers so I didn't know what to expect, but it was pretty funny to watch him stay completely solemn as he visited the characters and went on a couple rides.

I was lucky enough to get into the park for free (thanks to an awesome Disney connection of one of my friends), so it was a fun experience for us to spend a couple hours of Valentine's Day at the park. However, I don't think we'll go back for a while to spend $137/person until Kyle is a little bit older and might actually have some fun. Next time, we'll hit up the main park first because I think there's lots more baby-friendly activities over there; at California Adventure we were limited to the carousel and Ariel's Undersea Adventure - which he actually seemed to enjoy, even during the "scary" Ursula part! 

this picture kills me. such a big boy!!!