California Trip-Magic Mountain

Well, it's been a while since I posted, and that's because we spent our Fall Break in California at my parents house.  We had a great time, and as always the time went by way to fast.  I think I'll break my posts down into outings we did while we were there.  There are too many pictures for just one post, so here goes.....

We started our vacation with a fun day at Magic Mountain.  I hadn't been there in about 10 years, and the kids had never been, so we thought it would be fun.  Luckily it was a great day to go, and the park was EMPTY!  It was perfect!  Grandma came along to sit with the little ones while the bigger kids rode the big coasters.  They have some pretty cool roller coasters!  If you like scary, big rides this is the place to go!

Here we are just outside the park in front of the Colossus.  That ride has been there forever and has always been one of my favorites!
This was Jessica, Amber (their cousin from CA) and Ashley about to ride the Scream coaster.  It had 8 loops!  I sat this one out as I had just eaten and didn't want to get sick!
This is the kids in front of De Ja Vu.  It was the coolest!  One of my favorite rides there!  I screamed the whole time, and I'm usually not a screamer.
Do you remember these characters?  Wow, cartoons have sure changed today!
After we rode a bunch of big coasters, we headed to the kiddy land to let the little ones ride a few.  It was so nice because since most of the kids were in school in CA, there was no one there.  We just walked right on everything.  Kyle's favorite part was the Thomas the Train rides.  He loved this little train roller coaster.
Even Kelsey got in on the fun, and flew around in the airplane.  She thought it was pretty cool she got to have her own steering wheel.  (Don't worry, I rode next to her when the ride started. :)  

And I was happy to still see this ride still there.  I remember riding in these bird cages when I was a kid (we grew up going to Magic Mountain a lot!)  And I remember when I started getting to big for them, and I was all disappointed.  It's actually a pretty funny ride if you think about it.  Stuffing children in cages and sending them around and around in circles.  Oh well, the kids liked it.

So, it was a perfect day for Magic Mountain.  The weather was nice, and no long lines.  Couldn't have asked for a more perfect day!  I was so proud of all the kids.  They went on everything and were so brave!  I remember going to the park and the Revolution ride was so scary.  That is nothing compared to what they have now!  If you love roller coasters, you have to go to this place!  SO FUN!!!