Day 14, 2 weeks in and the end is in sight!

Day 14, begin Phase 3, the final stage of our grand adventure.

Pilot Alex!

First time on a plane!

Today's spectacle started at 4:00 am, our wake-up call in Eugene. The taxi showed up at 4:30, and away we went to Eugene Airport, which is slightly smaller than Manchester, but not by much.  Everything went swimmingly, and we landed in San Francisco right on time.  A short layover later, and we were in Orange County/Anaheim/John Wayne/Santa Ana airport.  Alex was a true champ about everything, from the early morning to the nerves and excitement of his first plane ride.  He got to sit in the pilot's seat and meet Jen the pilot, and thought the window seat was just so cool.

Passed out on the shuttle bus.

From there, we took a shuttle bus (the Disneyland Express) to our hotel, which was awesome.  Huge coach bus, few people and air conditioned. Alex liked it so much that he fell asleep!  It's was a long day, and it wasn't even 1 pm.

Alex's private room.

Luck being in our favor, our hotel had our room ready for us early, and we were able to get in immediately.  Surprise surprise, but we ended up in a mini-suite!  Alex has his own area, separated by a sliding door, with bunk beds AND his own TV.  DJ and I have a king size bed, which had a very cute towel Dumbo on it to greet us.  Overall, this room is AWESOME.  We can see the back of California Adventure from our balcony, which also gave us prime viewing for the fireworks and laser show.  Again, just awesome.  Thank you Groupon. (Note: we did a secret Groupon where it said "3 star hotel within 1/2 mile of Disney" but we didn't know the name of the hotel. It paid off.)

We made it!

Fireworks from our hotel room!

The rest of the day was spent exploring Downtown Disney, grabbing lunch and resting. DJ and Alex checked out the pool, then dinner in the hotel.

So, nothing totally exciting, but everything super exciting because of planes! Bus! DISNEY!!!!