A couple weeks ago we got to take a special trip to Disneyland with Grammy to celebrate her birthday! We made special arrangements for this to be a "girls only" trip (thanks, Daddy!) & when the day finally arrived, we were all SO EXCITED!!
Grammy came in on the train on a Wednesday evening and we came back to our house to spend the night & drove to Disneyland bright and early on Thursday morning.
Before going into the gate.
Now that she is 3, Keira needs her own ticket
(Exciting for her, not so much for the pocketbook!).
The classic Disney shot!
Probably her 2nd favorite ride.
First place goes to "It's a Small World," which we rode about 4 times I think. :)
There was actually no wait to meet Mickey Mouse!
WOW!
Dumbo!
Checking out where we're gonna go next while Grammy is riding Pirates.
Meeting Eeyore for the first time!
Pooh!
It was SO SO HOT out, so we had to splurge on a Dole Whip!
Here she is downing the last drink!
Mmmmm!
Delicious and refreshing!
The BIG highlight of this trip was the princesses!
Keira had never seen them before, but this time she was very interested in waiting in line to get to meet them!
She's never seen any of the movies & has only read the Cinderella book a couple times, so she doesn't know them in context; however, I think she was in awe of their fancy costumes and twirly dresses.
We only got to see Snow White from afar. While we were waiting in line, she always switched out of the rotation before we got to her. Bummer.
Meeting Mulan!
Here she is telling Mulan she is 3-years-old.
(I was shocked that she went up to the princesses on her own and interacted with them without any help from me).
(I was shocked that she went up to the princesses on her own and interacted with them without any help from me).
Here absolute favorite was Belle!
She LOVED Belle's dress and asked if she would twirl her skirt.
Belle asked Keira to twirl with her and then they danced to together.
Belle asked Keira to twirl with her and then they danced to together.
How cute is that?!
Posing with Ariel!
On our 2nd day at Disney, Keira wanted to see the princesses again, so here she is chatting with Belle again!
I was surprised because Belle actually remembered her!
Princess Tiana
What is a trip to Disney without face painting?!
Getting all blinged out with glitter!
Pretty little princess
We stopped by Pixie Hollow and met Tinkerbell!
It was fun, but not nearly as exciting as the princesses!
Meeting Tinkerbell's sister, Periwinkle
Tinkerbell!
How she was dressed in thick, long sleeves is beyond me because it was painfully hot outside!!
Lunch at The Rainforest Cafe!
Demonstrating her silliest face!
Eating a delicious lunch!
Sadly, this is the last of the Disneyland pics. :(
Right after this picture, my camera went on the fritz and I couldn't use it again
(it is currently at Canon being repaired).
(it is currently at Canon being repaired).
Anyway, we had a WONDERFUL time at Disney (except for the intense heat).
It was fun getting to experience it with my mom since she hadn't been there since the last time she took me when I was about 10 years old & and for her to experience Disney with Keira was a highlight too! It is so fun to see things through the awe and wonder of a 3-year-old!
It was fun getting to experience it with my mom since she hadn't been there since the last time she took me when I was about 10 years old & and for her to experience Disney with Keira was a highlight too! It is so fun to see things through the awe and wonder of a 3-year-old!
Happy birthday, Mom!
I'm glad we got to do that trip and I hope it won't be our last time to experience Disney together!
While the girls were away, Noah also got to get away for some quality bro time with Jonathan!
They spent the weekend together in SLO and did lots of fun activities!
Like rock climbing...
... and sushi!
Some frisbee golf...
Along with hiking, mountain biking, seeing a movie, and more!
It was a great brother weekend!
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What a special trip - memories you will cherish forever!
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