Girl Scouts At Disneyland

The Girl Scout troop decided to go to Disneyland for their reward selling cookies. Since we were going to meet early at 9am when it opened, I got a hotel for the night so we wouldn't have to wake up at 6 and drive in the morning. I wanted Katie to be fresh and have a fun day. Too bad she had an earache all night and a bad night's sleep, just like me.She was up most of the night. I warmed up a washcloth for her like Google said, and she was able to fall asleep for a couple hours thank goodness. My Mom came the next morning to pick up Emma and take her to the beach.

Katie and I got there and rode the tram to Disneyland and met up with our group.

The first thing they wanted to do was eat breakfast.

Then it was time for the big kid rides. Katie's first time on Indiana Jones! She loved it!

The girls each bought an autograph book and got a few signatures throughout the day =)

At night we watched the parade, but we didn't get good seats. We were still able to see it though, and it was so pretty and cool. It was the new light show. When we were leaving at night, we just happened to be going out right as the second parade was going, and we got a front row spot to watch half the parade. Pretty neat! I had a great day spending time with Katie. We don't get to do that too much now that I have 2 kids, and I know it will be even harder when I have 3, so we enjoyed our day together today. She's such a special girl. I love her.

Disneyland Birthday

I wanted to take Emma to Disneyland for her first birthday. I thought it would be so much fun for her, we even made reservations to eat with the Princesses at Ariel's Grotto. Plus, Katie hasn't been in a while either, and I knew she would enjoy it too. My Mom, the kids and I got a hotel room the night before, close by, and swam the night before. Katie adores hotels. Especially if they have a pool. So we hung out and avoided a long and early morning drive. We got there on time and waited for the gates to open.

Emma liked some of the rides, but other rides, like Winnie the Pooh, freaked her out a bit. She slept through Dumbo.

Dipping her toes in the water was a big hit. Haha. It was warmer out than we thought it would be today. I thought summer was over by September, but I was wrong.

We took a lunch break to eat with the Princesses, where Emma cried at the sight of cake once again. Too funny. The desserts were my favorite.

We spent time at Disneyland, we spent time at California Adventure. It was a fun day. Hard, with feeding Emma throughout, and changing her, and things. But still fun. I might take her again when she's 2, I think she would enjoy it more. Katie had tons of fun, I had fun, and Emma really enjoyed being outdoors with her family. Plus, she looked super cute ;)

Mickey's Halloween Party 2013

Our tradition continues! Another year at Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. This was Emma's first time at Disneyland. I was in a hard position this year. I wanted to take Katie so bad. She deserves to be able to go have a fun night. But Emma is so little...I decided to just go for it, and boy, was it a lot of work! She doesn't like to be in the stroller, she likes to be held. All day. So I held her. All day. This year Katie went as Sophia the First and Emma was Snow White.

 I was really happy that my Grandma came with us for the first time ever!

 Lauryn's my girl, I'm always happy when she goes with me ;)

 My beautiful Princess Sophia in line for Pirates!

 Poor little Emma threw up for the 2nd time in her life today, so I had to go buy her a new outfit. I can't believe I didn't pack an extra =/ I guess I was too busy getting ready for the night. She looks super cute in her new Minnie outfit though =)

Katie had a great night, I'm so glad. I had a hard time with Emma being hungry and wanting to be held, and having to change her, etc. lol. Next year will be better!!!

Disneyland With Sam

Sam was down visiting, so we all went to Disneyland together. It was such a nice day out =) I bought Katie a special twirling dress online, I let her pick which dress/character she wanted, and she chose Tinkerbell. She was so beautiful. My Mom even made her matching bows.

All the kids got a snack ;p

The new Princess Faire is open. It's a nice little area for the kids to meet and greet with the Princesses and watch short plays of them. We got there in time to watch Beauty and the Beast. It wasn't the greatest, it's not like it's a professional show at an arena, but it was cute enough for the kids to enjoy.

Showing off her twirls.

Time for California Adventure!

This area is so cool! I think it's centered around Up! now, so cute.

This thing was so cool. The line wasn't too long, and the kids were able to go on more than once.

Such a nice fun day! I love Disneyland! I wish I could go all the time like I used to.

What A Great Day!

Today is the day! Katie has a doctor's appointment to check her cast and hopefully take it off! AND, Disneyland tonight, for the Halloween Event! We brought Abby so Katie could have a friend to go with her. They took the day off school since we had to go to the doctor first before Disneyland. But first, hours of waiting to be called =/ My Mom brought her Kindle Fire and I loaded YouTube on my phone so they could watch cartoons, but they still got bored =/

 YES!!!!!!!!!!!

 Goodbye stinky ol' cast! Good riddance!

 Katie deserves a treat for her special day of getting her cast off! When we got to Disneyland for Mickey's Halloween Party, I treated the girls. They picked a Mickey Marshmallow Pop.

 After the girls ate their snack, we changed them into their costumes. Abby was Belle and Katie picked Blueberry Muffin.

 Racing the cars they built in front of the Lego store.

 Time to go inside!

 We went on a few rides, took pictures with some characters.

 For dinner the kids ate turkey sandwiches, apples, and carrots, with chocolate milk.

 And for dessert, lots of candy was eaten.

 Before we left, I let the girls each choose 1 toy (under $20). Abby chose Bolt.

 Katie wanted Scully. She loves Jake and the Neverland Pirates.

I had a fun night at Disneyland with the girls and my Mom, and I am soooo happy Katie's cast is finally off =) Yay!!