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.

An American Girl In A Limo

The Girls Scouts used their cookie sale money to rent a Limo and go to the American Girl Place in Los Angeles. They were so excited to get in the limo. I was a little disappointed that it was so squishy in the limo. We had a lot of people I guess. The limo driver was even nice enough to get balloons and some sparkling cider for the girls, since they're too little for champagne.

I didn't realize how big the store was.

Katie brought some of the money she's been saving and bought a new dress for her doll.

All of the girls were able to pick out a doll to take home, get their picture on the cover of the monthly magazine, eat at the cafe, and get a hairstyle.

The store has a small salon section, for the dolls to get their hair styled, with different options to choose from and different prices. This is the style Katie picked out.

The Cafe was pretty cool, they gave each girl a small highchair that connects to the table so their dolls can sit with them.

Each doll was given a small plate and cup the girls were allowed to take home after.

The dessert was so cute!

Katie changed her doll into her new dress, she looked beautiful and Katie was a happy girl =)

The girls gave a toast and drank their sparkling cider on the way home.

It was a pretty fun day. Emma was a bit of a handful, but not too bad. The store was really cool, the bathrooms even had little holders for the dolls, so they didn't get dirty on the floor while the girls used the restroom. Good reward for selling cookies =)