We took our first family vacation to Disneyland. It was definitely something we will always remember! Marli is loving the Disney Princesses so we thought this would be the perfect time to go. After our last day there we all said what our favorite part was. Funny enough, the princesses were not mentioned once! Marli's favorites were the rollercoasters, the parade and her favorite characters? Chip and Dale. She did actually love seeing the princesses dance in the parade, loved walking through Minnie Mouses house, and both of the Toy Story rides. We loved just being there to see her reaction to each new adventure in Disneyland, and Laney was nice enough to just come along for the ride.
This is Marli as we left our driveway. Thanks to Presli we listened to every Disney Princess song over and over on our 10 hour drive. Whatever keeps our little princess happy.
Here we are at the "happiest place on earth". And from the look on Marli's face in most of these pictures I would say that is true.
They make the most adorable candy apples there and this Minnie Mouse one happened to be our favorite. It was almost too cute to eat...almost:)
I crouched down in this picture to be next to Marli, but then she wanted to crouch down to. Lucky for us, candy apples are "too messy" for Reno's liking so we happily ate his share.
After our first day we gave Marli this Sleeping Beauty crown and dress to wear to breakfast the next morning with the princesses. She was so excited for the new dress ups. After she put them on she asked, "Mom, do I get to take these home?" and when I told her yes she gave me the biggest hug.
This picture is so funny to me because it pretty much sums up our experience at breakfast with the Princesses. This was the one event we thought Marli would love the most. And I think the thought of it she did love, but when it came down to seeing the Princesses she played her typical hard-to-get self. And Laney who is usually such an angel was hungry and tired and didn't make things any easier.
Here are all her pictures with the characters. At least she smiled in most of the pictures even if she didn't want to stand next to any of them. The funniest part of all this is now she can't stop looking at these pictures and talking about how she saw all the princesses.
Marli and her Prince -
Wednesday was actually Reno's birthday and what better way to celebrate then to go to breakfast with the princesses. I hope Marli appreciates what a great daddy she has!!
3-D glasses - Getting ready to break records on the Toy Story ride
I think this face shows how Laney probably felt most of the trip. She was so nice to just go along with whatever her crazy family was doing
3 straight days in Disneyland can be exhausting!! Marli only made it through half of the Pirates of the Carribean ride before she fell asleep. I think we all felt like this by the time it was time to go home.
Apparently she likes the characters when they aren't so "real"
Tara and Will came and met us there one day and it was so fun to see them! Marli and Will became fast friends and probably hold the record for how many times you can ride the carousel in a row. Thanks Tara for driving all the way up and for all the great tips! I know you want to trade in the sunny Cali weather for snow so we can be neighbors again... ha!ha!
Laney's favorite part of Disneyland was charming all the people behind us while we stood in line.
Disneyland at Christmas time really is amazing!
Marli LOVED the sparkly castle!
Good-bye Disneyland! Until next time...
The white elephant exchange was still the highlight of night. I think the hot items this year were the snuggy, the clapper and the 24" t.v. ha!ha! (Nat and Craig just had to figure out how to carry that on the plane with them).
The white elephant exchange was still the highlight of night. I think the hot items this year were the snuggy, the clapper and the 24" t.v. ha!ha! (Nat and Craig just had to figure out how to carry that on the plane with them).
