Last Day at Disneyland - 25/365

Today we are spending our last day at Disneyland. We had such an amazing time exploring this place. We are so familiar with Florida we thought this place might feel completely different. From the second we got here it felt oddly familiar but had so much new things to explore, too! We fell in love with Walt's first park and California Adventure. We know that this place will become a regular in our Disney trip rotation. I think today's picture fits the last day theme and I know the words are true!

Waiting for World of Color - 24/365

Today was a another fabulous day at Disneyland. It started off with a bit of rain. We all bought ponchos and an extra for the stroller and by the time we all got suited up and took the monorail over to the park, it was done! YAY! We spent the morning at Disneyland, checking out Toontown and meeting characters. We went back for our afternoon rest and then had dinner at Wine Country Trattoria, which was delicious! After dinner we rode a few rides and then headed over to the waiting area to watch World of Color. What an absolutely STUNNING show it is! The water and colors are absolutely jaw dropping. 

While we were waiting for the show, I was testing my camera settings and practicing my long exposures. I managed to capture the fun wheel in full color with a stunning California Screaming in the back using a 30 second exposure! 

That is the photo of the day!

Disney Jammies! - 23/365

Today's picture is of the whole crew in our Disney jammies. Raymond and Jennifer got everyone Disney pajamas for Christmas before our big family January 2012 Disney trip. We hoped to all wear them in Florida and get a nice family picture together in them, but time and schedules never let that happen. We decided for this trip we would make it happen, even if we didn't have the rest of the crew! What a perfect place to honor them! Here is the picture of the day! 

I held this picture back because we had post cards made for some family members and were waiting for them to arrive! LOL!

Hello Ariel! - 22/365

Today we spent the morning at Disneyland Park. We did a lot of the Fantasy Land rides for Reagan, which she loved. The lines were non-existent so we really got to see a lot of stuff. Even the lines for the bigger rides were slow, so we hopped right on Space Mountain! Space Mountain in California puts Florida to shame! It's awesome! The effects are better, the cars are better, the music is better....it's just BETTER! We loved it!

When lunch time rolled around we headed over to California Adventure to have lunch at Ariel's Grotto, which is a princess character lunch. We got all checked in and headed downstairs to get seated. While your waiting for your table, Ariel greets you and you get to have your picture taken. Reagan has been great with all the characters, not really afraid, but shy. She will walk up to them and hug them but never says too much. This time, we went around the corner, she dropped my hand and RAN full speed over to Ariel! It was totally ADORABLE! Ariel and everyone else got a big kick out of it! Reagan and Ariel is today's picture of the day! :)

Happy Birthday! - 21/365

Today was my birthday! We started the day at Goofy's Kitchen for a character breakfast. It was a wonderful buffet and lots of characters! We saw Rafiki, Baloo, Snow White, Mulan, Chip and Dale, and of course Goofy! Reagan loved seeing all the characters but was a little intimidated around Rafiki. She hooked her little arms around my neck and would not let go, poor thing. We were all having a great time, when all of a sudden all the wait staff came over with a cupcake and buttons and broke out into Happy Birthday! It was hilarious and a little embarrassing, too! Today's picture is of my special cupcake and buttons....

The rest of the day we spent bumming around Hollywood and checking out the Walk of Fame. We even bumped into Jimmy Kimmel filming a man on the street interview. It was so neat to see him in person! We finished up in Hollywood and hit the beach in Santa Monica for awhile! Reagan loved the beach, but the water was FREEZING! She kept telling Jim to get in the water. She would say "Dada, get in water! Go ahead!" It was too funny! All in all, it was a fabulous way to spend a birthday!

Disneyland Day - 19/365

Today, we finally arrived at Disneyland after about 10 months of anticipation. It's everything we thought, but so much better. Everything is so close together, it's wonderful! 

 We started off the day perfect, buzzed right through security at the airport with NO lines! It was nice not to feel rushed with the HUGE amount of stuff we carry on with the baby. Flight was relatively smooth just a few bumps here and there. Reagan COULD NOT have been better! I got her the CARES airplane system it's basically a seat belt that hooks to the airplane seat belt and mimics, car-seat belts. She is fabulous in the car, so I hoped that would keep her from climbing all over. She sat in her seat with no problems, for 4.5 hours. It. Was. WONDERFUL! She watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and played games on the iPad the whole time! YAY!

 We landed in California and our car and driver was already waiting for us, bags came right off and in about 40 minutes we were there! Our room wasn't ready so we grabbed our swimsuits from the bag and hit Tangaroa Terrace for lunch. Reagan slept through that...LOL! FABULOUS burgers! 

When she got up, we hit the pool since it was in the mid 70's!! They have a wonderful splash pad with water slides so we spent most of the afternoon there. She LOVED the baby slide and was doing it by herself with no hand holding by the end of the afternoon! She went on that slide about 200 times. There is two lanes so one person would go with her and she would take the other lane. She always had to be on the left side standing at the top. Everytime she got to the bottom she would pick someone else to go. "Dada try!" "Mama Try!" "Nana try!" It was a great afternoon! 

Finally, our room was ready so we went up to get situated and got cleaned up for dinner! We had a fabulous dinner at Steakhouse 55, then took a walk down to the entrance of the parks. Can't wait to hit Disneyland park tomorrow. 

Today's picture is Reagan on her favorite slide!