Disneyland

As part of Lexi's birthday present, we took a short trip to Disneyland. We had so much fun, but wish we could have stayed longer. There is so much to do.

Ryan had been in meetings in San Diego earlier in the week, so he met me and the girls down in LA. Everyone was worried about me getting both girls to the airport and through security, but we did just fine. I told Ryan that next time he is traveling and there is a mom trying to get her kids on the shuttle with a stroller, he needed to make sure and help because there were a lot of nice people that helped me.

Lexi was so excited to go on the plane. She kept asking, "Are we flying yet?". It was so cute. Halle was a champ, she slept the whole way. I didn't bring anything to occupy me because I thought I would be busy with the girls, but they did their own thing. It was kind of nice just to relax.

Once we got to California, we met up with Ryan and went to check into our hotel. Once we were settled, we headed on down to Downtown Disney. We let Lexi pick out an autograph book and pen for the characters. My little girl has her own mind and didn't pick out the first thing she saw. She took her time to make sure she made the right decision. After dinner, we headed on back to the hotel to get ready for DISNEYLAND the next morning.

The first ride we went on was the Alice in Wonderland ride. Lexi was excited, but a little bit apprehensive. She wasn't sure she liked the loud noise. After that, we went on the Teacups. This was more her speed. She LOVED it (see picture below). She loved the spinning and she laughed so hard.

Both of the girls loved "Its A Small World". They have updated it, but it is still so cute. They have added all of the Disney characters to the different worlds. It was fun for us to try and spot the different people.

Some of the other highlights from our first day was visiting Minnie & Mickey's house. We also visited Pirates, Buzz Lightyear, Honey I Shrunk the Kids and the Merry Go Round.

The next day we went straight to the Nemo ride, but we still had to wait 45 minutes. It was a cute ride, but I am not sure it was worth the wait. We then went on Peter Pan, Snow White and Pinocchio ride. Again, Lexi didn't love the dark and the noise (Disneyland is kind of scary!!). I think we spend the majority of our day waiting for the parade. It was so hot, that I think we almost melted. It was fun having such good seats for the parade though.

The next day, we met up with Ryan's brother Brady and his girlfriend, Melissa. They live in California, so we don't get to see them very often. Brady hadn't even met Halle yet. It was so good to see them and spend some time with them. We were able to go on the Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain and the Pooh Bear Ride. Lexi HATED Splash Mountain, but she loved the Pooh Bear ride. She said she liked it the best because we didn't have to wait in line. Later that night, we had dinner with the Princesses. It was so worth the money. The princesses came right to your table and the food was wonderful. Lexi was in Heaven. She couldn't beleie she got to meet all of the princesses. We also had them bring a birthday cake to her which she thought was so cool. While we were at dinner, Brady proposed to Melissa in front of Cinderella's castle and she said "Yes". We are so happy for them. They are such a cute couple. We met up with them later that night to watch the fireworks. They were so excited!!!

On our last day, we headed back to Disneyland to go to Pixie Hollow. Tinkerbell had left presents for Lexi and Halle in our hotel room while we were sleeping, so Lexi wanted to be sure to tell her Thank You before we left. Then we stopped by California Adventure to ride "Soarin'".

Both of the girls were so good on the trip. I was worried about taking Halle, but she did great. She did get a little upset when we would wake her from her nap to go on a ride, but she was great. If you ever take a baby to Disneyland, be sure to visit the "Baby Center". It is so quiet and the people in there are so nice. They have a nice curtained area for mom's to nurse their babies and a great changing area. Halle and I spend quite a bit of time in there and it was so nice!!!

After a final goodbye to Minnie and lunch with Brady & Melissa, we were on our way home. We had so much fun and made so great memories. We can't wait to go back again.