A Day At Disney!

 This is the view in our van from the front seat. On our way to Disneyland!

As soon as we entered the park, Mickey was there to greet us! Susi was about to bust with excitement! Notice that Daddy, Kamby, and Alyx are not in the pic. As soon as we had parked the van we realized that we left the diaper bag at the hotel. So, Daddy had to go back to get it while me and the kiddos walked to the park. Kamby would not even go near Mickey without Daddy so she is actually sitting in the stroller right in front of us, screaming! I don't know why Alyx didn't get in the pic, I think she was comforting Kamby. 

First on the agenda -meeting princesses! Waiting with anticipation! 

First princess - Belle - Kamby's favorite, she ran right up to hold her hand for the picture. Graci was so excited, which means she was very nervous as well, so she is squeezing Dax's hand. She always holds onto Dax (her security blanket) when she is excited. 

 Second princess - Ariel -Graci was feeling more comfortable and held her hand. Susi was thrilled to hug every princess. She just spent the day with a full smile on her face!

Third princess - Tiana - Kamby is showing Tiana her hair. Then Kamby tells her "I have two ponytails and you only have one." You can't see from the back of his head but Thad is standing in completely awe. He is lovestruck!

Thad ran right up to hold her hand! 

 Thad's dream has been to ride a choo-choo train! When he saw a train right outside the princess faire there was no controlling him jumping on. We rode it all away around the park and he still did not want to get off.

 Dax is charming Rapunzel! He is quite lovestruck here!

 This was the highlight of most every one's day, meeting Rapunzel! The five next to her just enjoyed her and loved meeting her. The one on the floor had a blast wrapping himself up in her hair. This pic doesn't capture it but by the time we left we had to 'untangle' him!

 Another train, so my boy is happy!

 Dax and Alyx are just getting into Star Wars, so it was fun for them to go on Star Tours and to Jedi training. Alyx had tapped the stormtrooper on the shoulder and he turned around like this. It was funny!

Then he let her pose with him. 

 Going into the Buzz Lightyear ride. The smile on Dax's face when he saw the mechanical Buzz was priceless. Complete joy in his eyes!

 At the end of the day when I asked Dax what will he always remember about our trip to Disneyland, he answered, "Riding the rocket ships with my daddy, we went the fastest with my daddy, and high up!"

 

This was Kamby every time Daddy went on a ride without her. She didn't want to go but she didn't want Daddy to go either. 

 Our family waiting for the parade to start. The parade was every one's favorite part of the day except for Dax. He fell asleep right before it started and even though it was extremely loud, he did not wake up. During the parade Ariel blew a kiss directly to all the girls and they felt so special. Also, it was the only time they got to see Minnie Mouse which is who Susi really wanted to see. Susi sat in her chair during the whole parade and waved like a princess to everyone.

 As long as Daddy stayed this close, Kamby was this happy!

Graci really wanted to see Minnie's house but as soon as we got there, they closed it. It was very sad. But, we went to Mickey's house and she thought that was cool. So we took a girl picture by Minnie's mailbox.

At the end of the day everyone was happy and counted the day as a success! No meltdowns, not even mommy! And everyone had special memories to share and talk about.
Alyx- getting to take her little brother on Star Tours, Space Mountain, and share Jedi training with him; and getting a  picture with Rapunzel.
Graci -meeting her favorite princess Ariel and her favorite ride was Buzz Lightyear.
Dax - (I shared it above) plus getting to do all the stuff with Alyx; and meeting Rapunzel.
Susi - Everything! but especially meeting Ariel and Rapunzel; her favorite ride was the flying elephants.
Thad -riding a choo choo train and riding the rockets with Daddy.
Kamby -meeting Belle and Rapunzel and taking a nap.

Our whole family really enjoyed It's A Small World!
It was so precious to see the looks on all the kids faces as they saw or we pointed out their birth country. We rode through China, Latin America, and Africa. When we rode through America I said, "Alyx there is your birth country" she just rolled her eyes at me, then the kids were all excited that we went through Alyx's as well.  It was so fun to have a little bit for each of them to see and remember.