This trip in January was absolutely perfect and we are still in mourning almost one month later.
Emma and Grant still talk about it - every.single. day.
Emma prays at night that she can dream about the rides.
There are a WHOLE bunch of pictures that are about to happen. Most of my stories and notes are at the bottom and probably only discernible to Greg and I... but I needed to keep them somewhere for posterity.
The pictures speak for themselves. Sheer and utter happiness.
Emma had an autograph book that I bought her from the dollar store. She loved getting all the characters autographs and still keeps the book close by at all times so that she can show guests and friends all of her signatures.
I hate this picture because my bright pink bag is large and in charge. And it should be known that I needed a bag like this for the trip so I didn't have to lug my real purse everywhere. It truly was a lifesaver. However, I was picking it out VERY last minute at Wal-Mart and so this was my only option. Don't worry, as soon as we got home I immediately gave it to Emma. And she is in love.
This was our first time seeing Cars Land and we LOVED it. Absolutely amazing!!!
Grant has never ever never ever never fallen asleep anywhere but his crib. This kid is always ready to party and doesn't sleep unless he is in his bedroom. But... Disneyland changed that!! He was so tuckered out one night he crashed in the stroller walking back to the hotel.
Poor little man.
Are you even kidding me? This should be on Disneyland's website.
Grant was absolutely mesmerized by Rapunzel. It was hysterical. Just check out these series of pictures. He always has her hand or is staring longingly into her eyes.
We loved how McQueen and Mater would drive around Cars Land. It was super fun!
Grant loved the princesses almost as much as Emma. He would run and give them hugs and then promptly turn around the camera and sit down on their dresses for the picture. SO cute.
Here is another example. Check him out just cozying right up to Snow White. Awesome.
Grant kept begging to ride Dumbo because he got a stuffed Dumbo for Christmas.
Waiting for the parade to start...
It drizzled just a bit every day we were there. But it was never an actual rain and it was just enough to keep the crowds out. Here we are all decked out in rain gear because we thought it was gonna pour down and then we ended up taking off our rain gear after 30 minutes.
Emma was ecstatic to find Jake!!
Greg encouraged her to try Tower of Terror. I told her she shouldn't go, but she was super brave and decided that if she didn't like it she would not have to ride it again. She was not a fan. But we are proud of her for trying. Especially Greg.
Pixie Hollow.
John and Lucy joined in the fun on Friday and Saturday!!! We were SOOO happy to have them there!! It was great and Emma was in heaven having even more attention and love.
So Emma had bday money to spend at Disneyland and chose Merida's bow and arrow from the movie Brave. She was so excited to play with them. I would have deleted this picture entirely bc clearly it's not the best... but check out the back ground. I was leaning over to pick something up and had an entire cup of milk that spilled all over the carpet. Greg caught an action shot!! haha.
Having fun with the Disney Magic App.
The kids LOVED the Ariel ride. We must have ridden it 15 times. Never a line and super enjoyable.
Cute Grant waving at Goofy.
We also loved Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. Also rode at least 15 times.
Grant loved to press his own gun and "shoot".
On the ferris wheel. This thing freaks me out. But I did it for the kids and they weren't even scared.
Grant and Lucy with their "first time" buttons.
And much to our surprise we ran into Michael and Katie Broderick at the park!! So fun. They were in our ward in Tempe and then moved to Texas. It was such a blast seeing them again. Made Disneyland even better!!
Emma's FAVORITE ride of the park was Space Mountain. She rode it 8 times. She loved being in the front row and had her arms up the whole time. Such a thrill girl. We love it!!
And these sets of pictures were taken by the Disneyland professionals... but they wanted $15 PER PICTURE and I just could not cough that up. So instead I was super cheap and took pictures of them on my computer. That is why they are grainy and strange looking, but some of the pictures they captured were too good not to put on the blog.
Wednesday - magic morning accidentally let into park early!!!!, cars land radiator springs, princesses ( switched out right before we got there for Ariel, Snow White and Cinderella, Emma screamed "those are my favorite"), grant buzz light year, Emma space mountain 4x (screamed this ride is amazing, hands up), Emma 'this place is so magical', and 'this is the best day of my life'. Grant Mickey Mouse ears, grant loved dumbo ride, pics with goofy and Minnie, parade dancing and Emma accidentally throwing Minnie doll into pond, random stranger hopping over wall to retrieve.
Thurs - raining in morning, stopped at 10am, nobody there!, Emma first ride on tower of terror, world of color grant talking to couple, kids fell asleep walking back, pixie hollow (iridessa & vidia) grant flirting with vidia, picnic lunches for world of color, wanted to stay until the rain came, but the rain never came so we never left for naps, train around park, toon town, corn dogs, toy story ride long wait!! 30 minutes!! ;) goofy's flight school, Pixar parade, world of color, grant terrified of CDC guys from monsters inc
Fri - John and Lucy arrived at 3am, drizzling in am, rode Peter Pan first no line!! Matterhorn dumbo , Emma leaving Greg as riding partner and only wanted John and Lucy, space mtn, CA for fast pass, monsters inc and Emma entranced by middle school performing group, kids nap jl&g ride big Ca rides, Greg took Emma to buy her bow and arrow, went back to Ca - ate at flo's! Yummy! - rode radiator springs at night so pretty - fireworks! Fantasy land rides, kids to bed at 11pm
Sat - got to park later, storybook canal, rapunzel grant cheesing it up and flirting with her, Merida, Indiana jones tiki room, jungle cruise, kids nap, jl&g big rides, camped out for parade, meat kabobs, kids met all characters in main area, world of color, great seats, carnival rides again, Disneyland to space mountain, star tours, buzz blasters to finish the night, Emma crying because she was so sad to leave, kids to bed at midnight!
4 comments:
Looks like such a fun trip. I would love to hear Emma say, "This ride is amazing!" :) She needs to give Wyatt a few pointers when he is tall enough. He can go on Splash Mtn and talks about it constantly but then can't walk the walk. Grant is sure a schmoozer with the ladies.
Such a fun time! Thanks for sharing!
Loved reading about your trip. Next year we are going in January...it just seems to good to be true!
How do you always manage to run into people you haven't seen in years everywhere you go? And how come we never manage to "bump" into each other. Wonderful pictures! I do think all of Emma's and Grant's (and probably Greg's too) dreams came true!
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