Monday, May 19, 2014

Disneyland 2014- Day One

We decided to take the girls to Disneyland this year for our annual vacation! Even though they are a bit young, we wanted to experience it while they are still at that age when everything is magical. And magical it was!! The girls did amazingly well with the long days, lines and excitement. They were thrilled to see their most beloved characters (Pooh for Ali, Elsa for Peyla) and we will never forget the looks of wonder on their faces. I've never cared much for all things Disney but having little children, well it sure makes it easier to get excited!
 
 
 
 Waiting outside the gates, they had no idea what to expect.
 Still waiting...
 One of our first rides...the classic flying Dumbo! They loved it!
 Look out, she found the Pooh paraphernalia already!
This girl and her Pooh Bear...lol.
 Peyla found the Aristocats. 
 Putting on their own show in Toontown.
 She's quite a lady with her curtsy!
 Photo op!
 Meeting our first character...Goofy! The girls loved meeting him and he was super silly.
 We made it to Pooh's Corner and found Tigger!
 
 She spies Eeyore...
 Hugs!!!
 I had to capture her face...she just spotted Pooh Bear!
 She can't take her eyes off of him. lol
 I wish I knew what she was thinking!
 Big hugs for Ali's best friend!
 Photo op
 Being silly in line to see Elsa and Anna!
 So the line for Elsa and Anna was three hours....three.hours. Sadly, that was a major improvement from the five hour wait we found in the morning! After seeing Ali's excitement over Pooh, we decided that we had to let Peyla see her buddy Elsa. Daddy was a trooper and held our spot in line while I tooled around with the girls.
 A carousel ride to break up the wait!

She's a feisty princess...watch out!
 Getting silly with daddy's hat! Still waiting...
 I'm biased but I think this girl can rock a baseball cap. ;)
 Olaf is talking to us....still waiting...lol
 AT LAST! Our meeting with Elsa and Anna! We were so lucky to have them both there, we'd been told it could just be one or the other (depending on their breaks). I had prepared Peyla for that so you can imagine all of our joy when she got to see both sisters!
If you ask Peyla, this was her favorite moment of the trip!

Monday, May 5, 2014

Easter 2014

We had a great Easter this year, full of decorations, treats and family time! 
 
 Peyla really enjoyed getting creative with the eggs this year!
 Ali watches daddy closely...she made about 5 pink ones.
 We were driving home from errands and talking about our upcoming trip to Disneyland. As soon as we got home, Ali promptly pulled out her overnight bag and started dragging it around the house. Mama's little jetsetter!!
 Not to be outdone, Peyla joined the packing party. (We were Disney-bound the day after Easter)

 Easter morning! The Easter bunny must have hid eggs at the crack of dahn (pun, haha!) since Peyla is an early riser. She spotted the eggs right away and ran to our bedroom!
 My sweet bunny!
 "A pink one!"
 Someone sure enjoyed finding eggs this year!
 Daddy was so proud...she dressed herself in that shirt. ;)
 The discovery of Easter baskets!
 
 Candy consumption!!
 This face cracks me up!
 "Mama! peanut-budda tweats"
 Yum! (supervised by Ariel)
 We spent the afternoon at my mom's house, with some cousin-time!
 
 Egg Hunt- Round Two!



 She did her own hair and was quite proud!
Cousin Kellen enjoying the treats after all of his hard work.