Disneyland!

 What a dream come true! I have been dying to take the kids to Disneyland since they day they were born. It was every bit as magical as I always dreamed it would be. We didn't tell the kids we were going until we woke them up at 3:30AM to head to the airport. They were groggy, but so excited!

We decided to stay at a Disneyland Hotel and to our surprise, there were a ton of characters in the lobby right when we arrived. It was a pretty great start to the trip. 

Aiden has been waiting to take these pictures in Toon Town since he was little and saw old pictures of mom and dad in the same poses. 

Dad had an early work meeting in LA, so we headed into the park with our Magic Morning Pass. We headed straight to Cars Land to ride the new Car's ride and then we spent the rest of the morning in Pixar Pier. 

Ava was so excited to see Sophia the First! 

Churros! Aiden had been waiting for this since the second our plane landed. 

Splash Mountain. We told everyone to keep their hands down and Grandpa thought we said to put them up. Ha! Both kids were pretty nervous going up the big hill, but they ended up loving the ride, despite Ava's face. We rode it first thing in the morning, so we were all drenched. Luckily, it was nothing hand dryers and warm weather couldn't fix. 

Dole Whip. Yum!

We loved watching Fantasmic with the kids. They were in awe. Ava loved seeing all of the princesses go by on their floats. So fun to see the magic through their eyes. 

Ava was thrilled to meet Anna. 

Character Breakfast!

This trip was perfection. We're already looking forward to next time!