THE KURTZ FAMILY........OUR ADOPTION JOURNEY

We went to California Adventure before the Magic Kingdom. It's not as big of a park, but it had some great rides and some fantastic shows that we all enjoyed. High School Musical was one of the main things that Maya wanted to see. We were in the front row and they all had an awesome time singing along to all of the songs. Denaye got picked out of the crowd to dance along with them...she did so great and you could see she felt special. It was her birthday so that made it even more fun for her. Sam rode Tower of Terror and lived to tell about it.....he did say that he loved it, but not interested in going on it again...I think he was terrified and didn't want to admit it. We went and saw the Aladdin musical in the theatre....it was amazing....Disney really knows how to put on a show....everything they do is magical. The weather was a perfect 24 degrees...not to hot, but hot enough that the water rides were a blast. I loved the raft ride......Maya hates getting wet so this was not her favorite. Denaye was a trooper...going on all of the rides and annoucing after almost every ride that she loved it. I think she tolerated most of them.....she did love the star wars ride and we went on it twice.

It was a lot of fun to watch the kids enjoying themselves so much and experiencing things that we all take for granted. Maya kept asking me if the characters were real...she was so fascinated with seeing all of the disney characters come to life and walking around. She hugged them all and kissed them all too. We had a wonderful time at the park and we ended our day at the Rain Forest Cafe in downtown disney to celebrate Denaye's birthday. The restaurant is quite an experience.....you feel like you are in a jungle with the sounds of animals and the rain all around you. It is very loud, but the kids enjoyed it. We walked back to our hotel after that and went to bed because the next day we were going to the Magic Kingdom.......everyone was excited about that....even the big kids.