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Jesse and his pals
Our hotel was close enough that we could walk to Disneyland....I mean run!!!
It all started with a mouse
There was a lot of this going on the whole day....just pure excitement.
Sam and Denaye......such pals
Sleeping Beauty's castle.....you can walk throught it for a tour.
Jesse and Kyle in toon town
Meeting Mickey Mouse....Maya gave him a huge kiss....it was cute.
The parade
Getting their faces painted at the princess store...it was sheer delight for the girls
Finally meeting the princess's........we met 3 of them altogether.
Getting an autograph from Pooh
Sleeping Beauty's castle....all of the kids were so excited....all dayOur day started off very early. We had breakfast at the hotel(it was included) and then we walked or I mean ran to disneyland. Our hotel was 3 blocks from the entrance so we choose to walk. The day was full of excited kids and there was so much to see that I think it overwhelmed Maya a bit. She is usually jumping and bouncing nonstop when she is excited, but when we walked through the gate she was so calm it was weird.....overwelmed I think. Our first ride was StarWars....Denaye loved it...well they all did. We went on it 2 times in a row before the crowds got bad. The girls really started to enjoy the rides...even the big ones. Maya's favorite ride was Space Mountain.....a reall contrast from her first roller coaster a few days earlier...she cried on it. she 's a pro now!!
I waited in line for 2 hours with the girls to meet the princess's. The only reason we did this is because it was what they were waiting for. They got their faces painted in the princess store and Denaye picked out a Mermaid costume for her birthday present. I can't believe I didn't take any pictures of her in her costume. I will have to post one later. While we were in line, Sam, Jesse and Kyle went on some other rides to pass the time...this is where we lost Jesse for about an hour. We are used to this as we always lose Jesse....it's just what he does.
We had an awesome day filled with magical moments as only disney can do. It was a long day....we started at 9:00 am and left at around 11:00 pm....we were all tired, but we had such a great day. We saw and did the things that we wanted to do and we went on lots of rides. Thunder Mountain railway was a favorite...there are so many that it's hard to just pick one.
We did have a bit of a scare during the fireworks....we lost Sam for about 15 minutes. It was the scariest 15 minutes of my life. The security in Disney is fantastic and within less then 5 minutes the whole park was aware of this lost little boy. They found him and took him to the lost kids centre. It took the wind out of our sails for a few minutes after that, but I decided this was not how we wanted to remember Disney....so we went on Raider's of the Lost Ark after that....and had a blast.
We had a grand time and the kids would really like to go back and visit again....Rod's says he's themed parked out. We have been to Disney World in Orlando a few times and he's not a big ride fan. He can do 1 rollercoaster per visit and then he's done.....so I guess we'll see. I think the kids will get their way....Disneyland is such a magical place....it makes even big kids turn into little kids...at least for awhile.
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~Renee
Did you do Maya's extensions yourself?? I love them!
Ramona