Disneyland!

We finally made it to Disneyland and the girls loved it! We headed to a family reunion last week in Flagstaff, AZ and decided to stop half way at Disneyland and the beach! Miranda was exceptionally good, especially for only getting a 20 min nap in the stroller the entire day!Brianna however started out really grumpy (I think she was really overwhelmed).Thankfully she bounced back to her happy, excited self! This girl LOVES roller coasters and any other ride she can get on! Unfortunately I'm not sure she'll ever be tall enough to ride the big rides!!! Chad loves the thrill of rollercoasters and was such a good dad and husband and made this trip all about the girls. He didn't ride a single thing that Brianna couldn't, and I really appreciated it!Bri rode the roller coasters in true Bri fashion, with her hands constantly up in the air! (Notice the bruising under her arm? I didn't notice until I was taking this picture. I'm sure it's because of all the lifting we did with her, and it makes me sad to now realize that!After hitting the main attractions at Disneyland, we headed over to California Adventure for some fun!

Bri's favorite thing was "Pirates of the Carribean." Here is her "pirate" face. She and Chad rode this twice while I strolled around with a sleeping Panda. We rode the swinging Gondola on the Mickey Ferris Wheel, despite my fear of heights!

The best thing was that Chad surprised us with a reservation at Ariel's Grotto where you get to have lunch with the princesses. Ariel was fantastic and talked to Brianna for several minutes and promised to be best friends. Bri is sure they are best friends now.

The chef personally came to our table to address our girls' food allergies. He had quite the time figuring out something he could feed them. Thank heavens he had some rice noodles and spaghetti sauce for Bri! Because most of his stuff is from outside sources and pre-packaged or seasoned, it really limited us. Brianna couldn't have been happier with the meal she got though!

For those of you who know Chad, he is not a fan of anything princessy and he never complained one bit the entire time! He is a good man!

Several princesses visited our table as we ate. Some were very good with the girls and others were just awkward. Brianna got to see Ariel, Snow White, Cinderella, Belle and Pochahontas. She was a little disappointed that Sleeping Beauty and Jasmine didn't come, but she has a book of signatures to go along with the pictures she does have with the princesses. Cinderella is her favorite princess. She ended up buying a Cinderella Barbie as her gift.
California Adventure had a fun Bug's Life Land where the girls enjoyed some rides.By about 6:00 the girls were tired, so we finished up and headed back to the hotel! I'm excited to take them again someday! A big thanks to my husband for planning a magical weekend and staying away from the big roller coasters so we could have some good family time!