Disneyland {day 3}

Last day!!!  My family went home so we were on our own.  Each morning, we made sure to be in the park as soon as it opened.  It was such a pleasant experience!  Never waited more than 30 minutes in line for anything.  Although the park closed early a couple nights, we were still able to get our fill and it was such a perfect time to go to Disneyland.  

I still get giddy each time we walk down Main Street!

Hayden was all dressed in her Belle dress.  She sure played the princess part well!

Matt found his souvenir!

O.M.Gosh.  Could she be any cuter??!!?

We finally got to see Belle!!!

This was, BY FAR, the best moment for Hayden.  She LOVES Belle!  I love how engaging the characters are with the kids.  They do such a good job of making them each feel so special!

The best we could do in the blinding sun~

Everybody loves snacktime!

Fawn~

Tinkerbell~

This was my favorite character encounter- EVER!!  This Merida was 100% spot on.  Her accent, her sassiness, everything.  And then this little exchange between her and Brooklyn.... she whispered something in Brooklyn's ear and then they both busted up laughing!!  It was adorable!

BTW, Hayden calls her "Mer-der-a" LOL

The kids know Mommy doesn't *do* the teacups.  I was going to have Hayden sit out with me but she threw a fit, so she went too!

Matt and I took turns "sitting out" of rides and taking Hayden to things that she could do.  She wanted to see Rapunzel real bad so we watched this little stage play while Daddy and the big kids did more rides.

So, Elsa & Anna.  I don't think ANYone at Disney could have anticipated the sheer obsession that little girls have with all things Frozen.  I heard that people had waited literally HOURS in line, just to see these two celebrities.  Since I have a few Frozen lovers, I did my research on what we needed to do to meet Anna & Elsa.  Disney is smart.  We went first thing to the spot where I stood in line, they scanned all our tickets and gave us tickets to come back with a return time window.  They only allow one group in at a time, you get your time to talk with them and take pictures. 

Waiting for Anna & Elsa

It was so funny, Preston kept telling Elsa that he liked to play video games and she was like, "I don't know what those are!"  And Anna was asked if it snowed where we lived and when the kids told her we lived in Arizona, she was like, "Oooooooh, you probably don't even know what snow is!"  haha

Of course we have to try to pull the sword out of the stone! ;)

Hayden gets her Mickey (or Minnie) ears ♥︎

Halloween time!

We walked over to California Adventure to finish off our day and Pluto was standing all alone, so he motioned us over and had a little play time with Hayden.

Kisses on the nose

Knuckles!

After a few last rides, we got Mickey Mouse ice creams.

We did some souvenir shopping throughout the day and finished up a few purchases on our way out.  Hayden was SUCH a trooper but crashed hard.  Ahhhhhhh, so tired but so happy!

We found the nearest Little Caesars and grabbed a couple Hot 'n Ready's to eat back at the hotel.  After showers, everyone crowded on the bed to watch Mr. Peabody & Sherman. 

 Except Hayden.  She never even opened her eyes until the next morning.

And then there was Matt.  He was busy doing a victory dance when the San Francisco Giants won the World Series!

Even though trips like this are exhausting and costly, I absolutely would not trade the memories made for anything in the world!!!  I love spending time with my {not so little} family!  Until next time....