What I leaned at Disneyland: Thursday

On our 5th day in Disney, my true love said to me...

Dave and Evie on the Disneyland Railroad train.

"Let's sleep in. I'm exhausted."

I couldn't have agreed more so we sorta did. We were still up around 7:30.  It was nice :).  Since we didn't have anything planned, we used Thursday to get any rides that we had missed so far in Disneyland.

My brave girl!

 We started with Space Mountain and then over to see the Captain EO Tribute.  Then we decided to cross over to the other side of the park.  We enjoyed a Dole Whip in the Tiki tiki tiki tiki, Tiki Room, shared a turkey leg and some corn on the cob from Frontierland next to the Petrified tree.  We decide to explore Tom Sawyer's Island (aka the Pirate's Lair).

Evie really liked all the caves and trails on the island.  We would have stayed longer if Dave and I weren't so tired so we bribed her with the pool at the hotel again.  It was a short day in Disneyland. We did go back in the evening and we rode on the Pirates of the Caribbean and found the infamous Club 33 door.

What I learned was that you really need to pace yourself.  I was so tired by Thursday I don't remember much about the rest of the night!  Also, turkey legs, corn on the cob, and a Dole Whip is possibly the best lunch I had all week! :)

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Friday Pinterest Challenge

Happy June 1st!!!

Let's get this summer started with our top 3 pins from our Pinterest board, "Fun in the Sun...Summer".

Jessi vs. Bree

We both are thinking about decorations this morning and pendant style banners are on top of our lists!

Jessi vs. Bree

 How about a spot to sit and enjoy the outdoors!  Those strawberry pillows are so darn cute!!!

Jessi vs. Bree

We round it out with something for our tummies.  White chocolate strawberries and chic covers for your favorite beverages!  We can't wait for Summer!!!

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What I learned at Disneyland: Wednesday

Hooray for Wednesday!  Evie's Princess Day has finally arrived and we woke up early to get royally ready for Ariel.  My mom made Evie her beautiful ballgown using all her favorite colors.

Princess Evie Little Mermaid

Wednesday was also our day to finally do the Toontown Morning Madness. 

Star-struck Evie!

My mom is so happy in that picture.  My mom is a HUGE Mickey fan so this is as good as it gets! :)  We went around to all the houses again and got autographs since we were unprepared the night before. 

Finally meeting Minnie Mouse!

Looking for Minnie's Magic Cookies.

This is my favorite picture!

Pluto just loved Evie.  We saw him the most during our vacation.  Pretty much proves we are dog people!  Evie's dress made her look like she should live in Minnie's house. 

After the madness we made our way to California Adventure to ride on Ariel's Under the Sea Adventure.  It was beautiful, just like being in the movie!  The line wasn't too bad either, we waited about 10 minutes.  As we made our way around to Ariel's Grotto, we of course rode King Triton's Carousel and the Jumpin' Jellyfish.   Lunch with Ariel is a MUST if your girls love the Little Mermaid or anything princess.  I was taking pictures of the walls and decor as we waited for our table.  I've been looking for ideas for Evie's room.  I was driving my husband nuts lol.

The Happiest Girl on Earth and her FAVORITE Princess!

I started to tear up watching my baby be so happy!  She's about to burst in this picture.  Ariel was FANTASTIC!  The whole staff was wonderful and said such nice complements on Evie's dress.  The food was really good too and we all stuffed ourselves.

White chocolate Ariel!

I had Evie change into a sundress after lunch since it had gotten so hot outside.  As we were leaving, we got to meet Duffy, the Disney Bear.

Isn't he so cute and cuddly?  We were pretty tired by this time so we headed back to the hotel for some R&R.  We came back later that night to watch a World of Color.  You cannot miss that show, it was amazing!

 

What I learned is that it's so worth the world to see your kid on cloud 9 and bring a poncho for World of Color! Especially if you are sitting on the waterfront.  The colors are so awesome that none of my pictures could compare. Also I don't want to spoil the surprise, you need to see it in person!!!

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What I learned at Disneyland: Tuesday

Ah, Tuesday.  You'd think by now we would have a plan but instead we wing it.  We started the morning by trying to get into Toontown early but after a miscommunication with customer service, we are told at the gate if Toontown that we have to wait until tomorrow.  So to make best use of being in the park early (due to a mistake by the ticket takers at the main gate) we hop on over to Tomorrowland!

Asimo

We were able to get into Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters with barely any wait. It caught up to us for the Astro Orbitors ride.  We also enjoyed Star Tours and the Innovations building where we watched a demonstration of Asimo.  He was cool and creepy. :)

Then we scooted across the park to Frontierland and traveled the Rivers of America on the Mark Twain.  You can ask to ride with the Captain but you have to be quick because it's well known to do that now and there's only room for 4.  We also got Evie on the Thunder Mountain Railroad.  Pretty much any "big" ride she did well. No crying but she would state loudly upon exiting that she "HATED that ride".

Posing in Minnie's House

After going back to the hotel for lunch and pool time we returned and explored Toontown a little bit.  We made plans for what to do the following morning and rode Gadget's Go Coaster and Rodger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin.

Posing with Mickey's Mail box like a true groupie.

We also got a surprise visit with Mickey Mouse!

Yay! Mickey Mouse!!!

You can walk through the houses of the characters in Toontown and during the day there are usually long lines to do so because the characters are home for pictures and autographs.  We had walked through everybody's empty houses and the last one was Mickey's.  And he was waiting at the end!  I was totally surprised



What's in Minnie Mouse's fridge? Cheese of course!

On the way out of the park we stopped in Fantasyland again and finished up by riding Alice in Wonderland, Casey Jr. Circus Train and the Tea cups again.

What I learned was when in doubt, refer to the fine print on your early admissions tickets and not on park staff because they obviously don't talk to each other in different "lands".  Also, that unplanned days can lead to pleasant surprises!

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