Disneyland!

So it turns out that Disneyland really is the happiest place on earth! We had a terrific time on our trip. I don't even know where to begin to recap. We arrived at the Disneyland Hotel early Monday evening. It was fun staying there, I haven't been in about 12 years. Faith got a kick out of finding Mickey all over; Mickey shaped bushes, light fixtures, everything! After we got checked into our rooms, we headed down to the park for a few hours. The first ride we all went on was the Matterhorn. I felt like a little kid. Faith had a little issue with the "snow monsters" inside the cave, but she asked to go again a couple days later, so I guess she recovered.

The second day we started off with breakfast at Rainforest Cafe. Faith was in awe of the jungle everywhere. There were huge fish tanks with large salt water fish. I think she would've been happy staying there all morning. She is quite the animal lover, just like her mommy. Of course the rest of the day was spent at the park. It was such a treat for Will and I to watch how much fun Faith was having. The giant smile on her face was priceless. We squeezed in every ride we could. So much fun! When we had our fill Will, Faith, and I decided to hit the pool at the hotel. We had a blast! The water was perfect and the weather was great. Faith was a total fish and quickly found another little girl to pal around with. It was a great time, complete with splash wars and lots of laughs. When we had worn ouselves out completely, we went back to the room. Once Faith was all cleaned up and tucked in bed, Will and I got to go out for a dinner date. Smart call on the adjoining rooms, Mom! Thanks for watchin the kiddo. It was nice to get out together. Opportunities can be few and far between, so we need jump on it when we have the chance.

On the third day, we feasted like royalty...disney royalty anyway. My parents had arranged for us to eat each meal that day with different characters. So the day was pretty much eat, rides, eat, rides, eat. Breakfast was a Luau with Lilo and Stitch and Minnie and Daisy showed up too. It was really cute. Stitch was quite mischievous. At one point, he slipped Will's cloth napkin over Will's head and then sat at our table and pretended to eat off Will's plate. For lunch we went to Ariel's grotto restaurant and Faith got to talk to all the princesses and take pictures with them. Our dinners adventure was at Goofy's Kitchen. Faith saw Goofy, Pluto, Chip, Dale, Minnie, and her new best friend the Mad Hatter (more on that another time). It was a wonderful day filled with a ton of fun and great moments. Faith discovered the thrill of fast rides and Space Mountain became one of her favorites (mommy's too). As we were getting off the ride she said, "I want to go more fast!" with big saucer eyes. She also really liked Pirates of the Carribbean and asked to go on again. Will was very happy because this is one of his favorites. One special treat was that Autumn and Nino showed up to spend part of the trip with us. It was so nice to have them there, plus it was Nino's first trip to Disney land too, can you believe it!? After a big day at the park.....and lots of good eats, we called it a night.

On our final day, we had a lot of fun to cram into the schedule. We hit up a few of the rides we wanted to ride one more time. Then we went overe to California Adventure. It was new to all of us, so it was fun to experience for the first time. There was an insane roller coaster that Dad, Autumn, Nino, and I road on. The four of us also rode the Tower of Terror, I guess we are the thrill seakers of the group. Will and Faith checked out A Bug's World while we were busy screaming. Several hours of rides later, we packed it all up and headed home. It was one of the best trips ever! I know Faith will definitely not be forgetting it anytime soon! She has mentioned something about the trip every day since we've been back. :) Anyway, the pictures (all 200 of them) pretty much say it all!