Oh the excitement!
We had given the kids Mickey and Minnie pjs the night before and Mikayla insisted on wearing her nightgown to Disneyland the first day. So be it!
Right away we saw Mickey and some other characters, then the castle, which Mikayla had been dreaming and dreaming of seeing. I think all the people totally overwhelmed our kids. The park opened at 10:00 and at 10:55 Mikayla was begging to go back to the hotel. Luckily we were able to distract them and get a full day of fun out of them! Disneyland sure is tiring for all involved though. There is no way on heaven or earth we could've conquered all we did without my parents there. We owe them big time!
We went on Peter Pan first and quickly discovered both girls afraid of any rides that were dark. Daxton loved it. So naturally we hit up the carousels next. At Disneyland. Yikes.
Mickey and the Magical Map show was awesome. All of the kids loved it and there were a ton of characters in it, which was magical for our kids.
The best part of the day for Mikayla was collecting streamers after the show.
Mom and Dad were amazing and let Dustin and I go on a lot of rides while they watched kids. Rider swap on the bigger rides was awesome so we could all go on the rides and take turns watching kids.
Hands down It's a Small World was the all of the kids' favorite ride. We went on it a bunch!
So we hopped on the train thinking it would be a good break for the kids and of course, there was a scary dark tunnel with dinosaurs in it. Why does Disney do that? While we were on the train we spotted Belle and were able to run off the train and catch her. I wish we could've captured the wonder and awe in Mikayla's eyes as she got to meet her first real princess! Maylee did not want anything to do with any of the characters though.
One of Dustin's dreams since he was little was to eat at the Blue Bayou restaurant that overlooks the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. My parents took the kids back to the hotel so we could go on some "big kid" rides and out to eat. It was a blast! Dinner was delicious and Dustin got the fancy lemonade he had been dreaming of!
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