DISNEYLAND

Ok, it's finally here...

DISNEYLAND!

It has taken me forever to get these pictures edited, but I am finally done!

Phew.

It took forever. But now you all get to share in the joy that was our experience at Disneyland!

We started off our day like all of our days in San Diego...

I woke every morning to this cute picture. Because of the limited bedding in our condo, Sky shared a bed with Reagan. I was worried for him at first, but they got along just fine! As you can see they seemed to enjoy sharing a bed.

When we finally got ourselves ready and to the park, we took the classic Disneyland photo in front of the micky mouse flower bed.

Right as we entered the park we saw a load of characters... Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, Donald Duck, and Chip and Dale. All of the characters had huge lines. And we soon found that Reagan was petrified of these large characters she is used to seeing on TV. So standing in line didn't seem like a good idea if she was only going to scream. But Chip and Dale didn't have an awful line so we thought we would see if Crew would shake their hands.

He thought they were awesome! He couldn't get enough of touching them and holding their hands. It was so freakin cute!

It is funny how different my children are. In some ways they are totally alike, in others, they are completely different. As you can see... Reagan is nowhere to be found in these pictures.

We made our way through the crowds back to the rides for the kids. When Reagan saw the castle she got so excited! She couldn't wait to go inside, so we had to get a picture with Grammy and Papa.

The first ride we rode was the Merry-Go-Round. The kids loved it and would have stayed on all day if we would have let them. What is it about riding plastic horses that go up and down and round and round? Weird. Crew is on there too, it was hard to get a picture of him as his horse is on the inside of Reagans.

That was the beginning of a fun day as the kids loved the rides. Next we hit up Dumbo the flying elephant. Grammy and Papa took them on this one.

The Tea Cups was another favorite. Daddy knows just how to spin it and we sure got dizzy. So fun... Crew was laughing the whole time.

As you can see, Sky and Reagan became good buddies on this little trip.

While Crew became a total Daddy's boy and still doesn't want Steve to leave his site. I have become only useful to fulfill his basic needs until his Daddy comes home.

After we rode a lot of rides it was time for the big event. Reagan was going to become a Princess. (not that she wasn't one already) I guess it was just about to become official. Reagan had the oportunity to participate in the princess experience at Cinderella's Castle in Disneyland.

It was awesome! Totally the highlight of our whole trip to Cali. When we walked into the castle Reagan was greeted by her very own Fairy Godmother. "Princess Reagan" was then escorted around the princess store so she could choose which princess she wanted to be. She chose Cinderella (big surprise). From that point she then picked out a dress, glass slippers, a crown, wand, gloves, and jewelry.

After Reagan had picked out her entire attire they showed us to the dressing room so Reagan could get changed. She came out with a huge smile and thought we were all done. But the fun was just beginning. We were then directed to her very own chair where they began doing her hair.

Reagan was pretty nervous at first. She wasn't quite sure what was going on so you will see that she would only stay seated if she were on my lap. She is so funny sometimes.

The hair was quite a production so they started on her make up as we were getting the hair ready.

The gal doing Reagan's make up was so sweet. She knew just how to relax Reagan so she was able to begin enjoying the experience. She even let me go sit with everyone else and sat on the chair by herself.

The gal taught Reagan the magic words -- Bibbidy Bobbidy Boo -- and everytime Reagan would say the magic words, this gal would make Reagan's wand light up. Reagan honestly thought she had some sort of magical powers and was completely entranced in this game they were playing. She would say the words over and over and everytime the lights would go on, go off, or sparkle. It was the funniest thing I had seen in a long time.

Even to this day Reagan will walk around saying the magic words and trying to make things happen. So funny. We loved this gal, she was great! Reagan loved her too...

While we were all enjoying this fun activity with Reagan, Crew hung out with Papa. They were buds for the afternoon. Papa fed him apples, and carried him everywhere so he didn't have to sit in the stroller. Crew wasn't too put out that he had to wait for Reagan.

Here is Reagan playing the part of Princess perfectly...

Once the hair and make up were done, it was time for the magic pixie dust. This was an intrical part of the experience. You have to have the dust to be a real princess. They gave Reagan this mask to wear so it wouldn't go in her eyes, and she took that very seriously. Once the mask was in place they had Reagan say the magic words and sprinkled her with pixie dust. They didn't just sprinkle this stuff, they POURED it on her. It was everywhere! We are still finding it to this day in our clothes and her hair. But the effect was awesome!

Now we were finally done with the preparations and it was time for Reagan to see herself. They turned her chair around to face the big curtains that were behind her. They had her say the magic words she had been saying through this whole thing and the curtains magically opened to reveal the magic mirror! Reagan saw herself and was so happy! It was priceless!

I want you to notice Steve in the background. He loved this as much as Reagan did!

After the whole production of Reagan to Princess Reagan we were led to a back room that had a castle painted on the wall and a Cinderella Carriage in the middle of the room surrounded by bambi and thumper and other woodland creatures. They had a photographer there and they posed Reagan in a few places and took her picture. It was quite an experience and Reagan was in heaven. Here she is sitting in the carriage.

Right as we left Cinderella's Castle, we saw the real Fairy Godmother and she was wonderful. Reagan was very hesitant as she was with all of the other characters, but the Fairy Godmother was so sweet with her. She got down on her level and complimented her dress, shoes, and jewelry. She called her "Cinderella" and said things from the movie. Reagan was mesmorized and before we knew it Reagan was going up to her to show her the ring they had given her. It was really cool.

After this, I turned my camera off for the remainder of our day at Disneyland. I was kind of pictured out and wanted to enjoy my time there. But you get the gist of our experience. It was a great one and I can't wait to go back. Maybe next time we can spend a few more days there.

I did take one more picture... It kind of sums up how we all felt by the end of the day...

I do have one more post from our trip to Cali and I will try to not take as long with that one as I have with this one. Phew. That was a doozy. But a fun one at that!