Disneyland Day 3

Our third day at Disneyland was yellow and green day. We started the morning out separate from both the Daniel's, who were in California Adventures, and Isaac and Keith, who went on a Disney Magic tour. Grandma Nancy had treated Sareny and Finley to a fantastic morning of pampering at Bibbity Bobbity Botique, and we were supposed to come in with their hair down. Made things easier for me--didn't have to style anyone's hair but my own! We played around at the sword in the stone while we waited for their appointment.

They were matched up with their fairy godmother's in training, and then picked out their hair style and made color and makeup selections.

 They were so excited and had been looking foward to this part of the trip for months!

 Keeley was pretty good waiting with us.

 Sareny getting started.

 She had one person working on her hair, and another working on her nails and makeup.

 They got to pick which glitter jewel they wanted on their face.

 They picked the same hair style, and really, I thought it was the cutest option.

 Finley getting pampered.

 I just love the happy looks on their faces.

 They had to hold a face shield up to get sprayed with glitter and hair spray.

 Here is the big reveal for Princess Finley.

So cute!

 And here is Princess Sareny.

 Finley all glammed up.

 Sareny all glammed up.

The package (which was quite expensive) came with a shirt and tutu that they wore that day, so that was the end of yellow and green day.

 Here they are with Grandma Nancy at the side passage in the castle--right by the exit for the boutique.

 Such pretty girls!

Then we watched a cute Rapunzel show at a nearby little theater. It was really good!

 We also had time to ride Pirates of the Caribbean while we waited for the boys to finish their tour. Sareny was wearing Isaac's bomber jacket, for some reason.

 A close up of Sareny's hairstu.

 And still in line.

 We also got ourselves a little ice cream treat while we waited, and then Isaac and Keith met us there.

We headed over to CA and met up with the Daniels, where Winter had gotten her face painted. The girls were so cute together!

 We can't possibly walk by a carousel without riding it, of course.

 Then the Daniel's and Sareny and Isaac stood in line for the new Car's ride, which was like 80 minutes long. We opted out and took the little kids to ride some things in A Bug's Land.

 Keith and Finley had fun on the bumper cars.

 Keeley wasn't tall enough.

 Then we all rode Francis's Lady Bug Boogie.

 Here is Grandma and Finley on Heimlich's Chew-chew train.

 We also saw the Tough to be a Bug show.

We met up with the rest of our group and were able to ride the Car's ride using the switch off passes we had acquired--so it was a win-win.

And speaking of win-win--somehow it worked out that every time we rode the car's ride, our car managed to win! That was pretty cool. We had such a super fun day! And since there is an obvious lack of Isaac in this post, here he is first thing that morning in his bright green. Sadly, the Daniel's had to head back to Phoenix the next morning, but we still had one day left.

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Disneyland--Day 1 with a Secret!

In November, we took a trip with Grandma Nancy and went to Disneyland! We had such a great time and had been planning and looking forward to the trip for months. Imagine my surprise when, the very day we were leaving for our trip, our friends the Daniel's said they were tired of hearing us talk about Disneyland and had decided to just pack their things and come with us. And they meant it! I couldn't believe they pulled it off--all the planning and packing we had been doing for months, and they did it all in one day! We decided to surprise the kids and not tell them our friends were coming until we were actually there. Our first morning, when we got to breakfast the kids got a surprise!

The surprise was Secret! Haha, that never gets old!

Isaac was so excited to see his friends Revan and Secret.

And the girls were excited to see Winter.

We started our first morning off in Disneyland, of course,

We had some time waiting at the end of Main Street before the rope drop, so we took a few pictures. Keeley doing her classic face!

And a pretty smile.

Because Isaac has gotten lost at crowded places before and had anxiety about it, we decided to dress him in fluorescent shirts each day. We also had the kids wear color-coordinated outfits. The first day was pink and orange day. Isaac's shirt was way more bright than it looks in this picture. And I must say, that was probably the best idea ever! He worried a lot less, and it really was easier to keep track of him!

First off, we headed to Peter Pan's Flight. You can see from the above photo that we were really at the very front of the rope, so we had a straight shot through the castle to the ride. Which is a good thing, because the line for that ride forms shortly after the park opens and it never lets up. Before we left for Disneyland, we asked each kid what was something they really hoped that we would be able to do on this trip. Finley said that she wanted to ride Jingles on the Carousel. Since she had a very specific horse she wanted to sit on, we had to race to her horse. But thankfully, we were able to acquisition Jingles just for her.

Here are a few shots of her on the prized horse.

Sareny wasn't so picky about which horse she sat on.

Keeley rode with Daddy, and you can see Sareny behind them.

Isaac rode by Secret, of course.

The kids tried really hard to pull the sword out of the stone. Also, looking at these pictures reminds me how hot we were that first day! I guess we're used to that sort of November weather, considering that we live in Phoenix, but I just didn't realize we would be sweating!

Keeley and I rode Buzz Lightyear and the Astro Orbiters while the rest of the group rode Star Tours.

Then I rode Star Tours with the boys.

We took the little girls to see the fairies while the others rode Buzz Lightyear.

Finley and Winter were so cute!

I love that Finley wore the Minnie Mouse ears I made a few year ago! They just look so cute.

This has to be one of my favorite pictures from the trip!

Then some of us rode Space Mountain. Finley neither loved nor hated it, which I think you can tell from her rather bland expression. Aubrey and Revan are sitting behind us.

And in the next car up, Sareny and Daddy held their hands in the air, and Isaac and Secret were in front of them. Love the look on Isaac's face!

We stopped for a photo in front of Tom Sawyer's Island.

And Grandma took our photo in line for the Haunted Mansion.

After that, we headed over to Critter Country and rode Splash Mountain and Winnie the Pooh.

The quality is not so great, but here we are on the ride!

 And the Daniel's.

Sareny somehow convinced Coach Pete to carry her on his back for a while.

We rode the teacups at night.

Above: Grandma Nancy, Keeley, Keith. Below: Aubrey, Winter, Finley.

And our car: Isaac, Secret, Sareny, and me. These cuties wanted to spin fast, and I think I was the only one who was willing to get in with them.

KeeKee peeking over her teacup.

And the spinning starts!

I love this action shot and the happiness on their faces!

Our teacup after the ride was over--and we are all still smiling!

After the ride, we posed the kids in the teacup out front. For some reason, a few of them pretended to be asleep. And Revan really was asleep in the stroller while the evening carried on.

Then they perked up.

We rode other things this first day, like Pirates of the Caribbean and Indiana Jones. It was Isaac's first time riding Indiana Jones, and he sat right next to me with Secret on the other side of him.Partway into the ride, I looked over to see how he was doing, and I saw that he was covering his eyes. In the pre-boarding area, they show a silly video about making sure to cover your eyes and not look into the eyes of Mara, and apparently Isaac took that quite literally! He was not going to uncover his eyes and risk turning into a skeleton like the lady in the video. He and Secret were pretty cute, clinging to each other and screaming.

After we left the park, we stopped at the Cold Stone that was connected to our hotel to use the gift cards Grandma Nancy had given each of us. It was a fun end to a super fun day!