DISNEYLAND!!

We surprised the kids with a trip to Disneyland last week. We woke them up at 5:30am, fed them breakfast, and then told them! Kian was very excited - his eyes got really wide and he kept saying "Really??!". Grace said "Its too expensive" and RyRy didn't really react much at all. But that changed when we walked into Disneyland later that day! The kids were SO thrilled and loved everything about it. They loved the characters, rides, shows, and everything in between. I will never forget what a Magical week we shared together!

Went right to the "Tiki room" when we first got there

Tinkerbell's Pixie Hollow

Our hotel, which was right across the street from DL's main entrance. Amazing!

1st full day at Disneyland!

Grace loved Sleeping Beauty's castle

Meeting Minnie Mouse!

and Goofy!

On Tom Sawyer's Island. The kids enjoyed that area a lot - it was an adventure!

Cheese!

Hats were picked. Grace wanted the pinkest thing she could find. She didn't wear them much later though. RyRy really wanted a Peter Pan hat and he wore it all the time! He has become a big fan of Peter Pan. Kian picked the Haunted Mansion hat, even though the Mansion scared him and he didn't want to go in there again. But he liked the bats on the hat.

While Kian & I were on Space Mountain, the twins fell asleep on Randy within 20 seconds. Everytime we stopped for a minute, they would fall asleep. =)

Grace's favorite princess, Ariel. Grace calls her "Mermaid".

California Adventure. We spent 4 days in Disneyland and maybe only a half day of that in California Adventure. But we really enjoyed the Aladdin musical - it was a Broadway-like production. Very impressive and the genie was hilarious.

SeaWorld - we really enjoyed SeaWorld and it was a nice change of pace in the middle of our week. The shows were great and the kids loved the penguins and sharks the most.

Kian checking out the Shark exhibit.

After SeaWorld, we went to the beach in San Diego. 1st time the kids have been to the ocean. We took their shoes/socks off and let them put their feet in the water and make prints in the sand. They really enjoyed it.

One of the great photos we got at sunset on the beach.

Grace met many princesses - Cinderella, Ariel, Tiana, Belle, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and even saw Tangled's Rapunzel. But when Grace waited for Cinderella, RyRy wanted to meet her too! So cute!

C'mon Kian!

Spent Kian's birthday at Legoland which he loved. It was a great birthday week for him too. He got a birthday button at DL and Legoland. At DL, all the employees would wish him Happy Birthday and people even sang Happy Birthday to him. It was a lot of fun.

I hope to go back one day! It was an amazing and memorable vacation!