Disneyland!!

I don't know that I have ever been this excited to plan a trip. I seriously was so giddy the whole time I was making reservations and plans for this trip. And OF COURSE, our kids were giddy with anticipation and excitement, and really had no idea what to even expect. My mom and Ray met us there, and we are SO happy they did!! Not only do we love spending time with them, but oh.my.gosh, I don't know that we would have survived without them! We were totally able to enjoy Disneyland as much as our kids, thanks to their help! And I think they enjoyed it, too! THANK YOU Mom and Ray for coming with us!!

I was so surprised how much I was able to do with Knox there. Anything Emerson could ride on, he could ride on my lap. It was so awesome. THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE.

As we unloaded from the airport shuttle to our car, it was 1am in the morning, and Stone sighed nice and big, and said, "THAT WAS THE BEST FIELD TRIP EVVVVVER!" (OH! And our car (which I had only had FOUR days before we left to Disneyland!!) was left with the window down!! THANKFULLY nothing was touched or tampered with. WOW!).

So here are a few pictures from Instagram/iPhone to share with you...

We started our trip off bright and early (actually, not bright at all....it was 2:30am when our alarms went off to load up). We headed to the airport in Dallas, arrived there about 5am for our 6:55am Flight.

The night before our trip, I ran to get an extra umbrella stroller for the trip. I didn't want to haul our double stroller around, and I knew I'd be wearing Knox for a lot of the trip anyways. I didn't even open up the stroller to check it out. I just assumed it would work as an umbrella stroller should. WELL, we checked our luggage in, opened up the stroller to make way to security, and TWO wheels were missing form this stroller!! When we got to California, I was able to exchange it (after a lot of sweet talking sans a receipt for a product purchased in Texas!). YAH for strollers with 4 wheels!

Here we were waiting for the gates to open on our first day there. SO EXCITED!

While Cliff, Stone, and Ray went on a ride, I took Emerson to see all the princesses. She was in HEAVEN!! Sometimes she is totally outgoing, and other times, completely shy. When she saw these princesses, she talked and talked to them. It was the cutest thing to witness. They made HER feel like a princess.

The second day there, we went on a great ferris wheel that swings back and forth. My mom is terrified of heights, but we convinced her to go on with us.

We weren't going to slow down for nap time! These two little munchkins gave it all they had, but just couldn't stay awake. While they slept, Cliff and I took turns with my Mom and Ray and took Stone on other rides.

Indiana Jones is probably one of my favorites. Stone was BARELY tall enough. Actually, he wasn't quite tall enough, but we told him to stand tall, and tilt his head up a bit. The first time through (with Cliff and me), the guy totally let us cheat. Then, we got a switch pass for my mom and Ray, and they took Stone right after, and they weren't going to let him! My mom convinced them he had already gone, so they let him slide by. It was an AWESOME ride, one Stone still talks about.

The parade the first night was probably Emerson's favorite thing! She was in HEAVEN. She got so much attention from everyone in the parade; lots of smiles and "hi's". She clapped to the music and was all smiles and giggles. 

Again, we weren't going to slow down for nap time! Cliff picked her up, and she fell asleep within minutes. Perfect timing for the Finding Nemo submarine ride.

Right before she saw all the princesses, she got to be in a parade, and she tried taking that girl's ribbon! 

This was one of the first rides we went on (these pictures are all out of order). Emerson was so fascinated by It's a Small World. Stone, on the other hand, was ready for a little more excitement.

Another super fun ride that Stone got to ride two times! You can't see Stone in the first pic, but he was in heaven!

Stone and Emerson are still talking about what a great time they had. It really is such a magical place. I'm so glad we were able to take the kids to The Happiest Place on Earth. I thought Stone was the age to get the most out of this trip, but I think Emerson got just as much out of it. They really were in heaven, and so were we! It was such a fun trip!

Next up: La Jolla and San Diego!