Disneyland

After a week of Christmas and New Years we took a family vacation to Disneyland for four days. Lucas and Sydney had a blast taking in all that is Disney. They loved seeing all the characters and magic of Disney. Every time we saw a character they wanted to say “hi” but once we got close to them they freaked out.

As the trip went on they were giving high-fives and hugs. Austin on the other hand could really care less about the characters. But being the good big brother he smiled for all pictures and encouraged them to say “hi”.  I took Sydney to the Princess Fair which is an area in the park where you can have your picture taken with the princesses. There are three princesses at a time and they rotate through. After waiting an hour it was Sydney’s turn. She got to meet Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White. She was also lucky to see Bell and Princess Jasmine walk by to relieve two of the princess. As she was talking to Snow White, Ariel came to switch out Snow White so she got to see Ariel as well. Sydney was in heaven. She gave hugs to Snow White and Ariel and even held Snow White’s hand and walked out with her. As shy as Sydney is I was surprised at how well she did with the princesses.

This trip Austin was tall enough to ride some of the big kid rides like the roller coaster in California park and Tower of Terror. It took us all week to get him to ride the roller coaster and once he did he loved it. He still would not ride on Tower of Terror so next time he will have to try that ride. On Friday Alissa come to hang out with us for the night. We also watch the fireworks show which was amazing. Austin says that it was his favorite part of the trip. Late Friday night Uncle Dave joined us for one ride and hung out at the hotel for awhile until all the kids fell asleep. The kids are already asking when we can go back.