Disneyland Trip!

We were fortunate enough to be given a three day and two night package to Disneyland by a very generous family from the school we work at, so we are extremely thankful to them that they made this possible... 

Words cannot explain how much fun Disneyland is with a three-year-old... the look on her face when we went on the rides and gleam in her eye when she saw the Disney characters put a tear in my eye a couple of times... just watching her be so happy, makes me so happy. We stayed at the California Grand Hotel, which is connected to the Disney California park. SUPER convenient! They even had gluten free hotdogs and pizza, so we didn't have to bring extra food! It took five minutes to get into Disneyland and we had a voucher to get into the park one hour early on one of the days. Gabby met tons of characters and got their autographs- Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Minnie Mouse, Ariel, Belle, Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty. Gabby's favorite rides included: Dumbo, Peter Pan, and the Tea Cup ride. Her least favorite was the Pinocchio ride because it was a bit scary. Travis and I did some swapping and were able to go one some adult rides- our favorite was the roller-coaster ride, called "California Screamin'". The main highlights of the trip included the "World of Color" light show, firework show (I'm not a fan of firework shows but this was awesome), and the Aladdin show. Gabby talks about this all the time about how Jafar turned into a snake and the Genie was funny. It really was an amazing show! The acting and singing was really impressive. Travis and I were laughing out-loud at the Genie's adult-themed jokes. Gabby also really liked having lunch at Ariel's Grotto, where she got to eat with all her favorite Disney princesses.

My favorite highlight was taking Gabby to the "Bibbity-Bobbity Boutique." It's a place where little girls get dressed-up as a princess of their choice by a Fairy Godmother and get some pictures taken. It's awesome! She picked out the Snow White outfit (not Cinderella, which surprised me) and the lady had the little birdies make the outfit. Gabby said, "bibbity-bobbity-boo!" and the dressing room opened and her outfit was there. She got her hair done, make-up (lipstick, blush, and sparkles), and her nails painted. They also gave her a pick sash that said, "Birthday Princess." When she was done getting ready, there was a big reveal... they turned her around and the little birdies opened up the curtains so Gabby could see herself in the mirror. Her reaction was funny... I don't think she recognized herself. Afterwards, she got to keep everything and got her picture taken in a carriage. She walked around all day gussied-up as Snow White. It was really cute... 

We were so sad when it was all over... these were such awesome memories...