Disneyland November 2009

This post is overdue big time. Last November we took a vacation with the "Phillips" side of the family to Disneyland. That included our family, Micah's parents, his two older sisters and their families. Unfortunately because of the move (one week after the trip) and the Holidays you are seeing it a few months too late. Better late than never I suppose.

We had to get a picture in front of Cinderella's castle. While we were there they were getting out all of the Christmas decorations. It was so fun to see all the buildings and rides transform into their Holiday decor. To our little princesses it really was magical.

The great thing about going with family is that we were able to spend time together on some things, and split into groups to do others to keep everyone happy. We were surprised that Aliza would go on anything. She was so happy and content going from ride to ride. She even went on Pirates of the Caribbean several times when our other two girls wouldn't. She had no fear and loved it all.

One afternoon I had these cute cousins with me to ride Bugs Life while Aliza took a nap. We had a great time.

Decisions. Decisions. It was so hard to pick just one. Avery ended up with the silver sequin Minnie Mouse ears. One of my personal favorites too.

Aliza was a Minnie Mouse princess. We couldn't get these ears off of her most of the trip.

Abbie's pick.............front

and back. Surprisingly each pair of ears they picked fit their personalities all too well.

One evening we ate dinner at Goofey's kitchen. It really was fun to get some one on one time with a lot of characters. That is the way to go if you want to see characters without chasing them down in Disneyland. Aliza was so enthralled with Minnie. She was cute to talk to Aliza and let her play with her nose. To this day she talks about this meeting with Minnie Mouse. We had a lot of fun that night.

Abbie and the Fairy Godmother.

At Goofey's kitchen Avery was hiding behind anyone and anything she could find. She wouldn't even talk to any of the Characters. They have always made her very nervous. The funny thing is that as soon as Cinderella appeared she was out of her chair and ready for a picture. Too funny!

What a catch!

Abbie had decided to spend the last portion of her money on a portrait of herself. She loves this picture and has it hanging in her room.

Micah was a great sport on this trip considering he HATES Disneyland. It took a lot of coaxing just to get us there. Well, maybe I should admit that it took a lot of fighting to get us there. I'm glad we are through that hurdle and we had such a great time.

Pure happiness.....

On our drive home from Disneyland we stopped in Vegas to stay in Micah's hotel room (he was still living there at the time without us) one night. We got a kick out of Aliza's static hair from the long car ride. Plus we had to get a picture of her independent personality taking care of her own bags. We were not allowed to touch her bag and she had to know where it was at all times. We had such a great time and hopefully we will make it back someday.