typically i'd be in my post disneyland funk at this point, but honestly i have so much to do, there is no funk. just terribly overwhelmed.
disneyland was a blast, as usual. but i'm not gonna lie, i definitely need a vacation from our vacation.
i guess with eli being older and wanting to be in the stroller less and less... momma is more and more tired.
we headed out after sunday school, and had an easy trip in to anaheim. traffic wasn't terrible, which was nice! the kids didn't nap in the car, but they were both pretty well behaved anyway. thanks, ipads!
we had dinner at our hotel (the grand californian! amazing.), and made it an early night.
monday we got up bright and early and went straight to california adventure. the hotel we were staying at has its own entrance into the park, so that made it so easy to get in and out!
we rode lots of rides, saw all the sights, went back to the hotel for a quick rest (presley napped?! it was miraculous!), and finished the night watching the paint the night parade (probably my favorite thing everrrrr.) presley got to meet vampirina (ooooh whooa-ooo!), and eli wouldn't even get close to her... "noooo! no! no!". we also hit up the disney junior dance party, our favorite from last time. it was just as good this time around!
eli is officially a mess. they have this little gaurdians of the galaxy dance show in front of the ride where star lord and gamora get the crowd to dance to all his oldies songs, and eli kept trying to get on the little stage to dance with them. i kept having to pull him off which in the end resulted in an EPIC meltdown. also, at night, before the parade they clear the streets and everyone lines the curbs to make sure they have a spot to watch the show. the parade started at 8, but we got our spot around 7ish and ate some dinner.... and eli earned himself an audience. he was running around and dancing in the middle of the empty streets. i guess he thought it was his personal stage. at one point he got a napkin and started cleaning the street. ha. the lady next to me was like, "does he do this at home?!" uhh, no. exactly the opposite. he was so funny... the kid wont get within 5ft of a princess, or character, but put him in the middle of a crowd and he's right at home! he also clotheslined himself at least 239 times on chains. you know when you're waiting in line and they have chains to guide the lines? yeah, well eli would just take off running and SMACK right in the forehead.
tuesday we went straight to disneyland park, and the fun continued. since presley is exactly 40in now, she could ride LOTS of new rides... including space mountain! she and i started off the day with that one, and she was NOT a fan. she didn't cry or anything, but when i asked her if she wanted to ride it again with her daddy, she said "NO!". ha! we also had dole whip, of course! after we had done it all at disneyland, we went to downtown disney for dinner, and then we went back over to california adventure. we went to meet anna and elsa, and eli found himself a girlfriend... and it wasn't anna or elsa...because he wouldn't even look at them, much less touch them. no, it was the girl working the anna and elsa meet and greet. when she called us back, eli just ran up to her and gave her the biggest hug. randy and i were dying. the sweet girl said, "i've never gotten hugs like this before! i love it!", and eli just kept going back and hugging her again and again like he knew her. i was like, "this is not typical, so you should feel really special!" she said she did :)
it was a fun, but exhausting, trip! i love love love how magical it is for my babies, presley is just in awe of everything, and meeting the princesses and characters, watching the shows, it's just so real to her! and eli isn't quite at that age yet, but he still has the time of his life! most of all, i love our time together, and feel super blessed and grateful for it, and that randy is able to take a few days off work and take us on such fun trips!
so that's all for now! i have so much to do before wednesday when we leave for napa/san fran! and my parents get here tuesday and i just can't wait!
