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Disneyland

While in California we spent a day at Disneyland with some of Danny's family. This was Kaelah's first trip & Dan & my first trip there since before our missions. Of course we met lots & lots of Disney characters. She liked the Pooh ones best because we used to read her classic Winnie the Pooh stories (I'm assuming). Eeyore was Kaelah's favorite since she's in love with cows & horses & donkeys right now, but I thought this picture was cuter.
The only repeated ride was the carousell. I mentioned she liked horses, right? lol. I guess you can't live in the same house with me without being an animal person.
Kaelah loved the characters as long as they stayed out of her personal bubble. Bullseye jumped in at the last second.... I highly recommend eating lunch at Celebration Ranch. No reservations are necessary & you can enjoy the petting zoo next door while you wait for your table. Kaelah got to pet a cow & goats that were the exact same size as Meigo & loved it. The food was delicious (bbq) and there is good old fashioned entertainment along with Woody, Jesse, & Bullseye having little skits tossed in.
We all enjoyed any ride that involved water. I was so impressed with the way Kaelah held on to her paddle the entire canoe ride. I thought for sure the water would just yank it out of her grip but she didn't falter for a single second. She's growing up so fast!
After riding the Columbia & before getting aboard the Mark Twain. Frontierland is totally our favorite.
Speaking of favorites, Stacie was the favorite aunt this time (it changes).And Addie & Evie were the favorite cousins this time (that changes too).I am so grateful we were able to go to California & spend time as a family. Kaleah & I had really missed Dan lately. He was carrying a heavy load between deadlines at work, finishing his certificate, etc. I got to fall in love with him all over again. We are the luckiest girls in the world.

Comments

Mandi said…
It looks like you had so much fun! We wish we could be closer and say see you! Miss you!
Reggs said…
OOOo this looks so fun! You'll have to send me your recommendations of where to go with the tiny tots. :) By the way, you are looking just gorgeous as always.
On a sidenote, bullseye is in my personal bubble almost everyday, dang horse!
Emily said…
Seeing all the great things you guys did in California really made me miss it all over again! I'm glad you had such a great time!
Unknown said…
I am glad you guys had so much fun! Love the pictures!

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