Disneyland

Last month we went to Disneyland! We so seldom take vacations and are in love with all things Disney, so we had a fantastic trip. We completely broke tradition and had a perfect vacation where everything went smoothly and perfectly.



The kids all chose their own "Mickey ears" hat. Bailey even wore hers more than a few times. Rachel would have slept in hers if she'd had the chance.







We had an autograph book which the kids really enjoyed filling with characters' signatures. They loved the characters -- okay, Matt and Rachel loved them. Bailey loved them from afar. Matthew, however, was the only one who would get close enough to Cruella DeVille to pose for a picture.








One afternoon we stopped in at a great little cafe in Orleans square to try some beignets. Rachel adores Princess and the Frog and wanted to try some real beignets like Tiana makes. They were shaped like Mickey Mouse heads and tasted delicious so Rachel was one happy gal.








Rachel LOVED the princesses - and Bailey actually really liked them, too. She did better with them than the other characters, I think because they look like real people. (Notice the big wad of food in Rachey's mouth. Nice.)






Steve with his favorite princess.



Okay, Steve really does like Belle, but these are really his very favorite princesses.














We had the best week! I could have really filled pages and pages with pictures and stories. We really do adore all things Disney, but just as amazing as being at the "Happiest Place on Earth" was the fact that we had time -- just time with each other. We had no deadlines, no agendas, no real life stress. We just had each other, time, and tons of wonderful things to do and see.