DISNEYLAND!!!!!!!

To sum up Disneyland, it was Magically Amazing and the most fun ever!!!!  Sounds pretty great right??  Well it was.  We had a total blast and loved every minute of it!!

DAY 1
On Monday afternoon, Matt, the girls, Gramma and I drove over to California after we got Grampa dropped off at the airport (he had to go back and work, we were sad he didn't come this year, we missed him!!).  We made pretty good time and got to our hotel without any troubles about 8 or so.  We got all checked into our room and ready for bed and went off to sleep, hoping to get a good nights rest for our big day the next day.  Tatum was super excited that she got to share a bed with Gramma.  Tatum is definitely a crazy sleeper so hopefully Gramma slept as good as Tatum did :)

All ready for bed in new Jesse Jammies with Ariel

Tuesday morning we were up and at em bright and early for our first day at Disneyland.  We were all smiles as we boarded the Disney shuttle that picked us up at the Peacock Suites.  Matt was nervous about getting our stroller onto the shuttle....  We brought the jogging stroller because we thought it would be best for the girls to take naps during the day.  Luckily it fit, it was just a bit heavy and awkward for Matt to get on the shuttle, but we certainly were thankful that we had it!!

All set for DISNEYLAND

Waiting for the shuttle

We got to Disneyland before it opened and had to wait just a few minutes to be let in.  Strolling through those gates and under the Bridge was so great.  Right off the bat we saw Mickey Mouse.  He was right down passed the hat shop.  We headed over and were about 3rd in line to meet him.  Camdyn was a bit scared of him, she is still too young to get the whole character concept.  But Tatum was SOOO super excited and gave him super big hugs.  What a way to enter the park!! 

We are in Disneyland!!

Tatum and Mickey

Camdyn wasn't so sure about Mickey

Tatum and Gramma at the big Main Street Tree.

We decided to head to Pixie Hollow first because we had never been before and Tinkerbell is a favorite in our house & we wanted to make sure we didn't miss it.  It was only about a 15 minute wait so we hopped in line.  Tatum was happy she got to meet Tinkerbell and Iridessa, but as a parent I was extremely dissapointed in the experience.  This was the only un-magical experience we had the whole trip.  It was not at all what I was expecting it would be like.  Neither fairy really interacted with Tatum.  Tinkerbell was sort of a meanie, she must have been grumpy Tink while we were there.  Sometimes when Tatum gets nervous she puts her fingers in her mouth, so Tatum had her fingers in her mouth and Tink grabbed her hand pushed it out of her mouth and said get your fingers out of your mouth.  I mean are you kidding me?!?  I thought we were visiting Tinkerbell and not Cruella DeVille?!?  So needless to say Tatum enjoyed it but I was annoyed, we will not be going back to Pixie Hollow any time soon.  I know not all the Tinks are probably like that but this one made me mad!! 

Camdyn and Daddy waiting to see Tinkerbell

Tatum and the fairies

I took a few deep breaths and off we went headed down towards Fantasyland.  There was basically no line for Matterhorn so that was our first ride of the day.  Figured we better start big.  Tatum was excited to ride it with Mommy and Daddy while Gramma and Camdyn took a walk.  Tatum did great on the ride.  She was saying weeee the whole time, but she was a bit scared of the dark and the Monster.  She got off and said she liked it but told Gramma all about the Monster on the ride!!  Camdyn had fallen asleep by that point, so Gramma took Tatum on Dumbo. Tatum LOVES Dumbo.  So it was really fun that they got to do it. 

Matterhorn!!

Camdyn snoozing

Dumbo!!

Camdyn woke up from her short snooze and we were off to the carousel.  This was Camdyn's first ride at Disneyland and her first ride on a carousel.  Saying she loved it is an understatement.  Camdyn was so incredibly excited and had the best time on this ride.  It was so great watching her squeel!!  Tatum of course loved it too!!

In awe!!

Then we went on Pinnochio.  This ended up being a mistake as it scared both of the girls.  Tatum hates the dark and we should have known better.  But I thought maybe she would be ok.  She wasn't......  Camdyn wasn't a fan either but it didn't have her quite as upset.  Learned my lesson, no more dark rides. 

Next we were off to the Tea Cups (both girls LOVED it) and It's A Small World, where Tatum was still in scared mode.  When I got her to look she loved it but she mostly kept saying she wanted to get off!!

Loving the Tea Cups

Trying to get into the White Rabbits House

Then we were off to Princess Fantasy Faire.  This ended up being probably our favorite thing we did all week. The wait to see the Princesses was about 45 minutes.  So Mom took Tatum on a walk and to get her face painted while Matt, Cam and I waited in line.  It was a wait that was DEFINITELY worth it.  When it was our turn it was Sleeping Beauty, Jasmine and Belle that were waiting for us.  Tatum was ECSTATIC!!!!!!!  The Princesses are honestly PERFECT at what they do.  All 3 of them got down to Tatum's level and had a little conversation with her and made her feel like she was a Princess too!!  It was a wonderful experience for her!!

Princess Face Paint

Meeting Sleeping Beauty

Tatum and Princess Jasmine

Chit Chatting with Belle

Tatum loved meeting Belle

Big Hugs!!

Then we decided to head over to California Adventure for lunch.  The chili cheese fries at the Taste Pilots Grill next to Soarin are my absolute fave!!  After lunch we headed over to Tatum's most favorite ride.  Then we rode the Little Mermaid ride.  It was our first time on this ride and we were not disappointed.  The girls thought it was so fun "going in the ocean" and all the songs from the movie were a part of the ride.  Disney really did an awesome job on this one and we are definite fans!!  We went and saw Lightening McQueen and Mater and then headed over to Bugs Land for a visit.

So excited for Cars Land to open

Tatum and Gramma in Bugs Land

So Excited!!

Sisters

Family in California Adventure

Laughter

Having a blast!!

Tatum fell asleep shortly after and we decided since we didn't want her to miss any rides we would get some ice cream.  Now Camdyn is not supposed to have dairy but we cheated a little since we were on vacation and I shared a few bites of mine with her.  She LOVED it.  She kept jumping and squawking for more.  It was so cute!! 

Yummmy

Loving the ice cream

Of course we had to get Camdyn her first pair of Mickey Ears!!!!

Then we headed over to the World of Disney to scope out what we wanted to buy for the trip.  Finally Tatum woke up and we headed back into Disneyland for a few more rides.  We did Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, the Jungle Cruise (a favorite for the girls) and the Haunted Mansion.  When we came out of the Haunted Mansion the fireworks were going off.  Which of course Tatum hated so much.  But luckily it was just the last couple of booms and then the snow started.  Since we were in New Orleans Square it wasn't very crowded and we were able to get right down by the snow machine.  The girls thought it was awesome to get snowed on, such great Disney Magic :)

Loving the snow!!

We did so much on the first day and truly have such magical memories from that day.  We headed back to the hotel and ordered pizza for dinner and hopped into bed.  We needed to get our rest for the next day when the rest of our family would be joining us for another day of adventure!!!!

On the first day we took almost 200 pictures, so that is why this post was forever long!!  The rest of our trip to come!!