Disneyland....

is also known as Heaven in my opinion. This week was just that. HEAVEN! It was a lovely week chuck full of family, fun, laughter, and magic. And it was exhausting!

Us with the big man himself!

{Disclaimer: I do not scrapbook, but I take A LOT of pictures. A LOT. So therefore you are going to see a good chunk of them on this post. Forgive me, and feel free to skip this post if you don't want to see them! :)}

here we go.

We have been planning this trip with my entire family for a loooong time. It was almost impossible figuring out a time that was good for all 15 of us. (Yes, you heard right 15.) It ended up being the perfect week to go, the weather was lovely. Warm, but not hot. The crowds weren't bad, and it was a perfect getaway from our crappy inversion here in C.V.

The ladies first flight. They dug it.The first day we got to the hotel, grabbed a very expensive bite at the neighboring Quiznos, and were off to the park till it closed. Yes, we were tired by the end of the day. But it was a very good tired!

I love this one of Sienna-she is just such a goof ball!

And here she is at the end of the night, Totally wiped out. But the next morning they were all refreshed and ready for the day! Grandma hooked them all up with Mickey Mouse ears and autograph books. Both were huge hits. I didn't know how into meeting the characters my kids would be, but they were totally star struck! Sienna would run right up to them and just squeeze them, and Adyson made sure each of them signed both of their books and introduced her and Sienna to all of them, like a big sister should.

Notice Grandpa had to wear some too. Yes folks, he is a kid.
One of the best parts of the trip for us was having Adyson, who is usually so scared of everything, decide she was brave. She went on every ride she was tall enough to go on, and laughed her guts out on all of them. I will never forget her holding her cute little hands up on "Big Thunder Mountain." We are so proud of our gutsy kid!

Tired kids, Tired Daddy and Grandpa.

Ahhh, it was warm enough for a swimsuit. I miss that.

Adyson sitting on the "A", Modeling. Always the Diva.






The ladies all dressed up waiting to meet the Princesses at the Princess Fanfare.

I will not ever forget how excited my girls were for this. It was pure magic to watch, and made the trip for us. Normally at the Fanfare you stand in line to meet 3 princesses. They are really sweet to the girls and chat with them for a few minutes and pose for a picture. We got really lucky because we went through and met Sleeping Beauty, Ariel, and Cinderella, and by the time we were done they were just switching Princesses again. We waited for 10 more minutes and got to meet Jasmine, Snow White, and Belle. Belle talked to them for a good 10 minutes, making her a favorite of the ladies! So much fun! But we did get to meet others too. Pooh, Tigger, Chip, Mickey and Minnie, Pluto, Buzz lightyear, Goofy, The Fairy Godmother...you get it right?Here we are at the fantastic Pixar Parade, eating fantastic Ice-cream...
We also did the Princess Lunch at Ariels Grotto. The Ladies loved this. At one point Adyson was tearing up a bit. When I asked her what was wrong she said she was just happy and that her eyes were "watering..." It was such a cute grown up moment! We also stood in line for a good hour to go into the new addition, Pixie Hollow, and meet Tinkerbell. Sienna has a deep love for Tink and was beside herself with excitement. Adyson was pretty thrilled too!

I could watch these 2 play all day long! They are quite the pair!

And this is a new little friendship. Sienna followed Tray everywhere. He was allowed to push her stroller when no one else was...she sure loves him!

Mom and PopCody, Amy, and SimonJody, Heather, Breje, Trayson, Kutter, and Brielle. The whole group. Still enjoying each other after a full week together. A Disneyland Miracle...

Honorable Mentions: Toy Story the ride, California Screamin', Watching the cousins play and laugh together, shopping in downtown Disney and being able to spoil the girls, Fantasmic the last night from comfy chairs, the soup at Carnation Cafe, the 3d movies, Kutter and Ady on the bus, Simon as the sleeping frog, Sienna on peter pan, spending a whole week with 15 people and missing them when the week is over, Grandpa crying during Fantasmic on the last night, Sienna hugging Goofy right on the behind.., mom going on the water ride, hot cocoa from the hotel, walking 10 miles a day, having housekeeping make my bed for a week (heaven!),Playhouse Disney on stage (watching Brielle, Sienna and Simon soak it all in), Sienna following Trayson everywhere, Breje shopping with the girls (she's so grown up!), the smiling flowers (huh Jody?), Cody and Amy's awesome tour guide skills (they went 2 years ago and knew the good spots)...there are so many more. We really had such a wonderful time! I wish, so much, that we were still there!