A Trip to a Familiar Place

The girls and I ventured out to Disneyland last night- just the 4 of us :) We are still dealing with start of school colds, and are starting the 2nd cycle with Ashley sniffly again, but the girls wanted to go (I broke my rule and told them earlier in the week we were going- sigh- I never learn! LOL) so I figured even if it was just for a couple hours, it'd be nice to go. It was close to 90 degrees yesterday so we took lots of water and headed out to Anaheim!

To my surprise- all 3 wanted to ride Pirates of the Caribbean first- even Ashley! So off we went to Adventure land. They had a great time and Ashley was hysterical with her reaction to getting wet- she gets so offended! "That water got me wet mommy!" Vision this with hands on hips and a look that could kill!

After we went on the Jungle Cruise. As we got off we found Jasmine and Aladdin hanging out with no one around them- the girls chatted with them, while mommy changed her camera battery (grrrr). They asked the girls if they arrived by Magic Carpet or Camel which the girls found hysterical and are still discussing. Jasmine loved Emily's shirt of course :)Next we headed over to the Pooh Ride- but were side tracked by the Haunted Mansion. It's all done up for Halloween right now with Nightmare Before Christmas decorations. The girls know about Jack Skellington and his crew from mommy's collection at home- so they again surprised me and asked to go on the ride! They did great and loved it! We did get to the Pooh Ride and then went and had dinner and watched the Steam Boat go around the lake. It's so fun to just sit with the girls and listen to them talk. We then headed to Fantasyland to ride Snow White (which is a CREEPY ride if you ask me- creepier than Pirates or the Haunted House maybe?). Because of their riding restrictions (don't get me started) Ashley and Emily rode in the front seat of the car and Maddie and I got the back. We're finally getting to that point that we can do that!
After Snow White we hit the carousel for a whirl...Ashley with Sleeping Beauty Castle in the background Emily loves the carousel- she pets her horse and just smiles the entire time- lost in her own thoughts. After the carousel we found a spot along Main Street for the parade. One of the floats had an oil leak that proved to be a big issue for Disney- oil ALL THE WAY down Main Street- the characters were trying to stay out of it- FUN! LOL But it actually worked out great for us because the delay had Goofy and the 7 dwarfs right in front of us for several minutes! The girls got high fives galore!
Sadly- Ashley's asthma started to kick in mid-parade. So off we went to First Aid to find a plug for our portable nebulizer machine (I'm so grateful we have one of these!).
The girls did great waiting- though Maddie was a bit concerned that they were going to see the doctor and get a shot (sigh- Lord save us the day we DO have to go in for those!). The treatment did the trick and we were off again to the tram to come home. We made one last stop in the gift shop for a treat (coloring books) and then a picture in front of the big pumpkin.
Everyone was asleep within 5 minutes of heading home. This trip made me realize even more how much our girls are growing up! We only had one stroller and Ashley rode most of the time. The other 2 were troopers! This is going to be a great holiday season coming up! Our costumes came this week for Halloween! We are going to the Disneyland Trick or Treat event in a few weeks! Let the parade of holidays begin (but let's get healthy first! LOL)