Quite some time ago, we decided that it would be fun idea to celebrate Macy’s 5th birthday in Disneyland…and we’ve had this vacation idea in the back of our minds for several years. By the time we realized that we were going to have another child born in the month of December…(meaning two birthdays, within one week of each other – did I mention that this was in the month of DECEMBER??)….the idea of two birthday parties and everything that goes along with that….just seemed a little overwhelming. Therefore, we decided that celebrating both birthdays at Disneyland would be the perfect compromise – and it worked out just as we had hoped. With two birthdays and three first-time visitors (I had never been!) in our party – we had pins galore and all sorts of attention for the girls – “Happy Birthday!” was heard everywhere we went – it was fantastic and every bit as magical as we had dreamed. The entire park was decorated for Christmas – and when I say “decorated” – I mean DECORATED. It was gorgeous – everything was lit up, HUGE Christmas trees everywhere, all of the characters in their holiday outfits – the night-time parade in full holiday swing with Santa Claus at the end – oh my! That was the one thing I learned – Disney does nothing halfway – everything is full out – and that is definitely part of the magic!
Honestly…there was SO much that we did while we were there, I was a little overwhelmed at the prospect of blogging about it….so I thought I would just tell the story through pictures, highlighting some of our favorite memories while we were there…to say that we had fun would be an understatement!
One of the most favorite rides for both girls? The tea cups. They LOVED them. They wanted to go again. And again. And again....until Mommy couldn't take it anymore and decided that the best spot for me was off to the side, taking pictures of Gregg and the girls having fun:
The castle looked so magical at night, all lit up with the holiday lights:
The nighttime parade was wonderful, with the characters all in holiday costumes, and complete with Santa Claus at the end. They must have speakers in the ground there, because the music, singing, and everything about the parade was just magical. Our eager little parade-watchers eventually ended up on our shoulders in order to see everything:
And probably the most magical part for the girls? Meeting the princesses. Oh my. I believe I have dozens of pictures just of them meeting the princesses, including lunch with all of them at Ariel's Grotto. I have to say that I was equally as awestruck as the girls - I felt like we were meeting royalty. :)
The look on Macy's face in this picture really says it all...she loved every minute of it....and Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) was one of her favorites:
And while the line was HUGE to meet her in Pixie Hollow, it was worth every single minute for the girls to have their time with Tinkerbell and have their picture taken too.
We weren't sure if she would make it to Ariel's Grotto, but low & behold, she was able to meet Belle (Beauty & the Beast) as well:
And one of our most favorite rides? For all 4 of us? "It's a Small World" - worth the long line for this spectacular 10-minute boat ride around the world! Loved it so much, we rode this one twice:
The entire trip, while exhausting, was absolutely wonderful and we can't wait to do it again (well, in a couple of years :) I believe the girls have looked through the Disneyland pictures approximately 100 time since arriving home...and for myself, I now truly understand what the "Magic of Disney" is all about. For the complete album of picture from this trip, click here.
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