Friday, July 31, 2009

Vacation: Part 3 (The Good Stuff)

On Monday, we headed out to Disneyland for a magical adventure. Disneyland really is the happiest place on Earth. I feel like a big kid when I am there. I know some adults get over it, but I still LOVE that place! When we first got there, our first stop was Sleeping Beauty's Castle. This is what Brooklyn had been waiting for. She was so excited! They now have a portion of the castle you can walk through and it tells Sleeping Beauty's story. It was quite spooky in there and Brooklyn asked if it was real, and I said of course it is. Big mistake, she was scared after that and wouldn't go back in the castle. Oh well, I thought she wanted it to be real, apparently, no she did not.
Here she is getting her first look at the castle.

After the castle she took a ride on the carousel, Dumbo with grandma and grandpa, and had a spin in the tea cups, then it was time or the long awaited hour of meeting the princesses.
If you have never been, meeting the princesses is an attraction. They have 3 princesses at a time in a secluded area, you cannot see, and each child gets 30 seconds to a minute taking pictures and visiting each one. You never know who you will get until you get up there. The line has to be one of the longest in the park, but for all the girls waiting in line so worth it. While Brad was an awesome dad and did some standing in line, grandma took Brooklyn to the princess shop and adorned her with her very own Sleeping Beauty princess gown. She also bought her shoes and a little crown clip. There was no waiting to put that gown on, my little princess had to be dressed like a princess to meet her favorite people. It was all so magical for her. What a fun time! After we were all outfitted we still had a little over a half an hour wait. Thank heaven for Brad! What a guy.

On her first time through she met Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. She was super excited to have them sign her princess autograph book and was incredibly proud of her signatures she was collecting. It was nice to see some of her favorites at the beginning. She was so excited and quite star struck.
After we had been through and seen Ariel, Sleeping Beauty (probably her favorite) and Cinderella, all she wanted to do was find the rest of the princesses. We asked around and found out that you can sometimes catch Jasmine in Adventureland, so off we headed. When we got there she was nowhere to be found and our little princess had dozed so we grabbed some lunch and decided to check back. After lunch we were lucky enough to find Jasmine there and we caught her just before she left. And unbelievably enough, there was no line. It was fantastic!Now, we had only met four princesses and she was determined to meet all six. Stay tuned for the rest of the story.

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