Disneyland

Our Disneyland vacation was awesome! This is the first time for all three kids...and we had a blast!

We arrived at the Magic Kingdom the day after the Halloween festivities concluded. For the next three days we watched as the entire park became transformed, bit by bit, for the Christmas season. We never saw anyone working on the decorations, but as we walked through the park we'd notice something else that wasn't there the day before (or even the hour before). On our second morning we looked at Sleeping Beauty's castle and were surprised to see snow!

The girls were so excited to meet so many of their favorite Disney friends.

And everyone agreed: the Teacup ride was THE BEST! Even Curtis...even though he looks slightly concerned in this particular picture.

Grandma and Grandpa came for the first couple of days and THANK HEAVENS. Managing three crazy kids for three days might have sent Ian and I straight to the funny farm. We implemented the buddy system. Ellie was my buddy. Lindy alternated between her dad and Grandma. And Curtis? Well, he became quite attached to Grandpa. It worked great. (I should mention: I fretted a LOT about Ellie. She gets lost all the time. But apparently the thought of being mom's "Disneyland Buddy" tethered her nicely to my side. Awesome.)

All in all we had a fabulous vacation.