"Ok, so we have Sadie's birthday and then the Disneyland Hotel ..." So on Saturday, we went to Caylee's best friend's (Sadie) 1st birthday party. We had fun watching all the kids play and seeing Sadie so happy on her special day. She loved her cake and having all the attention. Too bad Caylee slept through most of it. But Courtney trailed along with all the older girls. I have never seen her so ok to leave The Mier's house before.
"Then the Disneyland Hotel and Gooky's Kitchen ....". As soon as we got to the hotel, Courtney's eyes were so wide. The short cat nap she got on the drive over was going to have to do, because their was no getting these girls to rest with all the excitement around. We made our reservations and had a few hours to kill. We settled into our room, I fed Caylee and then we explored around. Daddy spoiled Courtney as usual and bought her a few special things.
"Then Gooky's kitchen, then Disneyland, ok?" The time finally arrived and when it was Courtney's turn she sprinted for Goofy and gave him a big hug. The restaurant was perfect for Courtney. Lots of food, variety, loud, and characters coming around every few minutes. Courtney was in Heaven! The look on her face each time a character came up was precious. They all spent so much time with her. Even Princess Belle kept chatting with her and Pluto barked.
Each character even got Caylee's attention. Caylee had huge smiles on her face. We finished dinner late and I took the girls back to the room to get them ready for bed. Then I loaded them back in the stroller and headed back out. I never do
this, but it was a special
trip and I didnt want to miss out on the fun. Daddy's friend Eric, whom Courtney just adores, came out with us to ESPN Zone. Courtney stayed up for a long time, not wanting to miss a moment. Caylee on the other hand was fast alseep. We played some
games and stayed out way too late.
Sunday morning Daddy was doing worship for church, so he took off early and I got the girls ready and we went and grabbed a quick
breakfast, walked around a bit and headed for church. I was hoping that Caylee would fall asleep and get a nap in, but she didn't. That was
the set up for a frustrating afternoon. Both girls were fast asleep on the ride back to the hotel but neither made the transfer into the stroller then into bed. Back in our room, both fed off of each other and screamed and screamed. I was getting frustrated. We had it all planned that the girls would nap and I could go and get a massage. I just knew that if this was going on I wouldn't get to go. I tried taking Caylee out to calm her down, I fed her, nothing worked.
Courtney wasn't any different. So we packed up some food for the girls, loaded them in the stroller and Daddy had to walk them around Disney Walk for 2 1/2 hours while I got pampered. I felt really bad that the girls were being so bad. But the massage and pedicure was really nice and it was so relaxing to get away and be pampered. I wish I could do that every week. Once I was done we attempted Goofy's Kitchen again even though Courtney was being a Monster. She continued to be a monster all thru dinner, but was fortunately very preoccupied by the all the characters and it was so loud in the restaurant we were able to get by without too much trouble. The characters once again spent so much time talking to the girls. "Gheppeto" whom Courtney thought was Santa was really sweet to both. He must have spent over 5 minutes with them. As soon as we were done we went straight to the room and put both girls to sleep. It was much needed for both.
Our last day was spent at Disneyland. Courtney was so excited she could barely contain herself. We did everything she wanted to do at Disneyland. Daddy suggested we go to Ariel's Grotto and eat lunch with the princesses. It was a great experience. The food was super good, Courtney loved meeting all the princesses, eating the food, and the atmosphere was so fun.
Definitely worth it. Our friend Laura met us at Disneyland in the afternoon. We went on several rides and let her experience Disneyland with Courtney. We were all pretty tired by 5 and ready to go. It was a really great trip. Everyone had fun and it was so great to see Courtney's eye's light up so much.
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