Disneyland... Day One

We made it... started out at 5 am this morning! Headed to the airport... where Walker had two "accidents" first he leaned on one of the suitcases and it fell down and the handle got him good in the nose... big tears. A few minutes later he was insistent upon carrying the small suitcase... owie #2 again with the handle... pinching himself... no tears though.

Onto the flight... happy to note that I was able to leave the throw up bags for someone else to use... almost lost it a few times but thankfully Dramamine helped!! The kids loved the flight... no problems.

As soon as we landed in Long Beach Ainsley squealed, "Look Mommy, there are pom-pom trees... aka palm trees... so cute. It was hot... real hot... we were able to get an early check in and made a quick change-a-roo with our clothes... shorts and t-shirts... oh and lots... lots of sunscreen!

We got into Disney and after the "official" Disney picture at the gate, Walker was ready to hit the train. Took it around the park to get a feel of the whole place. Walker loved it... smiling from ear to ear... and making train noises and train hand movements. We grabbed our lanyards and headed off to the Disney Main Street Parade... we got there about 10 minutes before it started... only to learn that it was going to be delayed... Walker was ready to go... said, "I want to back to the hotel... so I can color!"

Finally it started... Tinkerbell was the first one we saw... Ainsley was really excited since she's her favorite! Walker did perk up a bit... once I gave him some Pirate fruit snacks! Then it was a quick dash back on the train and over to dinner at Goofy's kitchen! Kids really loved it... it was all buffet style... Walker got his fav... chicken fingers and mac and cheese (goofy mac to be exact). Ainsley a girl after Daddy's own heart, proudly exclaimed, "I'm having Prime Rib Daddy!" The food was really good... my favorite thing... cajun salmon... so darn tasty! Close second... Lemon bars... nice and tart!

Did a wee bit of shopping... kids got "ears" with their names embroidered on them... will have to post a picture tomorrow (forgot to get one). Ainsley checked out the Build a Bear Workshop and thinks she'll be heading back to spend some of her money... Walker's got his sight on a buzz light year lazer toy thingy that lights up and makes noise... a true boy toy!

Lastly... went to Fantasmic!! It started at 9pm... we waited for over an hour before it started... Walker fell asleep... woke up scared when the dragon started spraying fire!! Poor thing... screamed... cried... and shook all over. Then when was all done he quickly proclaimed, "I wasn't scared Mommy!"

Then watched the fireworks as we headed out of the park! It was a truly magical day! And to think... we have 4 more days left!!