Monday, December 21, 2009

Christmas at Disneyland!

Last week, we took Madeline to Disneyland to check our all of the Christmas decorations at the park. We decided to go at night so Madeline could see all of the lights and the firework show. Nana and Poppy met us there and we had a wonderful time. Here are some pictures from our adventure...
Madeline was so excited when we made it to the front of the park!
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Our first ride was Peter Pan’s Flight. Madeline loves reading Peter Pan so we had to hit this ride first! She was thrilled to ride in her very own pirate ship and see Captain Hook.
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Here we are before the ride started.
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Once we got up here…
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...Madeline did this and stayed that way for the remainder of the ride!
We’re pretty sure she is afraid of heights.
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For our next ride, we opted for something that stayed on the ground…The Tea Cups!
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These were a big hit, as you can see.
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Then, we headed over to It’s a Small World, which is absolutely breathtaking at night! Madeline didn’t even mind waiting in line for 45 minutes because there was so much to look at. I am so glad we made it to Disneyland at night so she could see all of the beautiful lights.
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Madeline has always loved this ride, but she was especially crazy for all of the Christmas flare added for the holiday season. Here's a little clip of her enjoying the ride...
We had time for just one more ride before the fireworks started.
Madeline wanted to ride the rockets with daddy.
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She was scared, of course, because of the whole heights thing, but she had fun nonetheless.

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The firework show was awesome. However, by 9:30 our little princess was just about ready to turn into a pumpkin! We started exiting the park about halfway through the show and Madeline was starting to doze on my shoulder. The park was packed and even leaving before the mad rush, it took us about 20 minutes just to get to our car. Madeline was asleep in her car seat before we made it out of the parking structure! It was a great family trip and we can’t wait to head back to the happiest place on earth after the holidays.

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