DISNEYLAND AHHHH!!!!!

Yes, we had been planning this trip for well over a year. We'd tell people "Yeah, we're planning a Disneyland trip!" and they'd say "Oh cool! When?" and then we'd say "Oh, maybe December or January" and then they'd say "That's so soon!" and then we'd say "Oh not this coming December/January, the NEXT one..." and they'd be all like "Oh...that's a ways away" and we'd say "well Disneyland is expensive yo!" except we probably didn't actually say 'yo.' So the point being: we'd been looking forward to this and saving up for it for a while. And it finally came to pass! Here are our happy pictures!

We started the vaca by going and visiting my brother Brian who lives in L.A. Even though it was January, they were having a heat wave and it was warm enough to play at the beach!

Hanging out at the Long Beach pier.

Oh, just tying up my person Yacht. No big.

Shopping at the pier, and here we see an Indian store! And an Indian statue.

Haddy was tired and the sun was in her eyes, so she put my hat on her face and fell asleep...

Magic Kingdom!

Turns out Cinderella's castle is NOT at Disneyland....it's at Disneyworld. I was a little disappointed in the smallness of this castle, but it was cool nonetheless!

If tipping the characters was a thing, the person playing Pluto would've gotten a big one! He was so stinking cute with Haddy, she thought he was the best thing in the world!!

Best part of Disneyland for a tired parent is the amphitheaters! Get yourself a sugary treat, and sit in the shade for a half hour or so while your kid is entertained by singing and dancing Disney characters.

Haddy's birthday was the next week so we let her pick out a toy from the Disney store and she picked good ol' Winnie the Pooh!

Our hotel was AWESOME! I would recommend it to anyone. We got to eat breakfast everyday in this beautiful setting! Plus our room had a kitchenette, and a separate living room with a fold-out couch where Haddy slept.

Swimming!

This vacation rocked. Disneyland is so exhausting though....but looking back (now that I'm not actually AT Disneyland, hot and tired) I think it's safe to say we will return.