Fall California Trip

The Best Family took a whirlwind trip to California for the sealing of Mike and Margi. I didn't get any good pictures of this wonderful event, but I am sure if you check out their blog they will post some. We were so happy to be there with them, and spend time with family. While there we did make it to the most magical place on earth, at the most magical time of year.
This was a one day Disneyland extravaganza. Needless to say we ran from ride to ride and character to character at warp speed, and loved it. I was most excited about the Halloween decor, I love everything Halloween and it really did make the adventure for me.
Here we are on Minny Mouse's very hard and uncomfortable couch. The kids loved playing in the character' houses, and I must say Minny's house was so cute.
Brad would have spent the entire day in the character's cars if given his choice. We would pull him out and he would take off on a dead run back as soon as he thought nobody was looking. In fact he spent most of the day trying to run off, and/or crowd to the front of very long lines. Many a time he was body surfed back to the family by the nice people in line in front of us.

Crewela Deville was the first character that we came across at Disneyland, and my favorite of the day. She did such a good job, and was a real treat to talk to.
Autumn was very happy to meet Cinderella, but it did not quite make up for not seeing Ariel. She will forever tell people that she went all the way to Disney land and didn't get to see her favorite princess. To make up for the disappointment we had to buy her a stuffed Ariel in the gift shop (problem solved!).
Brad love love loves Mickey Mouse. When we finally got into the private room to see Mickey he began singing Mickey Mouse Club House. Mickey was dancing and every time we thought Brad was done he would just start over singing the same two lines again and again. It was really very special to see him so excited about this classic character.
Gotta love Goofy! It was so much fun to take our kids to Disneyland. Brad and Autumn are the perfect age to fully enjoy the experience. We will have to return in a few years for a more extended visit when Drake can have an equally magical time.