My parents planned a trip to Disneyland just after Memorial Day and Lucy and I decided last minute (literally...like the day before) that we wanted to join them! Brandon's been so busy working that we decided it'd be fun to get out of the house for a few days and have the time of our life at Disneyland! So that's exactly what we did.
We braved the 6 hour drive to St. George with just me and Lucy and bless her little heart, she was an angel for me. I was terrified to travel with her by myself because I can't really do anything for her since I'm driving. I made sure she had plenty of snacks and water and of course...Toy Story! Her current favorite.
We left for Disneyland early the next day and made it by 10:00 AM California time. Just in time for the park to open...well it had been open since 9, so almost just in time :) Lucy loved every second of it. She got a kick out of the "choo choo" aka the tram that takes you from the parking lot to the main gates. Yes I dare say it was one of her favorite rides and requested to ride the "choo choo" throughout the remainder of our trip.
Heading into the park!
We caught a glimpse of Minnie right when we walked in and Lucy was basically mesmerized by her. Just sat and stared at her for a while trying to believe if what she was seeing was real. The REAL minnie mouse!
We had a total blast the whole day! Lucy was such a CHAMP! Yes the all capital letters are necessary. I thought for sure she would have meltdowns because of all the running around we were forcing her to do and the nap schedule being thrown off. Boy was I wrong. She was crazy hyper and excited the. whole. time. She ran us ragged! That girl has unlimited energy. We were there from 10 AM until closing and she was still going and going and going. Even when we got back to the hotel she was running around the room non stop. Man I wish I had her energy.
She is sooo easily amused. She discovered this leaf on the ground while we were in line for Pirates and she played with it and carried it around for the longest time. Who needs souvenirs when you have leaves!
She has the same face I usually have after riding "It's a small world" Wayyyyy too much happiness for one little person to handle. She LOVED it the second time around though. Mainly because she got to ride in the boat again.
DUMBO! This was a close 2nd to her favorite ride behind the tram. haha She did have a minor meltdown after we got off because she wanted to keep riding. Grandpa was a dear and took her on it again. Grandpas rock like that.
My very favorite part of the day had to be when we were waiting for the parade. We found a front row section, amazingly enough, in a very low traffic area and of course Lucy can't sit still for more than 2 seconds so she had to be up running wild. She personally took it upon herself to entertain the crowd before the parade started. She was dancing and being silly and running around to every one. The best part was Grandpa chasing after her up and down the parade route the whole time. We even had someone come up to us the next day telling us she saw Lucy at the parade and thought she was the cutest thing ever. Yeah tell me something I don't know. Oh and how awesome it was the my dad was so good to just chase her around. He's the best grandpa.
Lucy was amazed by the parade and loved seeing all her favorite characters. And all the performers were so cute with her and made sure they acknowledged her and she even got a few high fives from some of the characters. She was in Lucy heaven that's for sure. It's so fun experiencing Disneyland through your childs eyes. It's a completely different experience and I dare say I enjoyed that trip the most out of all the trips I've taken.
To be continued....
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