Disneyland Pt. 2

After realizing how busy Magic Morning could make the park, I had also read online somewhere that someone recommended going to the opposite park of where Magic Morning was being offered. So our second day we decided to start at Disneyland again since Magic Morning was going to be at California Adventure. The lines were so much better and we were on Main Street waiting when they finally opened the park. It was so great to just walk through and then have most of the morning with very little wait times. We did Dumbo first off, and let June try it since she was sleeping in the stroller the night before. She was nervous, but as soon as Ryan showed her the knob to make Dumbo go up and down she grabbed it with both hands and loved it.

We did a few more Fantasyland rides that we knew would get busy later, and then we headed over to California Adventure around noon to watch the Frozen musical.

In line for the second day and in HIGH spirits.

She got the purple Dumbo!

 Right around this time they really pepped up and were super excited to be there and super happy. It was a nice contrast from the first day when they were mostly frightened and were also tired of dealing with crowds.

Being silly in the Finding Nemo line.

June and Grandma on a double decker bus.

 The Frozen musical was good if you like the movie Frozen. The girls LOVED it. I mainly wanted to go because I was so impressed by the musicals on the Disney Cruise and I had heard that these ones in California Adventure were similar. It was about an hour long and it was nice to sit. After, we headed straight for the Ariel ride, which they also LOVED. When we came out of it, Judy Hop and Nick were outside from Zootopia. My girls probably wouldn't have cared too much, except that morning in the hotel they had been watching the movie. They BEGGED to stand in line for a picture and hug. We were towards the end of the line and the characters were getting ready to go in, so they hurried down each side of the line to give each kid a quick hug. It was perfect. My girls don't need a long conversation, just a quick hug and picture.

By then it was time to head back to the hotel for our R&R. We headed back to the park around 5 pm for the Bibidi Bobidi Boutique. It was a birthday present for June. One of the best things I did was to go to the Disney Outlet in Vegas and bought a few birthday presents for June. She got to unwrap them the second day and was thrilled to receive an Elena of Avalor dress that she could wear to the boutique. The presents were perfect because then the girls didn't ask for anything to buy at Disneyland and June got to enjoy her Disney presents there.

They both fell asleep on the way to our appointment. We woke them up when we got there only to find that after we signed in we still had a 30-45 minute wait because they were behind! The girls were so tired and miserable. I felt bad because it was really unpleasant. When we got in, the experience was fun but wasn't nearly as fun or magical as on the cruise. June had a good time and didn't know better, but the cruise was just so special. They took so much time and talked, this time they just rushed them through like a conveyor belt.

Willa was pretty crabby after being woken up and then waiting forever on a hard bench. Plus, I had her wear a princess dress from home instead of buying one there. I'm so mean.

She cheered up by the end and managed a smile.

June is 110% girl and LOVED getting pampered and wearing a beautiful dress. She got a special birthday sash and even though it was chilly outside she didn't want to put on a jacket or change out of her dress. She's very careful about all things like that.

 We were rushing out of the boutique because we had fast passes for Soarin' over California. We hurried there and the girls had no idea what to expect. Willa loved it and June was a little nervous. Afterwards, we stopped for a much needed hamburger and then headed home to the hotel for bed.

The entire trip we ate breakfast in our hotel room. They didn't offer a breakfast, but they had a small fridge so I had packed some milk and cereal, bread, cream cheese, gogurts, and lots of stuff like that. I would pack a small cooler bag with food for during the day, and then we'd eat a real meal for dinner. I was shocked at how well the girls ate without complaining compared with how they do at home. At home, it's a whine every morning about what to have for breakfast and lunch. On the trip, I just got the food out and they ate. Honestly, I think a lot of the time when they were unhappy or grouchy was because they were hungry and didn't realize it. They ate a lot less than normal and wouldn't normally ask for snacks. I usually instigated eating by handing them something from the pack. It saved us a ton of money, though :)!