Tired of Repeating Myself: The last hurrah

To celebrate Kailee's birthday (July 31st) my Dad's birthday (July 27th) and Mike's graduation, we planned a trip to the Magical Kingdom. Kailee has been wanting to go for a while (all my friends have gone!!!) and Addie is now a great age to enjoy and potentially remember it. On our way home from the bay area, we stopped in A-town, grabbed the trailer, and headed to Anaheim. It was a long day of driving, but we made it! We camped 1/2 mile from the gate with my parents and their camper. $46 bucks a night! We could cook our own food (bring lunches and snacks into the park) and were "at home" in a germ free (yes I hate hotel rooms b/c of all the potential germs hiding around) bed. We got home from the parks both nights, showered up, and snuggled into our lawn chairs to watch the fireworks. No crowd fighting and cranky kids. The whole experience was amazing. The girls were a dream. Not a single melt down! It was plain old treasured family time. Being that we had such an amazing time, there are tons of pics. I have posted a very small amount....

My mom (the famous Yia Yia) bought them princess Mikey ears complete with vail!

The dads waiting (We did LOTS of that. Lesson learned: never go to the Magic Kingdom when kids are out of school!)

Buzz Lightyear ride. We beat everyone!!!!

Waiting in line for Minnie's house... we got creative with our entertainment.

Hanging out on Minnie's couch!

Our family and Minnie.

and with Mickey....

Finally on Space Mountain! We all did it, yes the girls too. They loved it! Addie got off and said, "Daddy! That. Was. CRAZY!! They need to slow down. Let's do it again!"

Snuggling in for fireworks!!

It was off to California Adventure! "A" for Addie!

We love rides!

Bumper cars!!

Yia Yia and Pa

The Mom and the Dad

And THEN we got to go to Ariel's Grotto. It was here that 5 princesses came right to our table to say hello and introduce themselves to the girls. We got to eat tiny delicious food JUST like princesses!!