Thursday 16 July 2015

Second Time's a Charm


For those of you who have been reading my blog for a while, you will remember last April when I took Sydney to Disneyland for the very first time.  We were giddy with anticipation of her first visit there and were so disappointed when she fell ill the during the trip and ended up at Children's Hospital of Orange County, which is definitely not the happiest place on earth!

Ever since that fateful trip I promised Sydney that I would take her back to Disneyland and this summer it finally came true!  Auntie Liane joined us for four days in California that we won't soon forget!

It was neat to see how Sydney was into different things this year over last during our visit.  Last year was all about the princesses and while they certainly were a big part of our trip this year, she was also much more into the rides and the experiences.

We met lots of favourite characters, Daisy Duck, Cinderella, Belle, Snow White and even Anna and Elsa which was definitely a highlight for Syd!






This year Disneyland is celebrating their 60th anniversary and they had things decked out in such a fun way for the celebration, including the castle which was topped with sparkly blue turrets!


We so enjoyed Downtown Disney this year as well having many lovely meals there and doing a little shopping on the side!


Sydney's favourite rides by far were King Arthur's Carousel, It's a Small World and The Little Mermaid ride.




She loved the parade too and took dozens of pictures of all of the great characters.



We spent some time at California Adventure Park too watching the electric light show and hanging out on Promenade Pier where we rode the ferris wheel together.



Sydney spent a very special morning at Anna and Elsa's boutique having her hair, makeup and nails done to transform her into Queen Elsa for the day.  It was pretty magical!




Everyday while we were on vacation I told Sydney that she could choose just one souvenir from Disneyland to take home with her.  She decided on day two that she wanted to take home a special Build a Bear from the Build a Bear Workshop store in Downtown Disney. 




She chose a big pink bear and dressed it up like Minnie Mouse and proudly named it Ella.  It has become one of her most prized possessions!

We managed to take a little break from the parks for an afternoon and headed to the factory outlets to do some shopping followed by a few hours at Huntington Beach.  It was heavenly!





It was a wonderful trip made all the more so by the fact that Sydney enjoyed herself so so much while we were there.  I think this might be the start of an annual tradition!


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