First stop: Teacups! Here are the girls spinning like mad...
Heidi didn't want to get off the ride!
Heidi also did not want to wait in line AT ALL! She had to sit on daddy's shoulders and when he got tired, we stopped going on rides with lines and reminded ourselves to come in January or Februray next time.
In Toon Town there were lots of rides for little kids and we saw Chip & Dale there (don't ask me which one this is); this was the only character that Heidi wasn't afraid of.
Pluto gave Addie a big hug!
We got really hot and sweaty so we took a noon break and watched the new Snow White show. It was soooooo good! We loved it! Here we are watching intently.
We saw lots of Princesses! Sleeping Beauty and Belle were really crowded when we found them, so we just snapped this picture of Belle as she passed by.
Mulan was out front when we went to lunch.
The best princess was Cinderella--Addie's favorite! She took time to visit with Addie and her stepmother was there, too! Addie asks every day when she can have the Cinderella DVD and I have to tell her, "Not til October." I am excited for that DVD, too--it's my favorite because it's the only one without a really scary, evil part. It's just the mean step sisters and mother, not all the powers of hell, you know? Otherwise, Sleeping Beauty would be my favorite for the Prince and the music. But I digress...
Once we got loaded up from Disneyland and headed toward Crestline, I caught Addie just chillin' in her carseat.
While we were buying souvenirs in Downtown Disney on our way out, Heidi crashed on Addie. This might be my new favorite picture.
Heidi kept sleeping while we were stuck on the 91 West--50 minutes in Yorba Linda--now that's what I call a vacation! Even though it took us from 4:20 until 6:40 to get to Crestline, it was still a great day and we had so much fun that night meeting up with my Mayberry cousins, Brent's fiancee's family, and my Elrey grandparents.
The bright sun made some harsh light and shadows on the wedding pictures, but everyone looked so great. Here are my Mayberry Cousins (you remember them from Dave's wedding in June) with their latest acquisition-- Amanda.
Ryley with her Aunt Amanda.
Amanda & Brent with Grandma and Grandpa Elrey
The reception at Amanda's Parents' Home in Crestline was beautiful. Their backyard was on a hill and at the top of the hill is this fun swing, which the girls and I enjoyed.
A view from the hill: The food was fabulous, like eating at Macaroni Grill, and the weather couldn't have been better...a very lovely evening.
Sunday Morning we loaded up and walked down the hill from our cabin to the one where the Grandparents, Uncle Matt, and the Mayberrys were staying. Here's Grandpa, Heidi, Jamie, Addie, & Grandma.
Heidi, Jamie, Addie, and Grandma
Being silly with Papa Bill...I love that my girls know and love thier great-grandparents.
Poor Baker, California...so hot (119F) and so ghetto.
I udes to laugh at those "I love alpacas" commercials, but THIS takes the cake.
Adios, desert. I am sorry to say our love affair is over. I am officially a spoiled rotten Montana girl and I wilt when it's over 80F. When it's Dry & Lush vs. Dry & Barren, Lush wins. Fare thee well...
We stopped at my brother Willy's house to crash on Sunday night/Monday morning, and my other nieces, Ally & Isabelle, came over, too. Willy had to go work in California and Melanie had to go to school, but Addie, Ally, Belle, Liam, Spencer, and Heidi had a fun time playing until we left at lunchtime to head home.
We got on I-15 Northbound and came to a complete stop about 10 minutes later. We couldn't figure out why we were totally stopped, so we turned on AM radio and learned that the Presidential Motorcade was heading out to the Air National Guard station so Dubya could get on his plane and fly to Mountain Home, Idaho. We got to see Air Force One take off, but I couldn't get a good picture cuz we were going 80 mph by then. Kind of a fun final adventure for our trip.
