Friday it was back to Disneyland. We spent all of Thursday over at DCA. Again, we got up early and enjoyed the first couple of hours in the park with minimal crowds. (Later on, after the fact, I read that Disneyland almost reached capacity on Friday! Yikes!) Dave and Grayson headed in the direction of Space Mountain while Molly and I hit Fantasyland one more time. It was fun to spend that time with just my girl. And it was fun for her because she didn't have to wait (albeit patiently) for anyone to go on rides that she was unable or didn't want to ride!
We also did a family first that day and rode the Mark Twain Riverboat. A nice little break and a good time to apply more sunscreen. Then it was out to Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island. Molly, as you can see in one of the pictures, was NOT a fan of the tunnels.
After touring the island, we grabbed some lunch (or maybe we ate first?) and then it was back to the hotel for a midday break. It was the kids' last chance to swim and they took full advantage. We hit both the regular garden pool and the pirate-themed play area one last time. Then it was back to the park for the the new Celebrate! Street Party, which was...meh. But, like most things at Disneyland, it was worth seeing once.
The rest of that night is a blur. (I knew I shouldn't have waited so long to blog!) Anyway, I'm sure that at some point I bought myself a 'tigger tail'--a little piece of marshmellowey-caramel-orange-cream-with-chocolate-drizzle-on-a-stick bliss--and maybe a churro, too! It WAS vacation after all!
And, because I'm lazy, I'm going to wrap up day 6--our last day--in this post, too! It was Saturday. We slept in, checked out of our hotel room, then walked thru Downtown Disney to the Disneyland Hotel for our breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen. It has become a tradition. And up to this point, Molly screaming in fear the whole time had become a tradition, too! Ha! Ha! But Auntie Sarri and Uncle Joel, you'll be happy to know that there was no screaming this time around. :) True, hardly any photos of Molly with characters either, but at least we got to dine in peace. And boy did we dine! Holy cow, Dave was recounting his meal afterward, and I think he ate enough to feed a small army! But you have to get your money's worth, right? And actually, there was one big highlight for Molly. All week long, the one "person" who she would have liked to see but didn't all of sudden showed up at our table! Princess Jazmine! Later Molly got to dance with her, too. Very cute.
And then, after that, we killed a few hours in the HOT California sun before it was time for us to catch the bus back to the airport. And so our vacation was over. Tired, happy travelers we were. Ready to sleep in our own beds but also ready to start saving again for our next adventure! To where?...hmmm...
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