Well it's been almost a month-
so I thought I'd get to these last Cali pix
(can't believe they're a month and a half ago!)
We had a blast
first at California Adventure
and did Disneyland another day
when Anna could be there in California with us!
Here's Woody and Buzz hooked to a Rocket
(all made out of Legos)
in front of the Lego Store
First thing we did was Carsland!
And Mater's Tow Yard with the Tractors
(Grandma stayed with Jacob and the stroller, since she was
battling Vertigo and didn't think spinning was a good idea)
Then, at the Cozy Cone Motel,
someone spotted McQueen!!
After McQueen left for his break,
Mater rolled on in!
Then we sauntered over to Bugsland,
and waited in line...
To ride the flying take-out boxes!
The boys side...
The girls side...
And the sweet Grandparent/Spectator side!!
Taylor is a THRILL seeker already (gulp!)
and loved having her hands raised above her head to enjoy the ride!
Robbie is a little more subdued in his enjoyment,
and rode like this, with a little grin,
the whole ride!
We stopped for lunch,
and Jacob enjoyed some time out of the carseat! Lol!
When it was time to go meet some Disney Junior Characters,
we BARELY missed the Doc McStuffins line.
She was there, with about 4 more families to see her,
but the assistant had closed off the line,
saying it was time for Doc to take her break.
Taylor hadn't noticed right away,
but when she did she burst into hysterics,
"But I have to show her I have her on my hat!"
she cried, "She'll love it, I know it!"
There wasn't anything we could do
since it was time for Doc's break.
We needed to stick around, though,
cuz after Doc went inside, Sofia the First was going to come out,
and we didn't want to leave and then come back
and end up missing her too...
Taylor didn't calm down,
and was tearily pleading with me to let her see Doc,
to which I was gently but firmly saying
"There's nothing we can do, love!
She's gotta go take a break, maybe go potty..."
Well, Doc noticed Taylor,
and since she had to walk past us to get to her "break room"
she motioned to Taylor,
opened her arms WIDE AS CAN BE
and Taylor full-speed ran into them
and they stood in sweet embrace like statues
for a good thirty seconds!
When they finally released one another
Doc wiped away Taylor's tears, and then gave a thumbs up
that she was pictured on top of Taylor's hat!
Doc even checked Taylor's heart with her huge stethescope,
and then gave a high five to Robbie too!
Seriously, what a sweet sweet gal!
Then we waited for about ten minutes for Sofia to come out
and Uncle Nate and Auntie Tricia
worked to keep Robbie entertained while we waited =)
And it was so worth the wait!
As we walked away Taylor said,
"Sofia, I like your Amulet! It's beautiful!"
We rode the Monster's Inc ride,
and even Jacob got to go on that one!
We rode the Carousel...
But Robbie didn't like the sea animals,
so he and Daddy rode on the bench, lol!
Taylor, Uncle Nate, Auntie Tricia and Mommy
went on the huge Mickey Ferris Wheel
and then we hopped over to the Goofy Roller Coaster,
which Taylor LOVED getting to do!
Seriously- the girl LOVES thrills!
Robbie and Daddy went and bought some cute
Pixar figurines to bring home as souvenirs
and Gramma and Grampa went to the
San Francisco and Ghiradelli Square.
And we got to go meet Buzz Lightyear Rescue Ranger!
This lil' boy was ecstatic!
I'm glad we did the other characters first,
cuz by now Robbie was used to the idea of getting to see them
so he didn't have ANY fear of seeing Buzz!!
He could barely contain his excitement!
After every time we'd see a character Tay would whisper,
"Mom, it's just a costume, right?"
They may have been "just a costume"
but these characters are practically part of our family!
We had a blast hangin' with Pixar and Disney Junior characters,
eating FANTASTIC food that even offered great gluten free options,
laughing, smiling, enjoying, and just being with Hickle extended family!
Next up-- Disneyland!
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