Yes, we happened to be at Disneyland on Halloween. Mostly by coincidence than anything else, really. Jonathan had a PT conference there all weekend and Monday was our day to hit up Disneyland as a family before flying back home Tuesday. We were actually quite nervous about it since our little girl has an extreme fear of masks. But there weren't people dressed in scary costumes. And the Disney characters didn't even seem to freak her out - which was pretty amazing, actually.
Our successful trip to Disney may be attributed to our "mask therapy" (ie: looking at dozens of pictures, trying on masks herself and looking in the mirror, talking about them). I'm not quite sure. I doubt she's truly conquered the fear for good. But I do know that Disneyland was a total success. Clara loved it. Jono did too. And I didn't go into labor - even after walking around for seven hours, following Snow White and her two fellow princesses as they took Disneyland by storm ;).
That's right. Even though the kitty costume was purchased last year for a great deal, we had to scramble for a Disney-themed costume. Thank you, Amy's dress up box. Snow white was perfect. And Ed & Hayley (some dear friends from PT school - also at Disneyland for the same conference)'s littler girls Gracie & Bella were perfect little princesses as well. I could hardly handle watching their excitement. And outrageous cuteness.
We went hard for about seven hours before calling it a day. There was no time to fit in a nap on the short car ride home. Then we grabbed some pizza and picnicked at a nearby park before we changed Snow White into a kitty and went trick-or-treating with Leah and Trav. This little cat didn't last too long (or maybe it was me that didn't last long). We just visited a handful of houses, went home and ate a piece of candy (Clara, that is. We adults polished the rest of her candy off) and crashed. What a day!
Disneyland + no nap + trick-or-treating made for quite the Halloween day. I don't think we'll be able to rival it for years to come. And we certainly won't be able to get away with eating all her candy ever again. But that's okay. We'll just have to visit a few more houses so she won't miss any of the stolen pieces ;).
4 comments:
so fun! i love all of the pictures. makes me want to go back with the boys soon!!
She was one adorable princess and cat. Fun times:).
That will be a hard Halloween to top!! :) So glad you were able to have one more traveling adventure before your new adventure as a family of four begins! Can't wait to meet your new little one (and have even busier playdates). ;)
You guys are seriously insane! I can't believe you did all that while pregnant but... it did look really fun (and tiring) and so memorable! As always, such awesome pictures to remember a fun weekend!
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