Disneyland!!!

Last weekend, we snuck away to California for a few days. We've been dying to take Sadie back to Disneyland since she is at such a fun age for it and recognizes so many of the characters. It also helps that she still gets in for free until August ;)

Minnie and Pluto greeted us right when we walked in! Sadie took some warming up when meeting the characters in person, but each one focused some attention on her favorite thing in the world, her "Daddy Puppy", and she would smile and really enjoy that. I was so impressed with how the characters knew just how to break through the shyness.

We were able to go on almost 15 rides throughout the day, and none of the wait times were more than 25 minutes. Sadie really impressed us with how patient she was though. She would just collect little pebbles or play with sticks and leaves along the fences. She is so creative!

For lunch, we went to our favorite place, Cafe Orleans in Adventure Land. We discovered this restaurant's amazing gumbo and Monte Cristo with fruit dip (salivating as we speak) last fall when we went there with Will's family. This will definitely continue to be a Disneyland tradition of ours!

It didn't take long after eating lunch for Sadie to fall asleep in the stroller. Will and I had each gotten a fast pass to a different "big kid ride" to take turns on while she slept. I went on the Matterhorn and Will did Splash Mountain. He ended up with soaked socks and shoes.. but luckily, Disneyland sells everything (with a mouse print on it of course haha). 

After Sadie had gotten her beauty rest, she had plenty of energy to keep going. We headed over to Toon Town and went on her very first (little) rollercoaster! Will wrapped his arm around her in case she got scared but apparently she was yelling "Wee!!" right along with everyone else haha. 

For dinner, we ate at The River Belle Terrace overlooking the riverfront in Frontierland. It was delicious! Then as the sun was going down it started to get chilly, so we bought Sadie the cutest Minnie Mouse hoodie. We hung around for The Main Street Electrical Parade and are so glad we did! It is one of the original Disneyland parades that hasn't been used in 20 years and is only back for a limited time. It had the classic characters like Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald Duck, but also originals like Alice in Wonderland and Pete's Dragon with their own floats. The music was really catchy and Sadie clapped and waved to each character from on top of Will's shoulders. It was a magical day!