Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Disneyland Doesn't Disappoint

 

Jessica arrived Wednesday and we did Universal Studios, which was amazing, HOWEVER, today is the day everyone has been looking forward to ...

DISNEYLAND!!!

This is us waiting for the transportation bus to come pick us up ...  Look at those smiles!


Once we arrived inside the park - the first order of business was to buy Mickey Mouse Ears for the girls - Mark didn't want any (go figure).  So cute, if I do say so myself. 


From there we went to ride SPACE Mountain, and tour Tomorrowland!  Loved it!  WE did this and a Star Wars ride too!

 

From Tomorrowland we went to FantasyLand.  It's a Small World after all.  We really wanted to do this ride, but the wait was like an hour!  It's crazy that this ride had such a long wait.  We took cute photos while we waited in line.  


 



From here we had lunch and then went to see all the characters - and ride some other rides too

First on the list is Mickey Mouse!!!!

 



Mickey was so wonderful - he had big hugs for all of us and let us take a group photo with him.  He has his own house, so does Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Daisy Duck.  So Fun!

Of course we had to do the Matterhorn log ride - WEEEEE



We met Captain Hook


Meeting Pluto

Jessica was in Heaven Meeting Belle and the Beast

And Marissa and Jessica were in heaven meeting Rapunzel and Flynn Rider

 

Meeting Cinderella
 


Meeting Arial
 


Meeting Snow White 



 Dancing with Goofy - not so good



The Parade was awesome!


The Fireworks over the lake was AMAZING!  We got ice cream on the way out of the park!
Had a wonderful day!

First Beach Day - Malibu Beach for the Day

Mark, Marissa and I drove over to Malibu beach.  The ocean was perfect.  We expected the weather to be warmer, but we we still so happy to be at the beach in California.  Since it was a little cloudy, we decided to take a hike along the ridge first.  We were told to look for whales and sea lions.  While hiking we were lucky enough to see both, plus dolphins.  I had never seen a whale or sea lion in the wild so it was AWESOME to say the least.  

Betsy - back in CA
beautiful Marissa
Marissa with her dad
28 years and ...
still deeply in love



After our hike, Mark went for a run while Marissa and I laid out at the beach and played in the water.  BRRR - it was cold.  Marissa was so cute in her swimsuit. 



This girl is so fun to hang out with!






We had our own little photo shoot on the beach!




It was so fun to be in California - especially after all the stress of the move and everything!  It's wonderful to just relax and enjoy some well deserved time off!  





Quote for the Day

"Happiness is found along the way ...
... not at the end of the road.
- Cowabunga Bay (7/30/10)