The Horners (and Scotts) made their way to Disneyland yesterday. This would be Carolyn's first trip ever and her mother's second. This time I was set on riding the rides, since last time I was at Disneyland I was sick. Luckily, Carolyn was the most cooperative baby ever. It probably helped that she had all this neat stuff to look at. She enjoyed all of it.
We started our day with Carolyn demanding to walk around herself. We kept track of her with this "leash." It was fabulous. She got the freedom she needed, and we had our peace of mind. We took her on Pirates of the Caribbean ride. She really enjoyed it. Let's just hope she doesn't have nightmares of pirates aiming guns at her. Definitely not for young kids who will recognize what the pirates are doing. We also took her on some more kid-friendly rides. We visited Pooh's grand adventure (or something like that), Mr. Toad's wild ride, etc. I was surprised at how much she just
took in. She was lookgin at everything that came our way. Unfortunately, that did include sunflower seed shells on the ground along with other trash. One ride she really enjoyed was the jungle cruise. There were a bunch of animals jumping in and out of the water that she loved to point at.
Fun family photo
Carolyn received her very first set of Mickey ears. Personally, I love this
little hat, probably a lot more than she does. When you buy the ears, they'll embroider a name on the back for you. This picture is poorly lit, but hopefully if you click on it, you will see her little name stitched into her first hat. I love it!
Carolyn and Mr. Toad are new best buds. This little guy made her face light up everytime she looked at him!
It's a Small World was definitely Carolyn's favorite ride of the day. She could not stop bouncing on Daddy's knee. She was entranced by the dolls and bopping to the music. I think that maybe just that ride was worth it for her.
This is what Carolyn did and how the rest of us felt after the really long day we had at the park. But I did get to ride all the big rides. I am ready for some bigger, faster, and scarier rides next time. Also, let me sing the praises of SPF 50 kids sunscreen. We were in the sun for two days straight, and Carolyn might be coming home with a bit of a tan, but no burn. Love it!
