Last week Ellie and I went to Disneyland. It was such a sweet time. Ellie's been going through a rough phase lately (that's a very nice way of saying that she's been a total brat!). So, it was nice to spend some one-on-one time at the "happiest place on Earth". We had beautiful warm weather (while it was freezing and snowy in Utah), which was good for my soul. And no demands...just spending time doing whatever Ellie wanted. Her favorite rides were the roller coaster in ToonTown (she puts her hands up the whole time and wants to go on it over and over), and the StoryBook Boat ride because she likes to see all the tiny houses and castles. But the funniest thing to me was her reaction to Goofy. I'm not sure if I've blogged about her crush on Goofy, but yes, my daughter's very first crush in her life is on Goofy! WHAT??!! It is so funny! Should I be worried? What is Goofy?! Anyway, it's so funny. John and I laugh so hard about it, and for Easter she's even getting a Goofy & Max movie...yes, I'm pretty sure it's harmless, so I'm not afraid of allowing her to be in love with him...or his son Max (whom she also loves). Anyway, so the very first character we saw was Goofy and immediately Ellie got all silly and shy. She wanted more than anything to watch him, but wouldn't go get her picture with him. So, being the nice mom I am :) I went up to him and told him about Ellie's crush so he started blowing kisses at her. I'm so bummed I didn't catch her reaction on video! She buried her face in her stroller and tried to hide, but kept peeking out and smiling. It was so cute (okay, more funny than cute). I had to call John and tell him about it right after because I was laughing at her so hard. We subsequently saw Goofy a bunch of times, but Ellie never would go up to him. So I got a couple of pictures of her with him 20 feet in the background, which she LOVES to look at. Oh my! Anyway, Disneyland was charming (as always!). We had a fabulous time. I'm so grateful that I have the opportunity to do fun things like this with my kids.
Notice Goofy in the back ground...this is the picture that Ellie loves!
And....Of course I can't end this post without a mention of what happens when I'm away :)! John and Jack had a great time with the girls away! And Jackson got into LOTS of good stuff! This picture was taken at about 11 am, and it was already his 4th outfit of the day! Thank goodness the markers were washable!! He had also dumped an entire carton of yogurt on himself and had a huge blow-out that morning! Fun times for John :)!
5 comments:
How fun just the two of you. It looks like you had a great time. I still can't get over Ellie's crush on Goofy.
How fun is that?! You're both too cute and I love that she has a crush on Goofy. I'm going to guess that your husband was so happy to have you home again!
Your trip looks so fun. Ellie is so grown up and you are beautiful. Hope you are doing well.
Well maybe she'll stick with good personalities over good looks... :) I love the picture of her with her legs crossed on the bed--she looks like she's trying to be go grown up!
Adorable girls trip! I love it... Thank you for the posting on my FB page! Sorry for the delay in writing back. I'm sure you can relate to a busy life - your children are adorable! I think my favorite is of Jack naked in boots walking in front of your Christmas tree? I think it's such a GREAT idea to take your daughter on a mother-daughter trip like this! We are trying to "get pregnant", and so hopefully I will know what mommyhood is like in the near future. It looks amazing... Tell John hello!
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