I often find these little gems on my phone, and decided I really should start sharing them…
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
OMG
I think that's I all need to write for this post. OMG.
When we went to Disneyland two years ago, Madelyn begged and begged (and then begged a little more) to get a princess makeover. But we saw some of those little girls and decided a firm "No" was in order.
This year, we decided it might make a good birthday present. I wasn't feeling overly excited about the idea, but Chris and I discussed it and decided it was something she REALLY wanted to do, and she was at an age where it wasn't too big a deal. Or so I thought. :(
Chris also made me promise not to be my usual self… the mom who knows exactly how to convince Madelyn of what she wants. Yep. That's me. ;) But, reluctantly, I promised I would let her choose what she wanted and that would be that. So here it is… my sweet little Madelyn getting a Disney Princess makeover. I apologize in advance because these images will forever be burned into your brain.
After she met all the princesses, she changed into her Ariel dress because quite honestly, I think she was miserable and thought it might get better. It did not. We walked around a bit, and had lunch, and eventually I convinced her to take out the hair piece. Thank Heavens! I was really to have my very own 6-year-old meltdown. But seriously, I could tell she was not herself (how could one be themselves with that heaping pile of hair, and a gallon of hairspray). Once we got her into normal clothes, it was like flipping a switch, and Madelyn was back. POOF! Thank you, fairy godmother.
When we went to Disneyland two years ago, Madelyn begged and begged (and then begged a little more) to get a princess makeover. But we saw some of those little girls and decided a firm "No" was in order.
This year, we decided it might make a good birthday present. I wasn't feeling overly excited about the idea, but Chris and I discussed it and decided it was something she REALLY wanted to do, and she was at an age where it wasn't too big a deal. Or so I thought. :(
Chris also made me promise not to be my usual self… the mom who knows exactly how to convince Madelyn of what she wants. Yep. That's me. ;) But, reluctantly, I promised I would let her choose what she wanted and that would be that. So here it is… my sweet little Madelyn getting a Disney Princess makeover. I apologize in advance because these images will forever be burned into your brain.
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| Before… and seriously, looking perfect. |
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| Chris insisted on the huge package, so even though we brought Madelyn's Belle gown made by Grammy, she also got to pick out another gown to bring home. She chose Ariel. |
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| OMG |
WTH
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| Off to the princesses we go! Let's hope we don't give them a heart attack with all this hair! |
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| Seriously. Look at the height on this hair! |
After she met all the princesses, she changed into her Ariel dress because quite honestly, I think she was miserable and thought it might get better. It did not. We walked around a bit, and had lunch, and eventually I convinced her to take out the hair piece. Thank Heavens! I was really to have my very own 6-year-old meltdown. But seriously, I could tell she was not herself (how could one be themselves with that heaping pile of hair, and a gallon of hairspray). Once we got her into normal clothes, it was like flipping a switch, and Madelyn was back. POOF! Thank you, fairy godmother.
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| Her hair was so stuck that this was the best I could do with it. A unicorn. But she really was back to herself, so what did I care!?! |
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| She certainly couldn't have done this with all that princessey hair. I love you, Madelyn. But I hope you never ask to do that again. It was awful. My answer will likely be no. Or I will stick with my original instincts and let you only get a bun. ;) |
Rides!
As part of the Disney PhotoPass+ package, we got the photo from any ride that took action shots. Looking at them now makes me laugh so hard because you'll quickly see the progression and how many times before Madelyn actually "showed up" in the pictures!
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| This is Madelyn's first ride on Space Mountain! She loved it! Too bad for the mop head. |
She wanted to get right back on the ride to try it again!
More mop head...
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| This was Madelyn's first (and probably last) ride on Tower of Terror. Riding this ride was her idea, by the way, and definitely not one of our better parenting moments. But we all survived (Chris and I actually loved it.) In case you can't see her, she's grabbing onto my leg in the upper left corner. |
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| This was the ride I was looking forward to the most! Oops! Where's Madelyn? |
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| She begged to ride Space Mountain for the third time and we were glad we did! We can finally see her! |
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| Fortunately, the picture lady at the Racers told us where to sit the next time so we would see Madelyn. Madelyn did NOT want to sit in the middle, but once she saw the picture she was super glad she did! Score! |
Disneyland 2014
It’s hard to believe that it has already been two years since we first brought Madelyn to Disneyland. Seriously. Where does the time go?
We decided we were ready for another trip (or rather, our
wallets were ready). And since Minnie Mouse made Madelyn’s first trip so
exciting, we thought we’d try to follow suit. We did not tell her about the
trip until the morning we were leaving. I know what you’re thinking. Chris
couldn’t keep the secret. But guess what? He did! He kept the secret perfectly!
When Madelyn woke up she came to our room (as she always
does – bright and early), she was
greeted by two packed bags and her Belle princess gown.
Now that Madelyn knew the exact details of what it meant to be going to Disneyland, she was super excited! We tried to convince Madelyn to try to take a nap, and she did sleep, a little. But, truly the excitement was uncontainable!
This year I found a great deal on a hotel that was in walking distance to the parks, and that made things easy. Once we checked in we wasted no time and headed over to Downtown Disney. It was already getting late, but we figured it was a great time to have dinner, walk around, and of course, SHOP!
Our time in the parks was so amazing! We were all excited to visit Carsland, the newest addition to the Disney California Adventure park. And it was unbelievable. We were awestruck! Fortunately, we took some advice from a friend and paid for the Disney PhotoPass+. It was pricey (because we forgot to do it in advance), but it was well worth it. We got some great shots with all of us (I tend to be the one that takes all the pictures, so it was nice to have complete family shots). Enjoy!
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