It's been a while since she last lost a tooth, about two months, and yet her smile is still really gappy. Hopefully those teeth will come in before next corn cob season!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Ailey the Toothless, part 2
Ailey lost her other top tooth today. Ith been looth for tho long!
It's been a while since she last lost a tooth, about two months, and yet her smile is still really gappy. Hopefully those teeth will come in before next corn cob season!
It's been a while since she last lost a tooth, about two months, and yet her smile is still really gappy. Hopefully those teeth will come in before next corn cob season!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Disneyland
Ailey and I went to Disneyland over Veteran's weekend. If you've spent any amount of time around Ailey you might understand why I wanted to take her now, instead of waiting a few years until Marin and Silje were old enough to go as a family.... Ailey is totally and completely Princessfied. That's the word I created to describe it. Ariel from The Little Mermaid is her favorite, but basically any pretty lady with a crown, a poofy dress, and possibly a wand in her hand will get Ailey's heart pumpin'. And the anticipation (mine) of seeing Disneyland through the wondering eyes of a 6-year-old wanna-be princess .... well, it was just too tempting. And the decision paid off. We had a magical time.
Disneyland and, in the below picture California Adventure, are amazing at night. Something you get to see a bit more of when you go in the fall and around the holidays. This is the ferris wheel, Mickey's Fun Wheel, behind us as we got ready to watch World of Color - a water, light, and laser show that more than lived up to expectations.
Ailey has her autograph book in hand, ready to meet some characters. Walt, Mickey, and Sleeping Beauty's castle are behind her.
Disney Princess Fantasy Faire is ... exactly that. We saw a "coronation", missed the princess story-telling, and met several Princess, including Cinderella, Aurora, Tiana, Belle, Rapunzel and Ailey's favorite...
... Ariel! All the princesses - lacking the headgear of other characters like Mickey - had some cute little conversations with Ailey. Rapunzel asked all about computers after Ailey told her that was one of her favorite things to do. You know, because there weren't computers yet when Rapunzel lived!
We met Mickey Mouse ... OF COURSE! And Minnie too, and got to tour both of their homes in Toon Town at Disneyland.
Again, Disney at night is beautiful. The fireworks show was a special holiday show and was spectacular. The parade was at night and a special holiday version.
And Small World was all lit up!
Ailey's favorite ride was Big Thunder Mountain railroad! I was proud of her! We rode it twice in a row. Her second favorite was the new Ariel ride at California Adventure (a very well-done ride, I might add).
We had Mickey shaped donuts for breakfast one morning.
And it isn't Disney without the ears, right? I'm wearing one of the ones we bought for Marin and Silje. Ailey picked out hers, and an Ariel figurine for her souvenier. Her autograph book will be quite cherished for a while too. It has space in it for a picture of each character who signed it. Quite ingenious for marketing to the younger set!
Disneyland and, in the below picture California Adventure, are amazing at night. Something you get to see a bit more of when you go in the fall and around the holidays. This is the ferris wheel, Mickey's Fun Wheel, behind us as we got ready to watch World of Color - a water, light, and laser show that more than lived up to expectations.
Ailey has her autograph book in hand, ready to meet some characters. Walt, Mickey, and Sleeping Beauty's castle are behind her.
Disney Princess Fantasy Faire is ... exactly that. We saw a "coronation", missed the princess story-telling, and met several Princess, including Cinderella, Aurora, Tiana, Belle, Rapunzel and Ailey's favorite...
... Ariel! All the princesses - lacking the headgear of other characters like Mickey - had some cute little conversations with Ailey. Rapunzel asked all about computers after Ailey told her that was one of her favorite things to do. You know, because there weren't computers yet when Rapunzel lived!
We met Mickey Mouse ... OF COURSE! And Minnie too, and got to tour both of their homes in Toon Town at Disneyland.
We met Tigger, but missed Winnie and the others. Ailey also got to meet Tinker Bell and Vidia in Pixie Hollow. (I'm sparing you quite a few pictures, aren't I?!)
Disneyland was already decorated for Christmas, including the BIG Christmas tree (below - that's the bottom of the tree behind us). Officially, the holidays started at Disneyland the day after we left California, but everything already seemed to be done while we were there, including It's a Small World, all decked out with the decorations and "Jingle Bells".
Again, Disney at night is beautiful. The fireworks show was a special holiday show and was spectacular. The parade was at night and a special holiday version.
And Small World was all lit up!
Ailey's favorite ride was Big Thunder Mountain railroad! I was proud of her! We rode it twice in a row. Her second favorite was the new Ariel ride at California Adventure (a very well-done ride, I might add).
We had Mickey shaped donuts for breakfast one morning.
And it isn't Disney without the ears, right? I'm wearing one of the ones we bought for Marin and Silje. Ailey picked out hers, and an Ariel figurine for her souvenier. Her autograph book will be quite cherished for a while too. It has space in it for a picture of each character who signed it. Quite ingenious for marketing to the younger set!
We had a great time, and, of course, it was much too short of a visit. But I considered this trip part-recon for our future visit with Marin and Silje in a few years. Having spent several Fridays-after-Thanksgiving at Disneyland when Sarah, my sister, lived in CA, I will say that visiting DL with little ones is definitely a different experience than when you go with just adults.
But both experiences have their benefits, and this time I didn't even miss riding some of the crazier rides - I was totally content to follow Ailey's lead. I can thank both Walt Disney and Ailey for allowing me to "be a kid" again for a few days!
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Mickey Ears
Blogging about Ailey's and my Disneyland trip this past weekend is on my list.
It's a long list.
Somewhere on that list is laundry (we're all running out of some essentials); making dessert for Wednesday night dinner at church; making muffins for church on Sunday; um, vacuuming; unpacking my backpack (can't believe I actually unpacked my suitcase already!); a Costco trip; and I suppose lots of other things I will think of on my way to doing something from the list. Like this post - it wasn't on the to-do list! But luckily I type fast, so posting one picture won't take me long
And this is a cute picture, yes? Ailey and I picked out the Minnie ears for Marin and Silje, and they were so excited about them! Excited enough to pose for a picture. I hope this tides you over until I can get those 300 pictures we took uploaded to the blog. Just kidding. I won't post ALL of them. Half, maybe....
It's a long list.
Somewhere on that list is laundry (we're all running out of some essentials); making dessert for Wednesday night dinner at church; making muffins for church on Sunday; um, vacuuming; unpacking my backpack (can't believe I actually unpacked my suitcase already!); a Costco trip; and I suppose lots of other things I will think of on my way to doing something from the list. Like this post - it wasn't on the to-do list! But luckily I type fast, so posting one picture won't take me long
And this is a cute picture, yes? Ailey and I picked out the Minnie ears for Marin and Silje, and they were so excited about them! Excited enough to pose for a picture. I hope this tides you over until I can get those 300 pictures we took uploaded to the blog. Just kidding. I won't post ALL of them. Half, maybe....
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