So, here are some Disneyland pics.
We had a blast in California, and Ryan had such a fun time with the Steinickes that he didn't want to come home with us. I think he really loved having some buddies to play with all week and so when we got back and came to pick him up he told us to "Go Away." Haha.
Maddie was really excited to take a ride in an airplane.
Her favorite ride at Disneyland was the Matterhorn. (this was the only big ride that she was tall enough for, so she rode it about 5 times while we were there)
She loved Sea World and says that she wants to be a trainer now. (I don't know if it was more because of the shows she saw or simply because she saw a barbie trainer that she picked out to be her souvenir.)
My mom made an appointment for Maddie and I to go to Ariel's Grotto which was a fancy lunch where the princesses came around to our table and had a picture with maddie and talked to her for a minute. She thought this was the coolest thing ever and sat thru the whole lunch with the biggest grin on her face. So, some of the pictures are from that day. Thanks Mom!
ENJOY!
I also had to include in this post a list of "maddie one liners" we call them. She said so many funny things on our vacation that I tried to keep a list of them in my phone or books so that I could write them down when I got home. And therefore, i put them here so that i can remember them forever. (so no need to really read on, the next set is just for me) sorry there are a lot.
- In the airplane over SLC, just after we took off, maddie says, "I can see the beach already." (haha, the great salt lake)
- In the airport, we went for a walk and way before we pasted the Cinnabun she could smell it and said, "I want some of that yummy smell." I didn't want to worry about it and told her that she may not like it because that smell could be spinach or something. She said no it's... (a little pause and thinking) ... it's cinnamon. I guess she's smarter than I thought. And of course, after telling grandpa that she wanted some of that yummy smell. She got her Cinnamon roll. Thanks Dad!
- Landing in Long Beach, CA maddie says, "I thought the airplane was going to take us some place different." (all airport runways look the same to her, i guess. we laughed our heads off though)
- Over the clouds in the sky she says, "It kind of looks like we're in Heaven."
- "knock, knock
who's there
boo
boo who?
don't cry, we're going to disneyland"
- Oh the matterhorn! That's my favorite!
- After we rode Thunder Mountain and she was told that she was too short to ride. she said "What about lightning mountain?"
- Raise your hand if you're almost five
- Raise your hand if you've met cinderella
- Dad, i lost my earsight.
- (She had sticky hands from her lollipop and she was sticking her fingers together and showing everyone that they would not come apart. Then I told her that I was going to clean her hands now.) She says "Mom, don't take away my magic yet"
- It's a boom mic (They say this on the movie BOLT. She walked into the Talking with Crush room and saw the front of the room had a screen with a picture of an undersea background with a michrophone in the top corner of the screen. This was supposed to represent a way to communicate with Crush underwater. She thought it was a boom mic sticking into the shot when it wasn't suppose to be there. It's really so much funnier if you've seen Bolt and the scene where they are in the video editing room checking out the movie they just shot.)
- Maddie: Mom, can i ask tigger a question? Mom: sure what are you going to ask him. Maddie: i want to ask him if he would like to come and chase the birds with me.
- is there more than one beach? can you take me to our beach?
- Landing: are they going to cut the engines?
- I'm not afraid of anything
- Maddie: Why does that abominable snowman keep growling? Dad: Cause it's his mountain and everyone is sledding thru it. Maddie: It's his?
- Maddie: Are you thinking what i'm thinking? Mom: No Maddie: I'm thinking we need some cotton candy. (She also did the same thing the next day, but this time with popcorn)
- She sang all the time we were there. Her own little ariel songs and whatever. I think we got some pretty interesting looks in line for rides.
- you wanna know what my favorite ride is? (Yelling) The Matterhorn!!! All week long we called it the Maddie-horn, until we said it so much that Maddie got sick of it and kept telling us to stop.
The kids loved camping this summer and Maddie is so upset that she now has to wait all the way until next summer to go again. She says that's FOREVER.
Celebrating birthdays at Grandma's! This summer Maddie turned 5 and Ryan turned 2.
Ryan does his "big cheese" for every picture now!
Riding the Train and Lagoon. Ryan loves trains and this was one of the highlights of his summer.
Don't ask me why the the vacuum is one of his most favorite things. He begs me to pull it out all the time.
Ryan's grumpy face. He does this face all the time too because he loves the laughs he gets from it.
Maddie's Easter dress. That smile is because she absolutely loves getting all pretty'd up.
