Southern California .part one.

{days one and two}

This was our first family trip, just the three of us, and we had such a great time!

We've been planning this trip since last April and didn't tell Colbie that she was going until her birthday. She was so excited!

.day one.

We flew into LA Sunday morning (my birthday). We headed to The Grove and enjoyed brunch at The Cheesecake Factory and spent most of the day walking around there. Then we hit up some outlets and didn't stick around long because the crowds were crazy!

After checking into our hotel, we grabbed some dinner, enjoyed some Sprinkles cupcakes, and then we were all in bed by 8:30. We were exhausted and had Disneyland the next day...

This little girl did so well on the airplane! A little nervous before take-off, but decided that it was fun.

Pardon the "3 hours of sleep then got on an airplane" bags under my eyes...

Dylan's Candy Bar
We told her that she could pick any treat and it came down to the lollipop and a package of Smarties.

Taking a little break to watch the fishies.

.day two.

Disneyland! I'll let the pictures to do the talking, but for our 3-year-old, the day was more about meeting all of her favorite characters than going on rides (which this 6-months pregnant mama wasn't complaining too much about).

I almost cried every time she met a princess... she was so excited and gave them all hugs.
I couldn't get over how every time the princess would get down and take Colbie by the hands and talk to her.

We got to meet Mickey and Minnie, too, but the pictures aren't too great.

Lunchtime! Disneyland's really stepped up their game with healthy food... turkey dog, apple slices,
carrot sticks, and a choice of orange juice or milk.

We did go on some rides... the rocket ship was her favorite!

We were dragging our feet about sticking around for the parade, but we were so glad we did!
Colbie was totally mesmerized and was so excited every time a character waved at her.

She fell asleep on the walk back to our hotel and had a kung fu death grip on that balloon.

.part two. coming soon!