Where Dreams are Made.....

Disneyland really is the place dreams are made and finally after 30 years, one of my childhood dreams were realised along with Chey's. We arrived at Disneyland!

The ride from LA to Anaheim was one filled with excitment and laughter. We were finally on our way to the highlight of the trip....for both children and adults included!

A little excessive, but certainly added to the fun of the trip (and the fact that we hardly ever do anything terribly excessive, was a good enough reason to 'go a little crazy' this time as really, this was a one off trip and we wanted to make the most of it), was staying in a Disneyland resort called the "Disneyland Pier Resort".

Here is Chey standing in our room....to be honest, for the amount we paid, it is nothing flash and

I didn't rate the beds (our hotel in LA was definitely a better deal) but we were close to Disneyland, which meant we could come and go from the park as we pleased (not that we rarely left the park for 2 days other than for dinner at night time) and it was a nice feeling to be able to be able to 'stay in Disneyland'.

Here is Chey with Pluto located in the lobby of our hotel.

Waking up early Thursday morning, we made our way to Disneyland for our first fun fill day and we were not disappointed! It was definitely a day to remember and I feel blessed to have been able to fulfill my dream and Cheyenne's.

Here is a snap shot of the days events :

Every little girl dreams of living in a castle like this! The fireworks at night which are displayed above the castle were just amazing and the perfect way to end a day at Disneyland.

When we checked in at our hotel the day before, we were given a bag which said "1st Time at Disneyland" and were told to wear them to the park. All day we saw people wearing these badges and others that said "it's my birthday" or "Celebrating an Anniversary" etc etc. We wondered if there was any reason behind wearing these and Chey did manage to ask a stranger if they received anything special for wearing the '1st time at Disneyland' badge but was told no. However as we discovered at the end of the day, there is a good reason for wearing these badges....

While lining up for the parade that happens at 5pm each night we struggled to find a spot where we could see (being 1st timers, we didn't know to get a spot on the main street early!!). Chey & Breyton managed to work there way in right up the front so they could see the parade first hand, Kell, Cai & I however, had to make do with standing on a park bench and dodging the sun and people who were taller than us.

We were happily clapping along to the music and trying desperately to take a decent photo of the characters when Cai suddenly yells out..."Look Fi, Chey is up with the parade"!! Sure enough, we look over and Chey was being danced around with one of the dancers and having a fantastic time. I was chuffed! See below, dodgy picture, but the best I could get from my perch. (see if you can spot Chey...she is the one in the white t-shirt with the micky mouse ears just in front of the lady in the red) Unfortunately, the photos I got of Chey up with the parade were all a little dodgy due to how far away we were from them and the sun was in the wrong place!

I had just put my camera away and was looking down the stree to see what was happening further down in the parade when Cai yells out again...Look Chey is up AGAIN! This time she is dancing with Mini Mouse! After the parade finished I quizzed Chey on her brush with fame and she tells me that the first time she was picked out, was because she was wearing the 1st time badge, the second time, she was hand picked by mini mouse because she was wearing her mini mouse t-shirt that her Aunty Kell had given her for Christmas (she had saved it until this day to wear!!). She too was chuffed.

After the parade, we made our way back to the hotel to have dinner and freshen up before heading back for the night time fireworks. What better way to end the day than dinner in Goofey's restaurant making your own Mickey Mouse pizza