A Play Date

Katie was so excited to have another play date with Kai. To her, it felt like it had been forever since she had seen him.

Kai and I found a lot of toys to play with!

We can always have fun together!

Even when we don't have toys, we have fun chasing each other!

We thought we were smart to stand on our chairs to eat our snack. That way, the dogs couldn't get it!

We love each other!

We could hug all day!

Thanks for coming, Kai!

I hope to see you soon!

Another Important Letter

When we got home from Disneyland, Katie had another important letter in her mailbox…a letter from the first President Bush. She was pretty excited to hear his response!

I love getting return letters!

I was supposed to wait until everyone was in the room to open this, but I had to get a little peek!

I found a photo!

Then I found the letter!

What could be better?

Here is the letter I got, and...

…here is the photo!

Thank you, President Bush!

Making Our Way Home

The next morning, we had to be ready to leave the hotel at 5:30. Everything went as smoothly as possible, and we made our way home in a very tired way!

It always makes me laugh when the plane takes off! 

By the time I got on the shuttle to get to our car, I was pretty excited to get home. 

After we got home, we had to go pick up the dogs. They were glad to get home too!

One Last Evening in Disneyland

After everyone was rested up, we went out for one last night in Disneyland. We headed first to Toon Town, so Katie could visit Mickey's town. Then Katie and Jennifer went on a couple more rides. As they were on the "Mad Tea Party" ride again, the Electrical Parade passed us by, so we got to see the whole thing without planning it.

When the parade was over, we tried to avoid the crowd to leave the park, and we accidentally happened upon the end of the Fantasmic show. We decided to stop and watch the show and then we finally said good-bye to the park that we love!

There are lots of things in Toon Town to climb on like this fire truck,... 

…a jail cell,... 

…a gazebo,... 

…chairs,... 

…pumpkins, and... 

… cars!

I found Mickey Mouse in his house! 

Thanks for hosting us!

Then I accidentally drove into Goofy's mailbox!

Grizzly River Run

Before my mom and Katie went back to the hotel to rest for a bit, we wanted to take Katie on one more ride, the Grizzly River Run. Since she liked Splash Mountain so much, we thought she might like this whitewater raft adventure. Katie ended up loving the ride. Again, she especially loved the big drop at the end. It was a good thing she was going back to the hotel though because Katie and Jennifer got absolutely soaked!

When I saw the rafts coming, I was excited to get on one! 

Grandma saw us coming down the big drop at the end!

Hanging Out with the Classic Characters

When we finished watching Aladdin, Katie ran into some of the classic Disney characters. Of course we had to stop and say hi!

I was happy to see Minnie Mouse again!

Hi, Daisy! 

 I was lucky to see both Donald and Daisy! They made me think of Ian because I was with him the last time I saw them.

I completely understand why Disneyland is called the "Happiest Place on Earth!" 

Before I rode my last ride in this park, I found my favorite dog, Pluto!

He was being silly with the photographer! 

Before I left him, he helped me look for my next ride!

Seeing the Shows

Katie wanted to make sure to see the Sing-Along Frozen musical again, so we made sure to do that. She loved not only singing the songs, but also seeing the characters on stage. At the end of the show, Katie waved to Anna and Elsa, and she was pretty sure they waved right back at her.

After that show, we headed over to see the production of Aladdin. It was in its last few days before it closed, so we were glad to have the opportunity to see it.

I was excited to see Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff on stage! 

I sang all of the songs with them! 

This was part of my favorite song!

I was also pretty excited to see Aladdin and Jasmine. My favorite part of the play was when they flew overhead on their magic carpet!