They Say it's the Happiest Place on Earth

In April we went to Disneyland with Brent's family. We had a great trip, with fewer difficulties than we anticipated, and Olivia is already campaigning to go back. She's saving money in her piggy bank "to pay for the hotel when we go to Disneyland." She'll be well into college before she's saved enough pennies for that!

Just before we went, Brigham's niece sent Flat Stanley to visit us. We took him along. Here he is with Olivia in a teacup. That's as close I got to a teacup. Fortunately, Olivia was able to ride with her cousins. I couldn't even watch without getting sick!

It's a Small World was one the rides Brigham could ride without getting out of his chair. We rode it twice in a row. It was nice and cool inside, but twice was definitely enough!

Olivia is not into the Disney characters and doesn't know who the princesses are. (Yes, I take credit for this.) The only one she wanted to see was "Mickey the Mouse."

And all she wanted to do was "give him a big, snuggaly hug."

There was a bit of miscommunication regarding our accessible hotel room. This was Olivia's bed. She didn't mind sleeping on the floor.

It wouldn't have been nearly as fun without the cousins.

Buzz Lightyear was another ride for which Brigham could stay in his chair.

And the enormous ferris wheel in California Adventure.

Olivia's birth mom, Alyssa, met us for a day of fun. Olivia loved riding rides with her.

We found Winnie the Pooh's stash!

Olivia loved driving the car on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. She thought this one should go somewhere, too.

One thing she's not short on is attitude!

Shooting things with Dad. Brigham stayed in his chair for this one, too.

Traffic jam at Autotopia. A car ahead of us ran out of gas.

This is one wild toad! I'm not much of a screamer, but I did some screaming just to hear him giggle. He told me, "My dad told me to be a crazy driver. He's a trouble-maker." The pot calling the kettle black, I think.