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Disneyland

Disneyland is magical.

Especially when done on the cheap!

Because we were going to be on the west coast, we decided to make the most of it and go on a family vacation with our friends the Richmers. We laugh so much when we hang out together and just genuinely enjoy each others' company. Plus, their parents were joining us too!

We flew down, and they drove. Though we stayed at different hotels, it was easy to meet up and Matt and Kyle did our grocery shopping for the week!

We had an awesome dinner with Ellie at the Jazz Kitchen where she totally spoiled the girls with plush winnie the pooh animals and the celebratory dinner. Most amazing double chocolate souffle I have ever experienced!! Just good home cookin'

We also were fortunate to meet up with a friend of Matt's, Chris and his wife at Pomona College in Claremont. And visiting with our friend Juls was the best.

Cass rode her first roller coaster. She rode it three times. She loved the teacups. She did not like Rapunzel! I don't know what it was, but she wouldn't go near her. And we waited 45 minutes in line to see her. We didn't wait for princesses any more after that. If we happened across one we said hi.

We took our time, going back to the hotel for nap and pool time, lots of snack breaks, etc. We didn't see everything and we didn't even make it to California Adventures- but we had a grand time! One of my favorite parts was experiencing the parade. We lucked out with sitting with a few nice people on a raised porch to watch the parade. Plenty of room and we could see everything. 
































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