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In our house, the only conversation coming up again and again and again is all things Disneyland.  The children are occupying a good portion of their waking hours discussing who they are going to hug (Ariel, Buzz Lightyear, Cinderella, Mickey, Minnie, on and on) and which rides they are going to go on (“Star Wars”, “Small World”, “Choo choo”, on and on).  Each day I am bombarded by two toddlers eager to know how many more “sleeps” until they get to ride the airplane.  They want to watch their Disney movies, hold their Disney toys, wear their Disney related shirts.  Quint has brought to me five shirts at a time to “let me know” what he needs to pack.  Keira told me last night she was wearing her princess pj’s into Disneyland so she can show Cinderella.  Sigh…

Normally, I’d be tempted to be a little tired of hearing about a topic that created so much stir.  Such constant questions from sun up to sun down.  But I can’t help but to be excited with them and for them.  We’ve planned this trip for a couple years and I am so glad to be on the home-stretch of our departure.  The excitement is eating us up! 

Last night AB and I had a short “come to Jesus” meeting about expectations never quite meeting the standard.  How things happen.  How toddlers meltdown.  How being tired and stressed and overwhelmed can often cause Mommy to have her own meltdown.  {ahem}  It was good to remember that life isn’t perfect and as such, trips like these can bring about a lot of stress.  Still, we also talked about how much fun it will be just to be able to share some of these exciting moments through the eyes of our kids.  Ultimately, that’s the whole point.  Enjoy it as much as we possibly can and take as much of it in as we can.  Sure there will likely be some tough patches, but the overall magic of your first trip to Disneyland?  Nothing can replace it…

Anyway, who could resist constantly finding your kids like this….animated…happy…and talking non-stop about riding “Peter Pan” and eating mouse-shaped ice-cream?