breakfast with minnie and friends.

since we were staying in san diego, we left the dentt's house at 5am.

the kids luckily slept the whole way and we pulled in around 7am.

we walked up the park, rented our strollers, and got in line.

we were so ready to get our day started.

after getting into the park, we headed to breakfast with minnie and friends.

this was the perfect way to introduce the kids to the characters.

stella was a litle apprehensive at first, but warmed up pretty quickly.

pierce on the other hand loved it all!

jedi training at Disneyland

how cool is this?!?! 

pierce got to go through jedi training... 

and then fight the darth vader.

i was with stella seeing the princesses, so i am so thankful for these pics.

he loved it.  

and got to make his own light saber afterwards.

so. much. fun.

meeting the Princesses at Disneyland

the princess. 

they were amazing. 

and everything that stella was wishing for and so much more.

she still talks about meeting "all of the princesses."

Disneyland

disneyland.

i don't even know where to start.

it was magical.

in every sense of the word.

and we have hundreds of pictures.

that i am trying to sort through.

but here are 2 of my favorite family pics.

classic ones:  with mickey and at the castle.

we loved every bit of our 14 hour day.

it was perfect.

and i am ready to go back.

la jolla.

we enjoyed a fun afternoon in la jolla.

the beach was beautiful.

and the seals were so fun to see.

pierce wasn't too interested in a pic.

it happens....

the best part was the disney surprise reveal.

we made little goody bags to give the kids.

when they opened them, they learned we were headed to disneyland the next day.

yall.  i love this man.

he is my favorite.

and i love doing vacations with him.