California, Here We Come

Our happy girl at the happiest place on Earth!






We made it! Sydney's first official visit to Disneyland. She was definitely in awe. She laughed, she cried, she slept, she ate, she did everything we asked and more! Her first ride was It's a Small World, of course. She bounced in her seat to the music.

Here she is waiting in the Small World line, anxiously.



Here she is dancing to the music before getting in line to ride it again. She provided other guests with some entertainment.



She also rode the Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion, the Winnie the Pooh ride, the Teacups, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (which, by the way, is very confusing), the Jungle Cruise where she actually saw the elephants, and she enjoyed the Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Room and Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters. Our only regret is not riding the new Finding Nemo submarines, which averaged a 2 to 3 hour wait. Forget that!

Here she is with Grandpa Joe on the Jungle Cruise.



The big moment - meeting the Mouse. He was kind enough to get down to her level and even returned her blowing of a kiss, with sound!



Here's a nice break for the parents.



Sydney's first ice cream sandwich. Note the envious Maddie in the background who is lactose-intolerant.



Here's the Joe family portrait at California Adventure.



Sydney also got to spend lots of time visiting her mom's relatives. She probably met over 50 people ranging in age from seven months old to mid-80s!

Here she is playing with her cousin Maddie in the backyard of Grandma Joe's cousin.



Sydney discovered bubbles!



Here's Sydney's first experience in a swimming pool. She loved it. No fear at all. Uh oh!




Sydney got her first taste of In-N-Out Burger's french fries. Needless to say she scarfed them down. But who doesn't?