The day after we got back from Sunriver, we left for Disneyland! We weren't home much in September. Jonathan had a work conference at the Disneyland Hotel, I had a free flight saved up, and with Quinn under age two, we decided it was too good of a deal to pass up. Plus, it was a nice way to make a special memory with Quinn before she becomes a big sister. Jonathan got her a Minnie Mouse toy a year ago when he had a work trip in Florida and she loves "Mousie". She had recently started to become acquainted with some of the other classic characters too, so she was pretty excited. For weeks she was talking about going on a plane in the sky and who she was going to see. 

Jonathan and I laughed so hard so many times on this trip. She was thrilled about riding on a bus, a plane, a taxi, a train (at Disneyland), and rides. Fortunately, we had an empty seat next to us on both plane rides so she didn't have to sit on our lap. Last time she flew at 7 months, she was a lot less mobile. She would talk to everyone around us and usually brought up her birthday party. She memorized a bunch of landmarks around our hotel and Downtown Disney and knew the way to our room within a day. It was so entertaining to watch her try to make sense of this new place.

Our first full day, Jonathan had to work a lot more, so Quinn and I hung around the pool and Downtown Disney.
The second day, Jonathan only had one major event that mostly overlapped with Quinn's nap so he didn't miss out on much. We started the day with breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen. Quinn was going nuts seeing all the characters for the first time. She'd shout their name when she saw them and her eyes would get huge. She wasn't a huge fan of Pluto and she doesn't really understand the princesses yet, but she was pretty amped about these characters.

Once we got into the park, she was talking nonstop and pointing to everything. She was most anticipating riding on a train, kind of funny for Disneyland, but it was actually really relaxing and nice not having to rush around or spend 45 minutes in line for the more popular rides. We went in Sleeping Beauty's castle, the tea cups, It's a Small World, Disneyland Railroad, and then spent the rest of the time before nap in Toon Town. After nap, we went on the Winnie the Pooh ride, ate some dinner, went on the Jungle Cruise, watched the parade, and then returned to Toon Town until the park closed. Quinn adored playing in Minnie's house, especially sending "emo", a.k.a. email. We saw a lot of the characters in Toon Town also. Quinn didn't want to stand by any of them by herself, but with one of us holding her she'd touch their faces or give them high fives. It was fun to see her face in complete awe during the parade and full excitement discovering new things. 

The next morning, we let her choose a toy at the gift shop and she chose a sweet little Winnie the Pooh. We hung around Downtown Disney a little longer and then our friends, the Berrys, picked us up. We knew them when we lived in the bay area and they just recently moved near Anaheim. We stayed overnight at their house and got to spend some time catching up. Quinn loved playing with Noah.

We got back yesterday and Quinn requested to sleep in her yellow bed. We've been telling her no binkies in the big girl bed and she understands. Last night she actually slept through the night in the bed with no binkie and I'm happy to report she's napping there right now. Such a big kid! We just love our delightful little sweetie and are amazed at the person she is becoming. I can't believe she'll be two in just a couple days!