First Disneyland Visit! (Another Disney addict in the making)

Olivia's First Disney Trip!  Jan 2014

In January, Russell and I decided to run another 5k.  My first, and only other 5K, was 2 years ago.  Russell signed us up before Olivia was born.  About 1 month before Russell forwarded me an email and I said "oh crap!"  Haha.  It said "Your Disneyland 5k is in 1 month!"  How did that happen?!  We had not trained and I had not run since November of 2012.  Uh oh!

So training began and we got ready for 3.2 miles. The race was at 6am on Friday 1/17 so we headed up Thurs night.  We spent the night at a hotel in Anaheim to ensure we were prepared for the morning.  We woke up at 4:30am on Friday and headed to the park.  It was still dark and the park was all aglow with Disney lights so it made it special!

The race started and we took off!  About 42 minutes later we crossed the finish line tired and happy :D Then it was time to go wake sleeping beauty and GO TO DISNEYLAND!!!

We decided to take Olivia on 2 rides: King Arthur's Carousel & Little Mermaid ride. Her eyes got so big on both rides and she had so much fun!  2 rides was quite enough though, hahaha.  She was a bit overstimulated with all the other excitement at Disney.

Below is a picture of the end result.  One happy and tuckered out little lady :D  If you are taking a little one to Disneyland here is some advice:

1. Pack wisely!  You don't need the kitchen sink but you do need the necessities.  Don't overpack because you have to carry it around.

2. Watch your baby.  If they look overstimulated they probably are.  A few rides and being carried (so she could look around) was plenty!

3. USE THE BABY CARE ROOMS!!  Both parks have absolutely amazing baby care facilities.

Be Happy.  Laugh.  Enjoy Chaos.