Well, I planned a trip to Disneyland January 11-13 for both girls and me. But at the last minute Arya got left behind so it was just me and Zoie. Leaving Arya behind was a great choice because it allowed Zoie and I to go on all the rides and have LOTS of fun. It was 3 days of non-stop fun and excitement. She loved every minutes, as I did too. Ten years ago, I worked at Walt Disney World and loved it of course; Disney is just so magical, regardless of your age. There were no lines on any of the rides and low to mid-60's for the weather. We swam in the rooftop pool on the 2nd morning, saw the water color show in person and from out 11th floor room over looking California Adventure, ate ice cream for breakfast, entered the parks early since we were staying in the resort hotels, rode the Big Thunder Railroad 3 times in a row. It was a great trip. Neither of us wanted to leave. And the best thing was Zoie had NO idea about the trip. I woke her up at 3am on Tuesday morning and asked her if she wanted to go to Disneyland. She jumped out of bed, got dressed and was ready to go. Good thing I had already packed the backpacks, because we hoped in the car and headed to the airport. And thanks for Ty's friend Steve for shuttling us to and from LAX and taking awesome pictures of us at the beach.
view from our room
cotton candy as we head to Autopia so Zoie can drive the cars
Mary Poppins (we saw ALL the characters the first day. Awesome!)
Zoie actually let me be in a picture.
Toy Story Mania 3D ride. Super fun!
Seattle Aquarium. Arya loved it. Vance was like "Ok, I've seen enough fish. Let's go"
Pre-race sleep in the motorhome with Arya
Vance and his friends. Friends --a great part of speed skating. Vance has made new friends at practice and at meets. He is learning to listen well, follow routines (not required by mom), and be social. Six months or a year ago, he would have never done this. But he has grown so much since them. He skates ago in February in Bremerton.
