Surprise!!!!

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We arrived!!!  It was sketchy, but we finally did arrive to our Disneyland Destination-after battling traffic ALL AFTERNOON on the road from Las Vegas.  Wow, it's hard to believe that there isn't quite enough to do in CALIFORNIA that half of the state needs to leave for Sin City every weekend.  So, by the time we finally made it to the hotel, we were all a little tired of so much togetherness.  In fact, Madison and Tanner had decided to stop speaking entirely. 

BUT!

I was determined to have the exciting ah-ha moment as we drove up to the Disney Entrance.  I asked the kids to look around at all the road signs because we needed to stop at Wal-Mart and pick up a few things. They complied, and Madison was the first one to notice "Disney Way."  She asked if we were near Disneyland, and Todd and I played dumb-we're getting good at that.  :)  When the Disney Experience surrounded our car, we finally gave in and admitted our New Plan!  Madison was beside herself, but I think she might have had an inkling to what our little surprise was.  Tanner was surprised, but quiet.  And, Grady.  Well, let's just say he was 100% Grady.  He completely lost it, and told us he DID NOT want to go to Disneyland.  I wasn't quite sure he understood completely what it was, so I said it was Six Flags, but in California-that excited him a little more, and he was more on board after that.

So, not the super exciting unveiling I had built up in my mind, but after it sunk in, and we heard the fireworks from our fancy hotel pool, the excitement started to build...and at one point during our swim Madison even said, "I have the best family ever."

:)  warm fuzzies! fun memories!