Disneyland on Christmas Eve
For the 5th year in a row, we went to Disneyland for Christmas Eve. Yaaaaay!! We lucked out on the weather given the huge rain storm we had overnight.
Our first ride was “It’s a Small World” and the line was super short.
Peanut was very excited for a boat ride and Dada was not “keeping all arms and hands inside the boat”.
This little guy couldn’t help dancing and clapping to the festive music.
We later went to Fantasyland and rode Peter Pan, which was Janie and Peanut’s first time.
While Peanut took a nap, Janie went on Dumbo with Dada.
Then it was off to the carousel for a spin.
Before lunch, we took a stroll down Main Street. What a gorgeous day it was today!
Peanut loved walking and exploring. This year is so much for fun for him compared to last year!
At Carnation Cafe, Janie had the “make your own sandwich” meal complete with goldfish-shaped bread!
During the Christmas Parade, Mama and Dada went on some fast rides.
We then went to Tomorrowland and Janie got a Driver’s License and tried driving a car with Mama’s help.
The Astro Orbiter was also a fun ride for Janie.
Somehow we managed to squeeze the three of us into the rocket while Peanut watched from the sidelines.
We tried going on Astro Blasters but Janie was too scared to actually use the laser gun. Peanut liked the joystick for spinning the car.
We tried taking a family photo in front of the castle.
We also caught the “Paint the Night” Parade from our dinner table at Plaza Inn tonight. Janie was so happy to see Elsa on her ice castle.
https://youtu.be/vgy5_-DQs_c
Peanut also enjoyed the parade and danced along.
Janie eventually fell asleep in the stroller but Peanut was still wide awake so he got a ride on Dumbo with Mama and Dada. Weee!!!
After the kids went to bed, Mama and Dada went back to the park for a couple more hours to finish the night.
Merry Christmas, Everyone!!!
Holiday Lights Trolley
Auntie Yoon bought us tickets for the Holiday Lights Trolley tonight!
We all hopped on a party trolley complete with Christmas lights and festive music blasting.
Peanut stood with Dada for most of the ride and danced to the music.
https://youtu.be/AEiraPOcmGw
I think he had the best time.
We arrived Downtown right at the same time as the Tsaos! They had just walked over from their car and we waved to each other as the trolley drove by.
There was a huge display including a Shaka Santa and lots of trees inside.
We had so much fun! Thanks again, Auntie Yoon!
Creature Report
https://youtu.be/EwqLRZ9ZNCU
Janie loves to watch Octonauts and Peanut always stops in the middle of what he’s playing to watch the Creature Report at then end of each episode. He’s learned how to do his own Creature Report dance.
Light the Night
This evening, there was a Light the Night walk by the ballpark.
Auntie Karen played taiko for the walkers and the kids had fun watching.
https://youtu.be/PWAb5kx2QC0
It’s so cute how Janie does her spinning while Peanut claps and kicks to the drumming.
https://youtu.be/kirKH9ZgHfY
Here is Auntie Karen’s solo.
dance party
https://youtu.be/wb2UVL2ntQw
We were watching a concert on Netflix this evening and Janie had her very own dance party. Love the enthusiasm.
Tuesday evening
This afternoon, Mama picked up Janie from school on her way home from work. Janie was playing with the Magna-Tiles and trains.
Mama later made dinner and Peanut had egg for the first time and he’s not allergic to egg whites or yolks. Hooray!
https://youtu.be/cgF3m_GXya8
https://youtu.be/0Rtb1pDgazQ
Looks like he thoroughly enjoyed Mama’s cauliflower, ground turkey, and egg dish today.
hot pot dinner
For dinner, we met up for hot pot near Alice’s hotel.
Janie gave Alice one of her Gups and the two girls hung out next to each other at the table.
Peanut had to be pulled far back from the table to keep his long arms away from trouble.
Alice and Janie loved the soup.
We then walked back to the hotel to hang out.
The girls played inside the bedside table, which became a clubhouse. Peanut also partied and did a little dance for Auntie Joy.
https://youtu.be/-j-5KmM4SAY
Peanut eventually fell asleep in Yai’s bed since it was way past his bedtime.
rainy day
It rained pretty hard today and Janie took full advantage of it while we were at the cafe. There were puddles everywhere!
https://youtu.be/HY9GfyQSkOs
This was also the perfect opportunity to pretend to be Elsa. I guess this is the closest she’s gotten to snow. How sad.
https://youtu.be/prhYXlj1Mmk
jumping, dancing, and sleeping
https://youtu.be/TW_GH9D3ipc
At Uncle and Auntie’s house, we briefly hung out while the movers were packing up their stuff. Peanut got to try out their jumparoo and had a good time. He was jumping and doing a little jig at the same time.
https://youtu.be/2zEdfV3-5JI
Just minutes later, we found him looking a little drowsy and then eventually falling asleep as he was jumping. It’s funny how he falls asleep and then wakes up to bounce and then falls back asleep from the movement. We all got a little chuckle.
At that point, Mama picked him up and he transferred to the car seat for a nice long nap.