DISNEYLAND!

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This years Richardson Family Reunion was at Disneyland! It was so fun! It was the first time that the kids AND JAY had ever been! Me and the kids drove to California on Wednesday and Jay flew in on Friday. We had such a great time together! I was so proud of Jacy! She didn't back down to any scarry rides! Some of our favorite rides included Buzz Lightyear, Toy Story Mania, Pirates of the Carribean, and California Soaring, and California Screaming! Jacy even rode on Splash Mountain twice, although I don't think that it was her favorite. All the rides are so incredible! I think that Jacy's favorite part was Fairytale Fanfair. Each little girl gets to spend a few minutes with at least 3 princessess. We had Jacy's cousin Avery with us, and those 2 little girls had the FULL attention of Princess Jasimine, Belle, and Ariel for about 5 minutes. They twirled with them, talked with them, and took pictures with them. The girls were in heaven! We also really enjoyed the character parade through California Adventures. All the characters that we love, like The Incredibles, Lightning McQueen and Mater from Cars, and all the Toy Story characters were in it! The kids loved it! Each night we enjoyed the amazing fireworks show over the castle and even got to catch Fantasia on the water! What a fun time we had with the family!

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