Our French finale

Lachie and Maddie went off to Disneyland this morning with their Nana and Grandad, so Paul and I had no plans, so we hit the shops. We both got shoes and some last minute gifts. Back to our room to wait for the kids to get back. We headed back off to Disneyland in our final adventure, and to celebrate Lachie turning 5 ( we will be in the plane the whole day of his birthday) with our diner and show....so we go back to disney studios to watch the parade of toy story, mickey, mini disney princesses etc, which again was amazing...Both kids got such a kick out of it. We went on a few rides, then made our way to disneyland for another walk and ride, before our dinner and show. On our way to dinner Lachie was bitten by a bee. Poor little guy screamed and Paul was able to get the sting out and I grabbed our icy water and held in their while Paul got first aid help, as he has never been bitten and we wanted to be sure he was ok. The guy was lovely and in 5 minutes he was fine, a little swollen but no reaction, and he still wanted to go out for his special birthday dinner!
So the dinner and show was spectacular,  horses in an arena doing the wild west show, with native americans and cowboys, lots of crowd involvment and interaction which made it fun. Of course, mickey and mini, goofey and pluto were there to help out, they were very funy, Lachie was in his element, and was sooo excited that it was about him and his birthday. Maddie loved the horses and yelled out to Mini, she didn't like the noise though but she stayed the whole time. It went for and hour and a half, so when it finished we high tailed it out of there, hired a push chair for Lachie so we could get around faster and to give the little guys legs a rest. We took the kids in the it's a small world ride, which is sooo well done, and the boys went on a few that Maddie couldn't, so we just had a walk around. Time was going and in no time it was 10pm, time to make our way to the main street for the light show and firework spectacular! And it was more tham words can describe, Maddie fell asleep, so she missed it, but we recoreded it for her, Lachie was sooooo excited, and both Paul and I couldn't believe how magical it was. This is something I hope the kids will remember,well, Lachie anyway, Maddie may remember bits if it, but it has been a truley magicall experience.
We are all packed and ready for our trip home tomorrow, and this is the end of our wonderful adventure....
Stace :)
Lachlan and Maddison, we are sooooo proud of the way you have travelled, you have done so much in three weeks that people never do in a lifetime, we love you to the moon and back....may our family adventures continue oxox
Mummy and Daddy ox

DISNEYLAND!!!!

Wow, Wow, Wow, were the first words from the kids when we arrived at Disney studios this morning, followed by a massive Yeeeaaahhh. It was amazing, so grand and magical, we walked around and took the kids on the army men ride from toy story and slinky dog ride, looked around some more and went to a stunt show, which action packed and Lightning Macqueen made an apperance there as well, I had to take Maddie out towards the end as it was extremly noisy and she ended up in tears. We stopped and had a bite to eat and Paul fast tracked a ride, so we could venture on and come back to it later. So I took the kids on a train ride around, it was cars and dinosaurs etc, that have featured in movies, it also took us to a visual effects area, where it rained, then tidal wave, fire and a moving truck, amazing, but Maddie cried and Lachie wasn't sure of it all, but we saw it. We went to the disneyplay house and saw Mickey, Mini, Daffy and Daisey, Pluto and Goofy do a stage show, during it, the bubbles came down from the roof, then gold leaved and then streamers, the kids danced and laughed and waved very exciting. There was a story behind it also involved winnie the pooh and tiger, and handy manny. It was getting close to 2 pm so we decided to head over to Disneyland, right next door.....OMG, again then kids were priceless and that overwhelming feeling, the music was playing and the inner child is unleashed.......the most magical place I have ever been to....While we were getting our bearings Paul said the celebration train was about to start, well themed to "do you beleive in magic?" down came this train in bright colours with the chipmunks, Donald and Daisy Duck, Mickey and Mini Mouse, Pluto and Goofy!!! all waving and the music was loud, you could not stop yourself from having a bop along, Lachie was dancing and waving and Mad

die was asleep in the pram. We followed then train to the end, where they all got off and had photo's taken. Lachie got his with a chipmunk, then we heard " Hello, I was talking to you on then train yesterday", it was one of the girls Lachie was chatting to, looking after the train and characters. So, she said to follow back and she would come and get us for photos with Mickey and Mini, so we did and she took us out back and we got photos with Mickey, Mini, Donald and Daisy, soooo amazing, so lucky and all thanks to Lachie having a chat to a girl on the train lol. We then went to Frontierland, Maddie and I had a rest and Paul and Lachie went on a ride. Looked around this land and went to adventureland, again they are amazing, you can not describe it. It was time for Paul to go back to his fast tracked ride, so as we were leaving the train started again, so I stayed with the kids so Maddie could see it, and she danced her little heart out and waved and yelled to Mini, she was soooooooo excited. Priceless...We decided to call it a day at 5, (we coud have stayed for hours) but we are back again tomorrow, and for a dinner and show at the wild west show, for Lachie's birthday ...then the night time spectacular with the light show and fireworks, this will end our trip, as we head for the airport the next morning......Looking forward to doing Fantasyland, discoveryland and some more of the studios tomorrow...
Stace :)