Cali and Me

 Yesterday was Cali's Special Disneyland Day!  We had such a great day together.  I just want to share a few things that made it so awesome.  First, on the way to Disneyland, she shared with me an experience she had at school.  She was assigned to do an essay on a special place.  She chose to write about the Temple.  She was a little upset, because her teacher had read part of it to the class and had laughed at what she wrote.  And the class laughed too.  She had described in her essay that work is done in the Temple for people who have died and can't do their own work, because they are dead.  Apparently, this was comical to the teacher and class.  But she handled it so well. We talked about how sometimes people laugh about things they don't understand.  Then she put a positive spin on it and said she was glad she was able to make everyone happy by making them laugh!  

OK...onto Disneyland...

It was crowded!  But it did not stop us from having a wonderful time!  Going with Cali, means being able to go on rides I don't normally get to go on, like California Screamin' and Soarin'.  Woo Hoo!

Here's Cali in the "bowels" of Pirates of the Caribbean.  The ride stopped and we had to be evacuated from our boat.  It was quite the adventure.  We got to exit through all these tunnels and stairs and ended up at the exit for Indiana Jones.  It was kind of cool!

 The highlight of her day was FINALLY getting a princess makeover at the Bibbidy Bobbidy Boutique.  She chose the "Diva" hairdo and the ladies made her feel so special.  Here she is with her pretty cape and the "fish bowl" face guard:

 "Ta-Dah!"-My princess:

 We had so much fun at the boutique.  She was the only one in there, so she got a lot of special attention.

 Her hair withstood many of the rides we rode (yay hairspray!):

 And at the end of our day, we waited in the cold to watch the Christmas Parade.  

Hi Santa!

Cali is truly a special girl!  I'm so glad I get to have special days like this with her.