Disneyland for Roman's 3rd Birthday

We had been planning to bring Roman to Disneyland for this 3rd Birthday and decided about a month ago that we should just wait until Paisley's Birthday. With school, Jason's busy work and other things going on it just felt too hectic to go. However the week of his Birthday came and I started getting the feeling that we just had to go to celebrate. I looked into last minute deals (no such thing at Disneyland) and found a hotel directly across the street (Fairfield Marriott). SIDENOTE: Amazing hotel! Loved it! On Tuesday night at around midnight I turned to Jason in bed and said, "Lets go to Disneyland this weekend." I told him about the hotel and quickly convinced him how fun it would be. I then made him call the hotel at midnight and book the room since there was only 1 room left (according to Expedia). Of course the only room available was a character room that was an upgrade for a character bed sheet and poster. Thank god we got the Cars Room. 

It was a magical trip. Jason and I have fallen in love with Disneyland as adults with young kids. It truly is magical and everytime we leave, we cannot wait to go back. 

Here are some of my favorite pics from our trip.

Paisley ordering some room service.

The fireworks from our hotel window. 

Roman loved the fireworks. Paisley clung to me like a koala.

Pluto

Just me and my Dad

1st Ride: Snow White (not recommended) Kinda scary to start off the day.

Dumbo. Don't worry, she didn't fly alone. 

Both kids love the carousel. They could ride it 100 times.

Both trains (Casey Junior and Main Train) were a big hit with this boy. 

Hello Paisley

Meeting his hero, Lightning McQueen. Can't wait for Cars Land to open. 

Kids napped, so we headed to the winery for lunch. 

Visiting Goofy's house

Total Daddy's Girl

Loving Heimlich's Train Ride

Our little bear

Tom Sawyer's Island is awesome. Kids can run free and explore. A little hesitant at first, but then could not get enough of all the bridges. 

She was so patient waiting in the lines. 

Our Animal Lover loved the Jungle Cruise. 

Happy Boy

Roman loved the castle that he sees at the start of every Disney Movie. 

Roman loved driving the cars. 

Nothing says the end of a trip like a giant lollipop. This is all he wanted from the store.

He still talks about his hotel room. It was a true highlight of his trip and he keeps asking if we can go back to the hotel. Miss Karen (from church) actually told me that Roman was sharing with her all about his new room (the week we came back). At first I didn't know what she was talking about and then realized it was his hotel room.

This was a much easier trip for us with the kids. Paisley is an absolute doll to travel with. Only problem is she didn't love being in her carseat during our 7 hour ride after 2 hours, but either did I. Roman was so much better than when we went a year ago. He was patient, understood the concept of waiting in lines and also understood that when the ride was over we had to get off. Thank Goodness! He did start getting a little scared of a few things, but still enjoyed Pirates of the Caribbean. I just knew what his limits were and didn't try and push them on anything that was too dark. Due to the start of Spring Break it was packed by 1pm, but we still felt like we got in the perfect amount of rides and just exploring Disneyland. 

We can't wait to head back in October and will seriously consider staying at the Fairfield Marriott again. It was so convenient and just what we needed. Until next time Mickey!