Happy Birthday Sweetheart and Love Bug!!!

Madison and Brianna celebrated their birthdays in July! Back in December, Maddie said she didn't want a birthday party and wanted a vacation instead. So I planned a surprise trip to Disneyland for a few days. I presented her with a print out of her ticket on her actual birthday and a few days later we were off to the happiest place on earth. She was beyond excited. At the very last minute, I decided to leave Bree with my mom, sister and brothers. I felt like such a horrible mommy for even thinking about it and Maddie was missing her too. But as the day went on and it was about 95 degrees and I seen screaming, unhappy, red-faced babies drenched in sweat, I knew I made the right decision. She would've been so unhappy and not to mention, exhausted. I felt relieved knowing that she was cool and comfortable. I think she had a better time swimming, being spoiled and going on 2 play dates. We met every princess and a huge majority of characters. Maddie's all-time favorite princess is Ariel and when she met her, she was beyond words. Then, she was asked to participate in a dance at the princess program and to her surprise, my baby girl got to dance next to Ariel. I will NEVER forget Maddie's expression on her face. I thought her eyes were going to bulge out of their sockets or she was going to need a brown paper bag. Ha,ha,ha! I really liked how the characters are very friendly to the kids and take the time to speak to them. The princesses and Mad Hatter kept complimenting her on her clothes and bows, which she thought was funny. When I was a kid, we barely had a chance to wave hi without them running away. She was definitely treated like a true princess on her very special day.

Madison got on every ride except Space Mountain and Thunder Mountain. I was more afraid of her going on Splash Mountain because of the huge drop but she rode it like a champ. Her favorite ride was the Haunted Mansion and we went on it about 6 times. Throughout the day, she kept thanking me for an "AWESOME" birthday trip. I'm glad she had a very memorable time and we are definitely going again.

A True Princess

The tea cups were a hit. We rode them about 4 times.

Maddie received a phone call from Goofy and he sang her Happy Birthday. Cute!

My All-Time favorite princess- Cinderella. Maddie made sure to mention that to her as she was signing her autograph book.

One of my favorite pictures.

The above pictures were taken at California Adventure. We really didn't spend too much time there. We rode a few rides and Maddie was ready to head back to Disneyland. I was with her on that one.

Pixie Hollow is a really cute area. We also met Tinker Bell's fairy friend, Silvermist.

I love this picture. Just knowing she went to sleep after having a wonderful time made my day.
I can't believe my little bug is a year old. She is such a doll and a smarty too! Brianna had a lady bug themed birthday party. Although she didn't want to open all her presents, she really did enjoy them all. Thank you to everyone who celebrated this special day. She didn't even terrorize her cake. She just ran her finger in the corner of it.
She really didn't know what to make of her pinata. But every time she touched it, she laughed.

Bree and her godmother/ my BFF, Jeanette. I really miss her! My friend Karly, gave her this ladybug tutu and made her that cute bow for her birthday. Karly makes her and Maddie the cutest bows ever- she's the greatest!

Auntie Maxine took the girls to ride the horses. We had a super fun time. Overall, we had such an awesome summer. It's nice to be able to spend time with my little girls and our families.