I’ve had a few really great birthdays in the past but I don’t think that this birthday will EVER be beaten! We took our daughter to Disneyland for her first time and there was nothing better than spending the entire day with family at the happiest place on earth.
Disneyland is fun… but Disneyland with a baby is even better! I know she is so young but seeing everything through her eyes was the sweetest thing. I’m sure it was overstimulation at its finest but she seemed to love it?
Will is somehow a FastPass wizard and practically has it down to a science so we didn’t wait in one line! Most kids are back in school so the lines weren’t crazy anyways but it was so nice to hurry and go on rides while someone waited with our daughter. There was 11 of us in our party so everyone was nice enough to take a turn sitting with her and then we did the “spouse switch” afterward so everyone could get a turn to go on the ride! And my mom hates roller coasters and those are my faaaavorite so it was a win-win there. Gimme that new IncrediCoaster ALL DAY.
Will surprised me with a birthday scavenger hunt around the park which was really thoughtful of him. I had to find 10 birthday themed items in the park to get a prize (which was a Disney macaron!) and I had so much fun trying to find them all.
Penny Arcade!!! We want to re-create this picture every time we go to Disneyland! (also, do you ever think about how weird it is that we are in the background of so many random people’s pictures?!)
We got to take her on some rides too which was the BEST! We took her on Pirates of the Caribbean, Winnie and the Poo and Heimlich’s Choo Choo train and she looved them all. Well, at least we think she did haha.
And then she was SPENT at the end of the day haha. She did great in the park and napped in her stroller a lot but then around 10 pm when we were driving home she literally screamed her head off the entire way home. The saddest thing!
And lastly, it also made it the best birthday because we ate at one of my favorite restaurants! If you ever go to Disneyland, eat at Naples in Downtown Disney. They have the BEST pizzas to share with the family. We ordered the Margherita and pepperoni. Highly recommend!!! Please go.
-Love, Liv
Outfit details:
Tortoise sunglasses (my new favorites)
