Downtown Disney

Beacause we wanted a direct flight to Mexico, we ended up flying to LAX and then from there to Zihuatenejo. Our flight was in the morning so we flew to Los Angeles on Friday afternoon and were able to have a really fun quick stover visit there! We decided to hit Downtown Disney (closest we could get to a quick Disney trip and the best place to kill a few hours with kids!) Our flight to LAX was fine, Maverick decided not to sleep at all and further proved he's entering the wiggly stage for planes. But we made it and took a cab to our hotel which was right by the airport. We got checked in and re-packed up for the evening then took the cab to Downtown Disney. Luckily we snagged naps on the way. We got there and met up with the Turnbulls! They were so nice to drive up from San Diego and we had so much fun getting caught up with them and having the kids play together.
We had a could major stops in Downtown Disney: first was the Lego store. The kids raced lego cars and built their own things outside and then picked out some legos inside. Nolan lately has been getting really into legos so he was in heaven. And the legos definitely came in handy for the rest of our airplane rides and trip! After that we looked in more stores and went to the "Anna and Elsa Boutique" It was a darling store with all the Frozen merchandise in the front and then a small salon in the back where you could get your very own Anna or Elsa coronation day makeover. Of course Caitlin had to do it. She chose the Elsa hairstyle. They had her sit in the chair and chatted to her about all things Princess as they did her hair, painted her nails and even put makeup on her. She was in heaven, but in her shy smirky way until she opened up a little bit. At the end she chose "rainbow snowflake sparkles" for her hair and they said this cute little poem as they dusted her hair with sparkles. I wish I remembered it, something including "snowflake wishes and troll kisses" then they announced to the whole store that Princess Caitlin was ready and everyone said "Let it Go!" and they turned her around to see her reflection in the mirror. She kept the emotions under control in the chair but as soon as she was out that's all she wanted to talk about all night. And her reaction when they told her she got to KEEP the brush, nail polish, tiara and makeup!! Priceless. She re-applied her lip gloss about every 5 seconds. And at dinner she told me "I really feel like I probably shouldn't eat because it might mess up my lipstick."
We ate at an Italian restaurant then did more shopping around, got dessert and made our way over to in front of the Disneyland Park to watch the fireworks! We watched the firework show then played for a bit. The kids were in heaven being so close to Disney and being with their little friends. The boys were chucking legos everywhere and racing their cars and running around and we all congratulated ourselves afterward for not losing anyone, thankful that our kiddos were happily using the buddy system. After then made our way back to the hotel. It was a great night.