We were lucky enough to have the Dove family come visit for the holidays, and boy, did we make the most of it!
It started out with a trip to Disneyland! Saoirse was so excited to meet Minnie and Mickey! Don't let the face fool you. This is what she does when we ask her to smile.
It was like watching her reunite with an old friend. She loved playing in Minnie's house and she desperately wanted to touch Mickey's nose.
However, after Minnie and Mickey the excitement got the best of her and she threw the worst temper tantrum I've ever seen. She was swinging her arms and legs, screaming bloody murder, and she even started hitting me at one point! It was surreal. I mean, how do you give a kid time out in the middle of Disney? We finally did get her to calm down and discovered later in the day that she had an allergic reaction to soy, which caused her poor little face to break out in red blotches and I'm convinced it was a huge factor in the tantrum. That episode aside, she loved the rest of her day at Disneyland.
She really enjoyed "It's a Small World", which was all decked out for Christmas. It was amazing. Even Reuben enjoyed the ride. He loved seeing all the bright colors and listening to the music.
And since Mamaw and Papaw were with us, Bryan and I got to enjoy the afternoon just the two of us while the grandparents took the kids back to the hotel for a nap. We had a ridiculously expensive, but super delicious meal at the Blue Bayou Cafe and just had fun walking around the park together.
If Disneyland wasn't exciting enough, there was Christmas. Oh man, what a crazy experience. It was fun this year watching Saoirse get really excited about Christmas. She didn't quite understand the concept of Santa leaving her a gift, but she understood the concept of gifts! And did she have a good one waiting for her.
Her brand new play kitchen! It has an oven, a fridge, a microwave, a sink, pots and pans, cooking utensils... the whole nine yards. She was in heaven. It was actually hard to convince her to open any more presents because all she wanted to do was play.
And it was great to watch Reuben on his very first Christmas. Even though he had no clue what was going on, he was spoiled by all his grandparents, aunties and uncles.
The best gift, however, was having everyone together for Christmas. We loved having Mamaw and Papaw out for such a long time and having Jen and Chris for Christmas.
But we all enjoyed seeing the penguins, dolphins, sea lions, and, of course, SHAMU!
We caught the Christmas special, which was beautiful and strangely, VERY Christian. It was a night show though so we had to bundle the kiddos up in their coats and hats, but they didn't seem to mind. Saoirse was amazed by Shamu! (Although you can't really tell by this picture.)
And Reuben was totally occupied with snuggling with the polar bear his daddy bought him.
All in all, it's been a great holiday. Even though we are all stuck inside with the cold, thank you very much tank licking Saoirse, we wouldn't change a thing. And when we're all feeling better again, we get to go play in 70 degree weather and sunshine instead of fighting the horrible cold of Ohio. Such a hard life! Ha ha!
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