Disneyland Post 2: Tuesday

Tuesday began with rain. I just got drizzled during my run, which went MUCH better as I had figured out my map and directions. When I got back to the hotel, I stepped out of the stairwell onto the 5th floor and saw one of my good friends from high school just about to get on the elevator! Jenn (Taylor) Lofgren just happened to be staying in the SAME hotel on the SAME floor with her hubby and 2 older kids that we were staying on! How fun to run into her! They were heading to Disneyland already, so I told her I would look for her there, and we actually did run into them several hours later at Dland! So fun to see you Jenn!

So back to the rain. It turned out to be the PERFECT morning for rain since we had lunch reservations at Goofy's Kitchen at noon. So after a morning nap, we made our way to a FUN FUN buffet with Goofy, Chip and Dale, Pluto, Minnie, Baloo and Belle. M loved the Mickey-shaped waffles and pancakes, and we loved making her happy! Grandma even bought her a signature book and disney pen for the characters to sign for her:) By the way, Belle was the ONLY princess we saw the entire time at Disneyland, and that was Mariah's choice. I asked her several times, "Do you want to go on roller coasters or meet the princesses?" Everytime her answer was the same: "Roller coasters!!!!!" That's my girl!

By the time lunch was over, the weather was IDEAL. Sunny and warm but not at all hot. Perfect! So after taking a pic on this cute little porch, we headed BACK into Disneyland...
We flew in a rocket,
drove a jeep,
stood in line,
rode the famous teacups, which Mariah now says were her favorite ride, but I still don't believe her...She didn't seem to be enjoying them too much!
rode the merry-go-round,
and rode MANY other rides and lasted all the way to the parade, minus Ben, which he still regrets. M found a bossom buddy there named Sariah. They had SO much fun together waiting for the parade to reach us all the way at the end,
where the cast members pulled them out to join the parade. Mariah was dancing like a true professional! It was SO fun to watch her shakin' her booty and rockin' to the music!
and we all enjoyed the real magic of Disneyland!