The Happiest Place on Earth

Right before we flew home to the snow this past December, we stopped off in L.A. to visit Nana, uncle John, and the McKinzie cousins. Oh yeah, and we swung by the BEST PLACE ON THE PLANET, if you happen to be a 4-year-old girl in love with the Disney Princesses.  That's right, we spent the day at Mickey Town, Disney Land USA.

Charlotte and Ryan had one MUST HIT ride they had to go on.  So...

Charlotte then tried out Dumbo, we all rode the little train... and then we got a double dose of...

...which was awesome.  They had IASWAA all decorated for Christmas, seemingly just for us.  And there was oddly no lines.  But what about the princesses?  Did Charlotte get to meet the loves of her life?  OOOH yes.  There were princesses...

(click on the collage to see the smiles close up)

She had lunch at Ariel's Grotto, where she met the main Mermaid herself, and a few of her friends (Mulan, Belle, Snow White and Cinderella) and then was chosen by a nice Disney Land employee to have a PRIVATE PRINCESS MEETING with Snow White and Aurora (Sleeping Beauty).  I really do think that it was the best day of Charlotte's life.

Here are a few more pics from the trip: