Leaving our home part 2

We left our house full of tears but Disneyland has a way of making us all smile again. We met up with 2 of Adam's friends from childhood who live in the area for a day of fun. Chris came with daughter Ella and Jeff brought Madeline. The girls were ready to head for some rides. We went on the Snow White ride and it literally scared the crap out of Claudia....either that or it was all of the black beans from dinner last night. But a quick outfit change and a lot of wipes, she was back to riding the rides.

Isabel befriended Ella as they searched for some princesses.

The girls at the castle entryway.

On our last trip to Disneyland about 5 months ago, Izzy was too scared to talk to the Disney characters and princesses. But this time she wanted to meet them all, talk to them and give them hugs. Here she got friendly with the Fairy Godmother.

Beautiful smile.

Madeline and Isabel hug Minnie Mouse in front of Minnie's house.

Isabel said her favorite ride was "It's a small world". We are on the boat as we enter the building.

And the highlight......meeting the princesses. Adam and Isabel stood in line for an hour to meet 3 of them.

And the end of the long day at Disneyland meant we had to pick up Zinni who spent the day at the Disneyland Kennel. Good dog Zinni! She was happy to be reunited with the family.

Next stop was Las Vegas where is was COLD!

And we had to check out the M&M store/museum.The girls touring the strip at dusk.

Hoover Dam. I had a picture of the new bridge they were building across it but i just accidentally deleted it. opps. That was almost cooler to see than the dam itself.

The girls will do anything to entertain themselves on the long drive. Here Isabel covers herself with stickers.

We finally made it to the Grand Canyon!

It was beautiful.

But it was really, really cold!

Checking out the views.

We kept telling Isabel to check out the views, but she just wanted to play in the patches of snow!

Wildlife on our hike. Zinni was scared!

From a dog's view.