Christmas & birthdays in February: Mommy, Daughter & Grands Trip

 Before coming home from our mission, I asked Doug if he would like to take the grands to Disneyland for their first time and give this trip to them to combine their birthdays and Christmas presents.  He agreed to the request, but happily suggested I make it a girls' trip and he would babysit Hudson, who is just a little too small to enjoy Disney as he should.  

I presented this trip to the girls.  Alexa isn't a big Disney fan or rather the rides etc., so she respectfully declined but my Disney crazy girls definitely wanted to go.  Luckily, Ashlyn was willing to make the arrangements for us.  A family friend alerted me to the "Child Disney discount" that would be happening in October, so we waited until said date and got a screaming deal on the kid tickets.  The discount was significant enough that we were able to add on Lightening Lane passes and a Character breakfast.  

We decided to stay at the Great Wolf Lodge, which is only 10 minutes or less away from the park.  We got a whole suite where everyone had a bed and we shared 2 bathrooms for less than the price of one tiny room at one of the park hotels.  This also gave us access to the water park on Friday, while we waited to go to the airport for our flight.  We flew out of Provo on Breeze airlines, which made it super convenient for us.  The John Wayne airport is smaller and a short distance to the hotel and park.  Definitely would do this flight again!

Goofy's kitchen: Character Breakfast

  

The Character breakfast was our first Disney experience of the trip.  It was everything we hoped and then some.  The kids got to eat all the breakfast and lunch items they wanted and visit with the characters up close and personal.  They even sang Happy Birthday to Sophie!