Spending the Night at Disneyland

A little over 6 years ago, when I was pregnant with Hannah, I became involved in an email loop of women, who were also pregnant and due in April 2000. We'd email back and forth several times a day, exchanging motherly advice, and sharing pictures of our families, etc. One of those women I've become good friends with is Karen. We first met in person in August 2001, when two other "Loopies" and their April 2000 toddlers met at Disneyland for meeting one another in person. Since then, Karen has been to Southern California two more times, one in which she actually stayed with us!

This past weekend, Karen came to Southern California with her son, Joe, for a special mother/son trip. We had already planned on spending some time together before we knew Steven would be gone, but when we discovered he'd be out of the country and gone for so long, we joined Karen and Joe at The Grand Californian for some fun. Hannah is always asking to spend the night at Disneyland, but because we live so close, it just doesn't make sense for us to spend the night in one of the hotels. Her desire to stay at one of the hotels increased even more, when we visited Gramma and Papa when they stayed at the Grand Californian a few days last year for thier 35th anniversary. When she found out that we'd be get to spend the night at the hotel with Karen and Joe, she was soooo excited. Even now, that we're home, she's already asking when we can do that again. LOL. She has even suggested giving up having a birthday party to stay overnight at Disneyland! This was the view from the hotel room. The kids enjoyed all the lights and music at night! Not to mention seeing the amusement park was just steps away... Joe is almost 3 years older than Hannah, but they got along so well, they were silly together and really had a lot of fun together. Probably because he's used to his sister, who is Hannah's age. Here they are in the Petting Zoo. Hannah hasn't stopped talking about our time with Karen and Joe and is already looking forward to when Karen's entire family will come to Californina in Summer 2007 for another visit!