When we planned the vacation Rhett and I had both agreed that we would not tell Lilly that we were going until the night before we were leaving. Unfortunately our plan was unsuccessful. I will confess it was mostly my fault the cat was let out of the bag, but I felt I had good reason. I think every mother has experienced driving home at seven or seven thirty in the evening and watching their toddlers little head in the rear view mirror bobbing up and down with drowsiness and knowing full well that if they fall asleep they will be up all night. Well I experience that on a regular basis with Lil. I found that if I brought up Disneyland on the way home that she bounced back to life in seconds! she would suddenly become alive with excitement and tell me all about the princesses she was going to see and rides she was going to ride, it was a very useful little tool!
Lilly loved Disneyland. She loved seeing all the princesses, riding all the rides and gazing at all the wonderful toys in the shops. Our only complaint with her was that she had a annoying little habit of waiting to go to the bathroom until we approached the front of a line we had been waiting in, which usually resulted in Rhett waiving over an employee, explaining the situation, racing Lilly to the bathroom and running back to the ride while the rest of us prayed he'd make it back before we all got on.
