My Birthday Fun!

In honor of my thirty...eeehheemm birthday, my family and I spent the night at the beautiful Grand Californian Hotel. It was one of the best times we have had in a while.

Maggie and I began the celebration in the lobby, while Rob cheked us into the hotel...


and Olive watched a little t.v. (a little too close to the screen).


We then headed off to D.C.A. (yes, I abbreviated) and met up with some of my "best friends" from Cars. (Olive insisted we stop by in order for them to wish me a "merry, happy birthday!".


After that, we treated ourselves to some fat free cotton candy, where I showed Olive how to eat it like a lady.


She is obviously a fast learner.


Later, we spent some time at good ole' Disneyland, waiting in 99 degree weather on Main Street, for a parade that never showed up.


Once we were burnt to a crisp, cranky and coming down off our sugar high, we spent some time at the hotel's pool.


I must say, we had a blast.


Sweet sunburn.




Now, I am not one to match my girls, but these swimsuits were so cute (and so on sale) that I couldn't pass them up. Nor could I pass up this cute photo op of the two of them in their cute (wet and soggy) suits, playing around on (my side of) the bed.


So excited!


My wonderful mother showed up later in the evening with these fabulous treats

and watched the girls allowing Rob and I to spend the evening alone.

So great!

The next morning my mom drove back to the hotel and met up with us for breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen.


Now, for those of you who have never experienced Goofy's kitchen, let me tell you a little bit about it.

Besides the luxury of an all out food frenzy buffet, some of Disney's most beloved characters stroll by every table, gracing you with their presence while you stuff your face with Eggs Benedict and Mickey waffles.

Some pause momentarily to pose for pictures, as seen here...

Maggers enjoying(?) a visit from Goofy



Olive loving(?) a chance meeting with Alice


While others, such as Chip...

linger around for a good 10 minutes (which seems like an hour when you're trying to inhale, I mean, eat your $28 dollars worth of omelets and peanut butter and jelly pizza) fondling you and silently "joking" with you, creating an incredibly awkward and uncomfortable situation. Also conjuring up scary thoughts of wondering who exactly IS in that Chip costume......

Boy or girl?

Gross.

Anyways, after the buffet, we squeezed into our swimsuits and spent the rest of the day at the pool.


All of us truly enjoyed ourselves. It was definitely one of my favorite birthdays to date.