Celebrating Serena's 5th Birthday

Disneyland - January 2011

"Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever." ~ Walt Disney

When Serena was only 3 years old, I told her that we would go to Disneyland for her 5th birthday. Clever girl that she is, she made sure I kept that promise! We went in the middle of January and so it was perfect weather. But even more special, there were no crowds!! We rode some of the rides several times. And we got to see a lot of the characters without waiting a long time. It was truly magical!! Everyone enjoyed since it was a first for everyone but me, and it had been more than a decade since I last visited. Here are the highlights of our 2 days spent at Disneyland and California Adventure.

Nikos was excited to get his first taste of driving.

Me with my favorite princess!

Serena was so excited to see her 2 most favorite princesses, Ariel and Sleeping Beauty, together!

We got to see my favorite - Pooh Bear.

Though Tigger is a close 2nd.

You can see how exhausted we were after the first day.
Here we are at Small World.

After a good night's rest, we headed to California Adventure.
Nikos got to meet his favorites - Lightning McQueen and Mater.

We also ran into Sully of "Monsters, Inc."
You can see that Nikos is a little nervous even in my arms.

The kids on the pier.

We all loved playing on the Toy Story ride.

One of my all-time favorite photos!!.

A great image to leave Disneyland with. Thanks for the memories!