Disney with Hazel

 Day 1: On Sunday morning I woke Hazel up and told her we were going to California. She and I were headed to Disneyland and Costa Mesa to visit her best friend, Remi.

        I hope I never forget how excited she was as I got her dressed and ready to go. 

We got to California around 2pm and walked to Downtown Disney. Hazel was so excited and cute on the way. She said, "We should take a selfie and send it to Dad so he can see how happy we are."

When we got to Downtown Disney we decided to spend the rest of the day at California Adventure. I am so glad we did. The power happened to go out right when we got there so they gave us 3 fast passes for anything we wanted. It was so great because the wait for Cars was 2 hours and there were no more fast passes left. It was such a great day.

 King Triton's Carousel

 The Goofy Ride

 Jumping Jelly Fish

 Elsa Ears

 Ariel Ride

 How cute is she? Loved every minute of the day with this cutie. We took a Taxi back to the hotel and Hazel was asleep minutes after her head hit the pillow.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Her smile on the Carousel

Her face when the purple car rolled up on CARS

Hazel asking, "Is she real?" on Ariel

Day 2: We got up, ate breakfast and headed straight to Disneyland. Hazel skipped all the way there. 

Dumbo was our first ride.

 Dumbo

 More Dumbo

 TeaCups

 more TeaCups

 Princess Elena

 Thunder Mountain

 Meeting Minnie (totally worth the 1 hour wait!!!)

 This is how we wait in line.

 Toon Town Roller Coaster

 Donald's House

 Thunder Mountain Take 2

HIGHLIGHTS:

Hazel HATED Space Mountain. I mean she was really mad when it was over. It was too dark and she hated not being able to see where she was going. 

 I had to make her eat and go potty every little while. 

Hazel LOVED It's a Small World

She gave me so many hugs and kisses

She used her Bubble Maker to entertain other kids in line

On Thunder Mountain she yelled,"This is terrifying!!!"

Sharing Popcorn

Hazel sneaking Moana a hug without waiting in line

Day 3: We woke up, ate breakfast and then went to visit Remi, Hazel's BFF.

They are the same human and I love that they are friends.

They swam all day. Only got out for meals.

 Dinner Break

They even swam before we left for the airport. 

 Entertaining while waiting for our flight.

 She slept the whole way home.

Angels

Today, on our way to tumbling Hazel asked to listen to the song Angel Lullaby. A song I have sung to her since she was a baby. It's from My Turn on Earth, a musical that my grandma and grandpa took me to see when I was a little girl. It sings of sleeping and being guarded by angels. A whole different post, but a little insight into how our drive started.

Hazel starts singing the song and then says, "Mom, how come I never see the angels anymore? I'm pretty sure I'm the only one that got to see Grandma." I reply, "I'm not sure," and then pull over to text her question to Tim and the big kids. Thanks to Tim's promptings, I ask her where she saw the angels. Hazel replies, "You know when I had my old bed and could never sleep good? You know then." She got a new bed a couple of years ago.

Me, "What angels did you see?"
Hazel, "Well, grandma, great grandma and grandpa, and did I have an aunt who died....yeah her too."
My mom's favorite aunt passed away the day after my mom died. I'm guessing Hazel was talking about her.

Me,"What did they talk to you about?"
Hazel, "Well, when they left they said goodbye and that they love me. Of course they hugged and kissed me and said they will be back soon. Maybe they went to talk to Jesus."

I cried.

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