Before a trip to Disneyland.....

you do a little holiday decorating...

you let your kiddos play in the snow at Grandma's house....and think about what a bad idea it was to go shopping that day, thank your lucky stars that you made it to a safe haven, and plan to stay the night there because, even though your car has 4 wheel drive, you are too scared to drive in the unfamiliar white stuff that is smothering the roads...
(not to mention that the neighbor had to drive the car up the driveway because you couldn't, while being gracious enough not to make you feel dumb about it, but laughing on the inside because he is from Colorado)


you wake up (in your own bed thanks to good ol' Dad for driving you and your kiddos home, and another neighbor for following in his big truck to take your Dad back home- very neighborly street my parents live on, huh?) and marvel at a view that you have never seen in almost 20 years of living here...

you wish your daddy a 'happy birthday'...

some cousins arrive, so you do a holiday craft at Grandma's house...

you smile and proudly display you craft! You also drop it in transit to your house, cry out in torment when your sister rips a candy off, and have it glued back together twice in one night....

There are lots of things to do to prepare for a trip to Disneyland. The most important thing is to remind your parents how excited you are by asking if we are going to Disneyland everytime you get in the car prior to the actual trip to Disneyland...