Dancing at Disney pt. 3

We didn't get to rope drop this morning because the girls needed to get

ready for the parade!

And Della's abscess made its way through the night

and was HUGE!

Poor girl, she really was in pain!
Which explains her not normal behavior the whole day before. 

I tried not to bring attention to it to keep it off her mind.

I also made sure to stay on top of her pain meds.

After rushing with hair and makeup I dropped the girls off
 to their coaches at 8am and wouldn't

see them until they were in the parade at 12:30!

We knew it was going to be a rainy morning, darn it!
 The parade people said they try their best to not cancel the performance
unless absolutely necessary.

The forecast showed no more rain at noon,
so we were crossing our fingers big time!

 

In the meantime it was just Rusty and I for a bit!

We were on our way to meet the Heywoods at Space Mountain

and the smell of pizza carried us in for a morning slice!

Who knew pizza could be a fabulous breakfast!

I forgot I had this cookie in my hand I grabbed with the food so I used it

as a photo prop:)

I met up with the moms to get good spots for the parade!
And checked the weather updates like crazy!

It was getting closer for it to start and the rain was getting worse

even though it said clear skies, whaa?!

Impact dance crew!!

I saw my friend LaRee!

Killing time with suckers.

We got word that they were going to push back the start time an hour

to give the weather a chance to clear up like it said it should be.

I stayed put, but the others hopped on a quick ride.

IT HAPPENED!!!!
We got word they were lining up to start the parade!

I could hardly believe my emotions as they came closer.
The music with the cheering, just WOW!!

They are in a Disneyland parade!!

I was teary the whole time!

They had the biggest smiles and I was so  proud of them as they
danced by us!

Lindi is on the far right.

Got one with both girls in it!

After they passed us I followed behind them until I couldn't anymore.

So glad they were the last dance group so I could get more pictures!

I think we were all on a high after that!

NEATEST experience for the girls, and me, weirdly!!

So very grateful for this opportunity and that the lady in charge of

the All Stars at our studio pushed and worked her booty off for this

to happen for us!!

I had to go back to the hotel to get the girls, so Rusty got

to stay and live his best life again with the Heywoods!

It worked out so perfect to have them there!

Watching the parade and now knows how it feels to be in one!

Love this guy being good to interact with them.

Ghirardelli Sundaes was a must and well earned treat!

The Heywoods were going back for the night so we said our

goodbyes and hugs after snapping their picture with Mickey.

So incredibly happy we could enjoy this trip with them!

I love family and the bonds we create together through experiences like this.

Then there were 4!

Rusty finally got to meet up with his friend Canon.

He was here the exact same days as us but we never crossed paths. 

A late night ride on Thunder Mountain was a thrill!

Lindi!!!!!!

Hahaha, it never gets old.

She hates this picture and swore she did it on purpose.

I know she will kill me for putting on here but its just too good!

We closed down the park and rode Pirates of the Caribbean as our last ride.

I'll never forget being on a boat all to ourselves,

with the kids snuggled all around me.

My heart was swelling with gratitude and love for these humans of mine.

 And mentally patting myself on the back that I survived!

Dance performances alone are exhausting.

Adding that to Disneyland is a wild ride!
The bags under my eyes were unreal, but it was worth it.

We made it to our hotel bus shuttle at midnight to see Blake

who shut down the parks with her dad!

We finally got to sleep in!!!

And ate lunch at the hotel restaurant before getting our uber to

the airport.

I hope this $15 ramen was the best you ever had, Rusty!

Then the crash happened.

 

Well done, girls.

Dancing at Disney pt. 2

We had a free day of no dance commitments,
so we took advantage and was on the go, go go!

 

Our going started as early as possible.

We were first in line for DCA!!

If it were up to me, we would still be sleeping, lol.

Why do kids get fomo so bad?!

Once I was up and moving,
I was grateful to sneak in some rides with no wait time.

At the very front of the rope drop.

It blows my mind how so many people enjoy this level of crazy
at a premium price, us included!

Power walking through the park never made me laugh more!

The first morning we were doing this,  I was cackling watching

the sheer survivor tactics people were using to inch

their way closer to the front of their ride destination. 

I looked to the side to see a lady in a motorized scooter, 

body shifted all the way forward with white knuckles

giving it all the speed it would muster to keep up with the stampede!

It was madness in its truest form!

Ready, set.....

GOOOOO!!!

I must admit how peaceful it was first thing in the morning.

No crowds and you could actually hear the music on the speakers!

At this point Della was getting a little moody.

Can you see it on her face?

I figured it was from the late nights and early mornings.

Things that normally don't bother her were making her emotional.

So much so I had to buy her cotton candy to get her happy again. 

Having a baby at Disneyland makes everything more exciting and fun!

Especially when it's not your baby, ha!

Junie is the SWEETEST thing, and was dancing and grooving her

way through It's A Small World!

I wish I could post videos but my computer wont let me for some reason.

We were all giggling and doting on her.

I FINALLY got to try Bangle BBQ!

My kids wont go for it.

 I've always had to forgo it in the

sake of keeping things easy on other trips. 

Pure torture to smell it wafting in the air when you walk by and not partake!

Luckily it is Jake and Valerie's favorite, so once again

we divided and conquered adult and kid lunches.

It did not disappoint!!!

Rusty and Lux' car stalled and backed everyone up for a good 10 minutes!

Ok Disney, why you gotta create such a terrible ride that makes you sicker 

than being in an actual plane crash!!

Oi!

I should have known it was going to be bad when I noticed each seat had air vents 

blowing directly into your face.

I was turning green real fast.

We got back to the room around 9:30, little did I know what a long night

it would turn into.

On top of Della not being her normal self, she was complaining that

her tooth hurt.

I kept looking and nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

She fell right to sleep so I figured she was extra tired.

Not 20 minutes later she started tossing and turning and

and crying uncontrollably that it was hurting really bad.

She was already maxed out on ibuprofen (which was all that I had)

 and had a cold water bottle on her mouth, as a make shift ice pack.

Boy do you feel helpless stuck in a hotel room 
 without your normal first aid stuff!!

After an hour I was thinking I would have to get an uber to urgent care

because nothing seemed to calm her down.

By this point it was close to midnight.

  In desperation I called Travis, my bro in law who is a dentist to see

if he had any ideas on what it was and how to help her.

Facetiming her mouth wasn't working at all.
He assumed it was an abscess forming and she would need anti biotics.

CA is really strict and he wouldn't be able to call in a prescription for me.

He told me to give her Tylenol on top of ibuprofen for pain control

and he would see her as soon as we got home.

Which was in 2 days! Agh!

If it got worse we would need to head to urgent care.

I really didn't want to do that, so a quick call downstairs 

confirmed that the gift shop did have over the counter stuff but it closed in 10 minutes!

I threw on some clothes and bolted down there!

It was more than legit, it was like a mini Walgreens!

Never have I ever been more happy to drop $11 on gum relief gel!

I grabbed more meds and those things did the trick.

 Along with some mighty prayers

 she was able to sleep through the rest of the night.

Which was a relief since she had a big day coming up!