Disneyland with Layla (Bye-Bye ba-ba)

We went to Disneyland with Layla and Katie and had the best time. The girls dressed as their favorite princesses and looked precious. Layla was Ariel and Liliana was Cinderella. Our first stop in the park was to Princess Fantasy Faire to visit their idols and for Liliana to take care of some serious business...giving away her bottles....

Liliana has been having a bedtime bottle since she was 11 months old. She loves her night time bottle and Adam loves cuddling her and giving it to her every night. But, she is getting a little old for it and I started thinking that the longer we let her have it, the harder it would be to talk her into getting rid of it. So, I borrowed an idea that my mom and aunts used with all of us--bottle charity! They told us that other babies needed our bottles, so we willingly gave them away. I gave mine to the garbage man and his babies. I knew that Liliana would do anything for Cinderella, so I told her that Cinderella's babies didn't have bottles and asked her if she would like to give hers away. She loved the idea from the start and we talked about it for a few weeks leading up to the big day. The only time she showed any sign of hesitation was on the drive to Disneyland. I asked her if she was excited to see Cinderella and she said, "NO! Lila's SAD!" When I asked her why she said, "no 'Rella take Lila's ba-bas." I told her that if she decided that she didn't want to give them away when we got there that she didn't have to. I wanted this to seem like it was her idea. After waiting an hour to see the princesses, Liliana was so excited that she handed her bottles right over and told Cinderella that they were for her babies. Cinderella graciously accepted the bag of old bottles and thanked Liliana. She is doing great with the transition to her hemp milk in a sippy cup. It hasn't bothered her a bit. She talks about the fact that she gave them to Cinderella's babies because she is a big girl and doesn't need them anymore.

Here is a picture of Adam giving her the last bottle the night before Disneyland. It reminded me of when I knew that my time nursing Liliana was coming to an end. So sad!

The rest of our day at Disneyland was just as fun. We went on Small World and Jungle Cruise and Winnie the Pooh. We watched the Main Street Parade from the front row and the girls danced in the street with the performers and had a ball. Once the sun went down we got to see the castle lit up for Halloween and see all of the decorations on Main Street. The girls (and the moms) shared a treat in the Main Street ice cream parlor, did some shopping and called it a night. The girls were exhausted because we didn't leave the park until 9, but they didn't fuss at all the whole day. They had SO much fun.

The princesses in front of the castle

Princess Fantasy Faire

Trying to catch a glimpse of the princesses walking in
"White"

"Jabin"
"Rora"
Drum roll please...the one and only Cinderella!
Giving her bag of babas away...

Small World
"Celebrate" Main Street Parade

Enjoying a snack waiting for the show to start.
Pucker up Layla!

The girls were invited to participate in the show a few times. Here they are in the conga line loving the action and attention.

The Jungle Cruise

Look at how tired the girls look at this point!

Dessert time

Little Piggies sharing an ice cream.