Home really is ...

the happiest place on earth! At least it sure is for our little family. We just returned home from a trip to Disneyland...the so called happiest place on earth. But as Anna Kate showed us during our trip, she really prefers to be at home. One day we took off for the park and got to see so many fun things and characters. Most of the time she was pretty grumpy. But as soon as we went back to the hotel, she was playing on the bed and having the time of her life. I couldn't help but think we just took you to Disneyland and you would rather play in the hotel room. Hilarious!

All in all, we had such a great trip and Anna did perk up and enjoy a lot of the park. Her favorites included: little spray park shooting water everywhere in the Bug's Life area, swimming in the pool at the hotel, running around the big riverboat on the Mark Twain ride. Her not so favorites: It's a Bug's Life show (kinda scary), riding in the stroller (prefers to be held), and sleeping in her pack n play (moved over to mom and dad's bed halfway through the night).

Jonathan and I took turns going to the "big kid" rides and loved getting to sample the treats around the park...popcorn and yummy yogurt parfait. One evening after dinner Anna Kate felt asleep in the stroller so we got to spend a little time talking by the fire in the Grand Californian hotel lobby. What a treat! We also loved the new it's a small world ride. At the very end, they have all the children from all the nations together dressed in gold and white...it reminded me so much of the scene from Revelation. What a sweet Disney preview of what is to come...every nation, tribe, and tongue worshipping at the feet of Jesus. Amazing!