one year ago.

last october the husband and i flew to california for a little vacation.

we flew out thursday evening so that we'd have the whole weekend ahead of us.
we spent friday in hollywood meeting famous people...

famous people made of wax...
and eating yummy food.
{there's always food in vacation posts right?!}

the purpose of our trip?
disneyland.
the problem?
i had just found out that i was pregnant...3 days before leaving.

needless to say, i was researching all the rides i could/couldn't go on,
only to find out that most of the rides recommend not riding them while pregnant.

this was fine with me.
sure, i was sad i couldn't go on most the rides... but a baby was worth it.
and heck, disneyland would still be the happiest place on earth.
there was one more problem though:
my brother and his cute girlfriend were flying in to meet us friday night.
surely they would think it was weird i wasn't going on the rides...
and the husband and i didn't want to tell anyone about our soon-to-be bundle of joy until
i was out of the danger zone {12 weeks}.
i was about 6 weeks at the time.

we didn't really have a choice though.
we had to tell them.
{secretly i was beyond excited to tell them and for someone to share in our joy with us!}


my brother and his girlfriend arrived at the airport, where the husband and i picked them up.
i wasn't going to tell them in the car so the whole car ride was filled with anticipation.
once we arrived at the hotel, the giddy little girl inside couldn't wait and i pulled the classic,
"we have somethiiiiing to tell you..."
only to have my brother say, "let me guess, you're pregnant..."
{he was kidding}
when i responded with "YES!" the look on their faces were priceless!
needless to say, hugs and laughter followed.
it. was. awesome.

the next morning, we woke up bright and early to...rain.

not seattle rain, but california mist.

we were hopeful this would mean shorter lines,

but for some reason everyone else had the same idea and it was packed, per usual.

to top off an already amazing weekend,
you know that restaurant inside pirates of the carribean?! 

the one where it looks like you are outside?

we. got. in.

it was an item on my bucket list for sure,

but i had heard it was impossible to get in.

turns out it isn't in october! 

even though the prices were ridiculous, 

it was a great, one time thing, just to say we had eaten there.

even though i had to play 'photographer' for a lot of the weekend, it was still an amazing trip!
and i got to laugh at the husband for being an awkward 'single rider' on most the rides.
sucker.

{me and my friend conan}

{just the husband and snoop.}

{had to stop at in-n-out while is california}

{disney decorated for halloween, so fun!}

{blue bayou}

{thus husband being a "creepy singleton rider" and my brother and his gf making fun of him}

{i was tricked into this photo, so that i'd get sprayed by woody}

{i love me some disneyland!}