Day 4 & 5

Our last 2 days we spent hopping back and forth between the parks, riding favorites rides multiple times, and trying REALLY hard to find Belle for Kamryn and to get Brody in the Jedi Training Academy.
We went on the Jungle Safari ride...I don't know how many times. It's great in the dark, by the way.
I look plastic...but it's just a mixture between a lot of sun, sweat, and flash.
John did all the spin-around-make-me-sick rides with the kids.
We also went on the Little Mermaid ride a ton. Kamryn and Liam loved it and the rest of us loved the cool temperatures inside.
So, we tried for 5 days to find Belle, from Beauty and the Beast...Kamryn's favorite princess.
We failed.
John would ask the character workers and nobody could seem to tell us a good time/place to find her. Needless to say, Kamryn has moved on. Sure, she still plays with her princess dolls....but since Belle didn't give her time to Kamryn, Kamryn has a new best friend, Aurora, from Sleeping Beauty.

Pretty sure I would not have cared about the princesses at her age (or really ever), but Kamryn loves her princesses and still can not get over the fact that she got to meet a bunch of them in person.

Brody almost gave up on his dream too. We tried 4 times to get him into the Jedi Training Academy. Teagan was chosen the first time...Kamryn was chosen the 2nd time, but denied because she was too young...and finally after being disappointed 3 times, Brody didn't want to try again. But, he has stubborn parents. So I made him 2 signs to hold up. "PICK ME!" and "I'M CUTE!" So, with him holding the signs and John holding Brody up in the air....he was finally chosen!!! Brody was sooo excited and I was almost on the verge of tears, because he wanted it so bad.
He really didn't need the training, however.
He received a lot of attention from the trainers, but he KNEW exactly what to do.
Brody took on Darth Vader and was triumphant.
We had so much fun during our week in California. We were exhausted and broke by the time we left, but we created a ton of memories...and the kids couldn't have been happier. So glad we were able to take this family vacation together. I think we'll try it in another 5 years...minus diapers, strollers, and me constantly scanning a gazillion people to make sure I have my little munchins nearby.