A Disney Weekend...

We surprised Davis with a trip to D23, the Disney convention on Sunday. She is obsessed with all things Disney, especially the Haunted Mansion so we thought this would be a fun surprise for her. I woke her up early and told her we were going and she actually had tears of joy- what mother doesn't love that? So we headed down to the Anaheim Convention Center to begin our day of standing in lines. The convention is packed and takes up the entire convention center. It has everything Disney you could possibly want. We got there early enough to get in line- just to get in.

Then inside it was straight to the vendor booths so she could look for Haunted Mansion stuff. There were collectors there selling everything from vintage Disney to items from the park. You could go broke before you make it down the first aisle. They also had a silent auction of bigger items. Who wouldn't want a classic Matterhorn car in their house?

There are lots of panels to attend and pavilions and booths to walk through. It was a bit overwhelming. We went to the Interactive Panel where the Disney execs introduced their new games and apps which was pretty cool. We hit the Disneyland parks pavilion so Davis could see the anamatronic "Hat Box Ghost"- her favorite.

There is a ton of cool concept art and a booth for just about every aspect of Disney you can imagine.

There are photo ops too in Disney vehicles, with characters, etc, etc...all which required standing in another line...did I mention the place was packed?

We visited the robot stage which Davis thought was cool until Brian told her the robot's offspring would one day enslave us all...

I enjoyed looking at all of the artwork. I am partial to the designs that have a retro feel.

Overall, it was a really fun time, but you need at least two days to see it all. Next year we will attend Friday and Saturday so we don't miss anything.

In other news, Davis came home from art camp. I think she might have been the only student who made a sculpture of the grim reaper...that's my girl!

Brian got home from Santa Clara late Saturday night but leaves for Charlotte, NC early Wednesday. Lots to do this week before school starts next Wednesday- ugh. As usual, Monday is my least favorite day of the week but I hope yours is great and that you had a fabulous weekend!

-Tricia