Disneyland Paris - Day 5!

The last day....
We had to leave the park by about 3 at the latest to get our train in time, so we only really had half a day here. We had a waffle in the park for breakfast, and actually managed to fit in quite a few rides in a shorter space of time than we had on previous days! May have been to do with the fact that it was chillier and the sky was looking a bit grey!
We got a Fastpass for Peter Pans Flight as soon as we got there. It was worth doing. Fantastic ride and the boys loved it! We did Baby Switch again, so Jasper rode twice :) We did the Carousel, Pinnochio, Nautilus (for some reason Jasper was obsessed with this walk through!) and the Aladdin walk through. Grabbed lunch at Macdonalds and picked up a few souvenirs then we were on our way home!

Disneyland Paris - Day 4!

Day 3 was hot, Day 4 was hotter! Highs of about 25/26 today, but felt a lot hotter because there was absolutely no breeze or a single cloud in the sky!
We spent today at the Disneyland Park again. It was too hot to queue for lots, but still managed several rides including Buzz Laser Blast again, Caseys Train and ride on the riverboat :)
We finished the day off with dinner in Cafe Mickey where the boys got to meet Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto and even Tiger was there! Meal was lovely and the characters really spent a decent time at each table, letting you take photos and interacting with the kids. Goofy evern fed Alfie his dinner!
Definitely something worth doing on every Disney trip!

Disneyland Paris - Day 3!

Day 3 was spent in the Studios park. I remember when we went 5 years ago with my eldest, there wasn't a huge amount there for little ones other than the shows etc. This time round though, they have some new rides including a whole area dedicated to Toy Story rides! 
Jasper dressed the part as Sully from Monsters Inc...! We went on Slinky Dog, Flying Carpets, watched Stitch Live! and did the Studio Tram Tour which Jasper absolutely loved! I went to Universal Studios in California when I was 7, and remember the tram tour there. This was a bit more low key, but still fun! 
David went on the Tower of Terror and Rock n Rollercoaster! 
We got to see the Stars and Cars parade too, but spent a lot of the day trying to find some shade because it was a bit of a scorcher!
The boys and I met Buzz Lightyear and Jasper met Pluto, Mickey and Minnie (and stole a kiss from Minnie too!)
Dinner at the cabin this evening :)

Disneyland Paris - Day 2!

When the boys woke up on day 2, they had a surprise waiting for them! A special goody bag full of Disney themed bits including a snack box, drink cup, colouring book etc. This was amazing enough really, but then I told them we were going to Disneyland and I think Jasper was a bit in shock! He seemed a bit confused about what was going on! So we loaded into the car and took the 5 minute drive to the parks!

I stupidly hadn't realised when booking that half of the French schools were on half term this week, so naturally the park was pretty busy! Lots of queueing, but we made full use of the Fastpass system, and also did Baby Switch quite a few times too (this is a system were you basically tell the person letting you on the ride that you would like to do a Baby Switch at the end. David stood with Lilah and Alfie in the pushchair, queueing with Alfie was never really an option! Then when I'd queued with Jasper and taken him on the ride, you swap over at the exit and David then went on with Alfie, and was allowed to take Jasper on too so Jasper got to ride twice in a row on most rides as well!)

First day was a lot of generally just wandering around, taking everything in, having lunch, lots of sweet stuff (there seems to be WAY more sweet stuff for sale at the kiosks than anything else!) and we went on a handful of rides including Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast (a Fastpass ride, definitely recommend Fastpass for this one, and babyswitch if you can so kids can ride twice!), Space Mountain (for David, not the kids! Again, you can baby switch on this so the person standing with kids can go on straight after!), Small World, Pirates of The Caribbean and the Phantom Mansion (plus maybe one or two others I've forgotten about! The days kind of blurred into one!)

We had dinner in Annettes Diner, which is fantastic. Reasonable price, and very family friendly.

Then back to the hotel for bed, ready for day 3!

Disneyland Paris - Day 1!

First of all, apologies for not posting for AGES! It's been a bit crazy here :/

Anyway, we're just back from a trip to Disneyland Paris with the 3 littlest ones (Ben is in Cuba at the moment with my Mum and Dad!)

We decided not to tell the boys we were going. We woke them up on Monday morning and gave them their suitcases and told them we were going on a holiday.... One very long (about 9 hours in total) journey later, we arrived at the Davy Crockett Ranch, which is the furthest Disney hotel (hence driving rather than going by eurostar) We checked in and the boys thought the cabin was amazing! Had dinner, watched some Disney Junior in French then had an early night ready for the next day (which the boys had no clue about!)....

On the Eurotunnel

Hiding in the wardrobe!

Snuggles on the sofa <3

Mickey Toiletries!

Adding a bit of Sugar & Spice to the mix!

So, on 26th October, we finally welcomed our baby girl Lilah Mae into the world!
For those who don't know, this pregnancy wasn't the best! I had anaemia right through, resulting with an iron infusion at around 32 weeks. Morning sickness right through too, and then at 37 weeks I was diagnosed with having Obstetric Cholestastis and told I had to come back the next day to be induced! Considering all my boys have been 2 weeks late, it was a shock to say the least!
They started the induction the following day and it was a slow slow process. Nothing happened for almost a week. At that point they decided to give me the option of either going home for a bit then trying again the next day, or booking me in for a csection the following day. I was completely exhausted, so we decided the best option, and to get her out sooner than later, would be to have a csection.
The following day, Lilah was born by csection at 11.37am weighing a very health 8lb 5oz at 38 weeks! This little girl is going to be well and truely spoilt by her 3 big brothers!

Gruffalo Tea Party!

So, Jasper is now officially 3! We had a fantastic party in the garden with lots of friends from his nursery, a big bouncy castle and lots of Gruffalo themed food! Oh, and a Gruffalo cake of course! The weather was AMAZING! In fact, maybe a bit too hot at times, but the kids all had a brilliant afternoon and Jasper had "the best birthday ever"!