Disney Date - Part 2

Violet's school was off the day after Halloween, so we took off on our own Mommy-Daughter Disney Date.

She was excited to eat at the Lamplight Lounge again, especially when she looked at the menu and saw that they offer brunch. So, we made our first stop the restaurant to put our name in.  

I wanted to make sure she was clear that a nice meal would take a lot more time than a quick bite, like the hot dog stand we happened to be passing by at that moment.

But she was sure! After getting fast passes to the Toy Story ride, we were seated.

We lived large. Violet had "probably the best French toast ever," while I had avocado toast with steak. We both thoroughly enjoyed this meal! What a view, too. 

Afterwards, she leaned back in that comfy chair and said, "And THIS is why I don't want hot dogs."

I've created a monster!

Violet loves Animation Academy, so we ended up doing two drawings - Piglet and Dante, from Coco. We then went on the Toy Story ride, before heading over to Disneyland.

I've created a monster, Part 2. Violet said she loved my caramel latte! Uh oh!

We had some fun on Tom Sawyer's Island, including just sitting on a bench and watching the ducks. This girl and her ducks!

When I asked her what she wanted to do next, she said, "I just want to sit and look at ducks." Glad we didn't pay for a one-day ticket to watch waterfowl!

Some little boys ran at the ducks, and she said, "They're probably going to scare the quack out of them."

Love her!

We then went to Star Wars Land so we could ride the Millennium Falcon ride. I've only been on it once, and it made Cora sick and she doesn't like it, so I wanted to take the opportunity while I could.

We did some shopping. Violet likes looking at the little trinkets.

We then went back to Star Wars Land for a late reservation at Oga's Cantina. This time, Violet and I re-watched the Star Wars scene with the cantina and Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Obi Wan, so we were more ready to be amazed.

Yum!

When we left, the fireworks started! What a neat thing, to watch from a galaxy far, far away.

We did a bit more shopping as we made our way out, and when we reached the front of the park, we noticed that there was no one "in line" to get their photos taken at that iconic photo spot at the park entrance. An employee offered to take one for us - perfect!

A great pic to end a great day with my favorite fourth-grader!