The Watsons: Disneyland Paris

And the trip begins...early on we drove through the Alps (Mont Blanc-highest mountain in western Europe).

Our view from the car on the way to Paris.

We played some road bingo on the way to the park and the prizes were these new cool Lightning McQueen sunglasses.

Experiencing Disney with Celia and Dean was a great parent moment. They were in awe right from the beginning when we entered the park just as the parade was starting. The weather was actually beautiful, but we've already adapted to the European way of always overdressing and bundling up. :) One of the Italian moms in Celia's class recently asked me why Americans always wear so little clothes. I guess we are known for embracing any warm weather---where here they'll wear their scarves until summer.

Started with the classic teacup ride.

Some highlights from the trip were:

Riding Buzz Lightyear (several times). They haven't even seen the movie before, but Dean is now a HUGE fan of the guy.

Having lunch with the Disney characters. Celia could barely contain herself when they all walked in. Dean thought they were pretty great too, but treated them much like he did Santa. Nice faraway, would even talk to them, but didn't want them to touch him or get too close. He would just keep leaning closer and closer to Drew when they tried to.

Riding Crush's Coaster with Celia. It was essentially Space Mountain, but with an ocean theme (read: kinda scary), which I didn't realize until we were actually on the ride. I was so impressed with how well she did.

Riding Lightning McQueen with Dean. This was the one thing he looked forward to. It was a dream come true for him. :)

Lunching outside and have Mickey Mouse pizza right in front of the castle.

On the way home, we stopped and visited our friends from Germany in Geneva (where they live now and happened to be a half way stop for us). Celia and Dean got some good play time in and we enjoyed chatting with our friends.