Birthday Girls!!!

Monday was Chanelle's birthday!! The day before ours! We all slept in, Lucy made us a nice brunch, then we went to Santa Monica for an afternoon at the beach! It was so beautiful and we got to meet some lovely people in the Academy at LACC that Lucy'll be going to school with.

For dinner we went to Bubba Gumps - it was SO yummy and our awesome waiter Nate made sure we had a really fun time!

Lucy and I decided to head home early to get a good night's sleep, so we headed back to the car park aaaaand, true to form, the car was broken! The battery had completely died - the engine wasn't turning over at all - so we called AAA and waited for them to come help us out. It didn't take long for the guy (Mark) to arrive and he told us the battery was still the original 2007 one from the dealership! It was completely out of juice, so he replaced it and we were good to go! 

We were actually pretty proud of ourselves for handling it on our own and also, we realized it was a huge blessing in disguise! Mark told us that even if he gave us a jump, the car wouldn't start the next time we needed it which would've been on the morning of our birthday heading out to Disneyland!! We were stoked to finally have the car in full working order, and we got home soon after - where MeMe and Emily had birthday cupcakes from Sprinkles waiting for us, yum!

On Tuesday it was OUR BIRTHDAY!!! YAAAAYYY! We got up early, got ready, and opened prezzies with Mum and Q on the phone. They got us such lovely things! Even though they couldn't be with us in Disney, they managed to make it perfect with gift cards for us to get food during the day and a special dinner at the Rainforest Cafe! We said goodbye and headed out to the Happiest Place on Earth for a magical 19th birthday.

Walking down Mainstreet on our birthday was so wonderful and surreal! We could just tell from the first moment that it was going to be a perfect day.

The first thing we did was get birthday buttons with our names on them which meant that everyone was wishing us a happy birthday all day! We were definitely feeling the love - not only from complete strangers in the park, but also from Dad, Claire, Eddie, and Will who called and Facetimed us! We also got the chance to talk to Tim, one of our best friends, and were showered with loving texts and facebook messages - so special!

We headed over to Adventureland to get FastPasses for our fave, Indiana Jones, then on to Frontier Land to go on Splash Mountain as our first ride. On the way, we bumped into a band of singing pirates who were so friendly and hilarious - they surrounded us and sang us the most ridiculous and funny birthday song, then graciously agreed to take a selfie!

After that we started on the rides! We went on Splash Mountain, Winnie the Pooh, and Pirates of the Caribbean, then grabbed a churro and an iced coffee each for morning tea.

Next up we went on the Peter Pan ride - one of Han's faves - and looked wistfully at the streets of London, trying to think of a time and excuse to go on another trip to the UK! We had lunch at the Bengal Barbecue then headed over to Toontown next and went on It's a Small World and met Minnie!

The next couple things we did were completely new which was exciting! We saw a really well done stage show with little sections from all the best movies; it was a super fun concept and the singing was AMAZING. Then we went over to check out the Michael Jackson Captain EO Tribute which was too funny, ohmygod. The original music, costumes, and 3D technology from the 80's were hysterical and MJ totally rocked the space suit.

It was finally time to use our FastPasses, best ever!! We went on Space Mountain, Star Tours, and Indiana Jones - three of the best rides in the park! - then headed over to Downtown Disney for dinner. On our way out of the park we stopped to watch/listen to the Dapper Dan's and they were SO CUTE! They asked Lucy up to play this weird instrument and totally stole our hearts! A definite highlight of the day.

We had a pre-dinner dessert of warm, sugar coated beignets while we waited for a table, then went in to the awesome Rainforest Cafe! Dinner was great and we had delicious smoothies and birthday cupcakes along with to complete the experience! Thanks Mum and Q! 

After dinner we went into California Adventure to finish the night. We stopped by Ariel's Grotto then went to get the best spots we could to see World of Color. The show was spectacular - made ya laugh, made ya cry. It was the best end to the day we could've hoped for, and we left the park just as the fireworks started going off over Sleeping Beauty's castle, so magical!

We made it home with no trouble and in really good time, so we decided to finish off the night by watching The Bachelorette finale, and even that ended up perfect! It was an amazing day, one we'll remember for many years to come, and it feels SO GOOD to be 19!!!