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So, Kaiya turned 3 on October 18.  I wanted to do something special so I took her and Mieko to Disneyland.  We had a great time, but then I decided that it would be a good idea to take them on Pirates of the Caribbean since It’s a Small World was closed.  They’re both boat rides…right?  Ha!  Listen, if you are taking toddlers to Disneyland, DO NOT, take them on Pirates of the Caribbean!  The Happiest Place on Earth will quickly turn in to the most Terrifying

Place on Earth.  As soon as we got on the ride Kaiya said that she wanted to go home, then when the ride started, she began crying, then Mieko started crying.  After a while, they put their hands over their eyes and calmed down, but would peek occasionally.  I tried to reinforce the feeling of safety by putting my hands over their eyes, but then they heard and interesting voice…DAVY JONES…

If you haven’t been on Pirates in a long time (or ever) they have they cool new thing where they project a video of Davy Jones on fog that billows from the top of an entrance that our boat must pass through.  In other words, we sail straight through the image!  So when the girls heard the voice, they looked up just in time to pass through it.  They both started screaming.  I know what you’re thinking.  “How stupid can you be?”  I know, but there were tons, TONS, of other little kids and babies on this thing and Christopher and Javona watch these movies all the time so I thought that the girls would be OK.  So anyway, lesson learned.  I made up for it by taking them on Jungle Book.  After that they forgot all about the Davy Jones thing.  Oops!  Sorry mom and dad!
Here are some pictures anyway!  And a SPECIAL thank you to Melissa Pascual for coming along to help me out.  She was a trooper and I could not have done it without her!

Remember to Click on a picture to see larger versions of it and to watch some of the video.