The Countdown Has Begun

ONE WEEK.
There is only one week left until we leave for Disneyland!!
I can't even believe it. I am SO excited.
But, if I am being honest, I am also a little apprehensive.
Here are my reasons for these conflicting feelings:

First of all, I am super excited to go to the Happiest Place on Earth, AND for my children to experience the magic of it all, at such a young age.
I am excited to see my family.  My mom, step-dad, grandma, brother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew will all be joining us down there.
I am looking forward to the warm So. Cal. weather and being off of our normal schedule and routine, and just going with the flow.

Now, my reasons for feeling apprehensive are, that we are FLYING down and taking a shuttle bus to our vacation rental from LAX. With a 3 year old and a 21 month old.
I am afraid that my expectations are too high for the trip and I am going to be disappointed.
There are going to be several rides closed for refurbishment and I am sad that I won't be able to do some of the things I LOVE to do at Disneyland. And I am bummed that my kids won't be able to have the complete Disney experience.

But all in all, I am really looking forward to our first family trip to Disneyland. I think it will be a wonderful trip full of happy memories.

Here is our countdown chain:

And our planning binder:

Both of the above ideas I got from Pinterest and I must say, I would not be nearly as prepared for this trip without that wonderful resource.