DisneyLand Paris

 Make a cuppa.... this is probably going to be a looong story!
Well on Saturday night i tried to get a few hours sleep as i knew it would be a long drive but i just couldnt get to sleep as i wasnt tired. So midnight came & we took the kids down to the car & they fully woke up. I expected them to fall back asleep on the drive to Dover but they were both full of beans with Max getting all excited that we were going on a "big boat".
It took about an hour & a half to get to Dover. When we got on the ferry, i was hoping that the boys would at least nap so that i could too but no such luck!
We were on the ferry for about an hour and 20 minutes and we got to Calais.
I found the drive ok actually. I thought that i'd be a bit panicky as it's all the wrong way round with them driving on the right but it was ok.
About half way through the journey i was starting to get a bit tired so we pulled into the services for a little break. We started back out after about half hour and finally reached Davy Crockett's ranch (our hotel) at about 10am their time. :sleep: I was knackered!! The kids however can function perfectly fine with no sleep!
As i went to book us into the hotel, Goofy was in the reception, just wandering round so after i had done all the boring stuff, i went & got Max. I told him that i had a friend i wanted him to meet. He walked in & saw Goofy & his little face lit up! His eyes nearly popped out of his head! Bless him! He was saying, "Mummy, look! It's Goofy!" and as the reception was empty except for us, he could spend as long as he wanted with goofy. He loved it!
Then we drove to the Disney Village because we couldnt get our keys until 3pm so we thought we'd get some food.
We ended up just having McDonalds and spending some time in the shop before heading back.
When we got back to the hotel, we got our key & found our room. It was a little log cabin. It was so cute! We had two bedrooms, toilet, shower room, front room, kitchen area, en suite in our room and a little decking area with a table & chairs.

We put the kids down for a nap but they werent having any of it so we went to the swimming pool. We had a lovely time and discovered that Alfie has no fear! He was swimming with his armbands on, going under the water and all sorts.... Max on the other hand was a scarey cat as usual!
After that, we went to the farm (they had a mini farm at the hotel too which was nice!) and then to the little supermarket to buy some bits for dinner.
The only English channel on the telly was one of the Disney channels so we didnt watch telly in the evening. We had radio 1 on the tv so we listened to that instead.
After dinner, the kids were knackered so they went to bed, and then i hit the hay too. It was about 7.30pm so i'd been awake for 36 hours straight with all that driving!
In the morning, we were all awake about 8am, had some breakfast & headed off to Disneyland. 

We started off by going on a few rides. Max loved the Buzz Lightyear ride!
Then we went back to Main Street and saw the mini parade where the characters come & meet you. Alfie decided this was the perfect time to nap so missed it all but Max met Baloo, Pluto, Rafiki, Mr Smee, Captain Hook, Tigger, Eeyore, Timon & Friar tuck.
After that, we headed to another land and went on some more rides. We decided then that we'd go to the Disney Studios but en route, got distracted by Mickey Mouse so queued up to meet him. Alfie was waving like mad while we were waiting! When it was our turn, Max rushed up with his autograph book then we got some lovely pics.
After that, we headed to Disney Studios, had some lunch, went on some more rides then met MINNIE MOUSE!! Again Alfie fell asleep! I think i was more excited than Max though. I love Minnie Mouse! Max got all embarrassed that Minnie kissed him!

We then headed back to the main park & went on even more rides. Max's favourite was dumbo! He couldnt get over how high up we were!
Alfie's favorite was Small world! He sped the whole time dancing & giggling!

We were reaching 8pm by this time & the park was due to close so we headed out. We bought two photos; one of all four of us & mickey and another of Max & Mickey.
We went back to Disney Village and said that the boys could have one thing each from the shop. Max then fell asleep! Alfie decided that he wanted Woody & we picked Buzz for Max. Everytime we went into any of the shops, he headed straight to Buzz so we knew he's love it!
Back into the car and we headed for Calais again.

Our ferry was suppose to be 1.50am but we had to be there an hour before so when we arrived early (12.20) we was told that our ferry had been delayed by fog for 15minutes which didnt matter but when we got to the docking bit, we had to get straight on the boat & it set sail at 12.45am! So it was a bloody good job we were early! Can you imagine if we got there at 12.50 & the ferry had left?! Still not sure why it left so early?

Anyways, the kids were awake the whole time on the ferry again & full of beans!
I decided to give Max his Buzz at this point & his little face was a picture! He was so happy! He couldnt stop saying "thank you!" Awww!
We got back to Dover & then finally arrived home at am our time. It was a loooong weekend but so worth it!!