The Parrillo Family

 Frankie - stormtrooper SD - Reyy when we first meet her. Elosie - Princess Leia with Chewbacca.  

We visited a galaxy far, far away at Disneyland and took in the land of Batuu.  It is pretty incredible.  We went with the Foxes and Granddad and the kids promptly flew the Millenium Falcon right into the ground.  Blue milk was had by all, but not a stop into the Cantina due to the crowds.  Was a treat to experience this place as a family and with Granddad - a big Star Wars fan! Our family history with Star Wars at Disney parks goes back to this post from 2016 when the girls dressed up like Rey at Hollywood Studios .  

As part of our trip to Walt Disney World this Spring ( full post here ), we had a few new experiences including going all-in on Star Wars.  And the reason why we went all-in on Star Wars is because Disney is kinda going all-in on Star Wars. It started with seeing the newest Star Wars movie The Force Awakens with Granddad and Uncle Peter during the holiday season.  The girls loved the movie and loved the heroine Rey.   So, for Easter, Nat decided to get both Ellie and Sadie Rey costumes for our trip.  They couldn't try them on fast enough!   We decided to wear the Rey outfits on the day we were going to Hollywood Studios.  That's where Disney is building the new Star Wars land and where most of the Star Wars activity is located.   Here they are all doll'd up like Rey and wielding tubes of bubbles as light sabres outside of our room at the Polynesian.  Check out the hair!  Nat did it up just like Rey's. One of the things yo...