Hi fellow Limlendez shippers! Just a brief note that these next few chapters will be connected. Enjoy!

Seven year old Mei-Li came running into her parents' room at 5 AM. It was the day the Lim-Melendez family would be leaving for a week in southern California, so needless to say, she and her brother, Carlos, were excited. She quietly opened the door and crawled into bed with Lim and Melendez before she started playing with her mother's hair, "Mommy?"

Lim startled awake, but calmed down once she realized it was her daughter's voice, "Honey, what are you doing up? We're not leaving for another two hours."

"I can't sleep. I'm too excited," said Mei-Li.

"Come here, Ài," Lim snuggled next to Mei-Li and kissed her temple, "Try to get some more sleep."

"But I can't sleep anymore," said Mei-Li.

"Well, at least be quiet, then," said Lim.

"But Mommy…"

"Not buts, Mei-Li," Lim said in a warning tone.

"Fine."

Thankfully for Mei-Li's patience, it wasn't long before everyone was up and getting ready to leave for Anaheim. Melendez packed the Subaru while Lim made sure the kids were ready to go, "Mommy, we're going to ride the Buzz Lightyear ride, right?" asked Carlos.

"It's on our list, mì táng," said Lim.

"And we'll get to meet Mulan and Cinderella and Elena and Elsa and Belle and…"

"We'll try to meet as many princesses as we can, Ài," Lim comforted, "But no promises."

Melendez came back into the house and smiled, "Well, the car is all packed, Abuelo and Abuela are going to watch Mulan for the week, and everything is all set. So how about we go to Disneyland?"

"Yeah!" Mei-Li and Carlos cheered and ran outside.

"Wait by the SUV and Mommy and I will help buckle you in," said Melendez. He turned to Lim and wrapped his arms around her waist, "Well, two kids under ten, a week in the Happiest Place on Earth? Are you ready, Dr. Lim-Melendez?"

Lim smiled and kissed him, "I'm always ready for any challenge with you by my side."

After a quick stop at Chick-fil-A for breakfast, the family was on the road to Anaheim. Mei-Li and Carlos were content watching Frozen, Moana, and Cars on the DVD player while Lim and Melendez alternated with the driving. About 3/4 of the way through the ride, Mei-Li was starting to get restless, so she asked, "Mommy, Daddy, are we there yet?"

"Not yet, Ài," answered Lim.

"How much longer?" asked Mei-Li.

"About two hours, mija," answered Melendez.

Mei-Li huffed in frustration and crossed her arms over her chest. Melendez couldn't help but glance in the rearview mirror and laugh. Sometimes Mei-Li was too much like her mother for her own good. Lim glanced into the back seat and noticed Carlos had fallen asleep, so she asked, "Did you want me to put on another movie, sweetheart?"

"Can I watch Mulan?" asked Mei-Li.

Lim chuckled to herself; she should've known that movie would've been Mei-Li's request, "Of course sweetheart."

Finally, the family arrived at Disneyland. At this point, the movie was over and Carlos was awake, so Melendez took the opportunity to point out the Welcome to Disneyland sign to them, "Looks guys, we're here!"

"Finally!" Mei-Li exclaimed, "We've been in the car FOREVER!"

Melendez couldn't help but chuckle, "You know she gets her patience, or more accurately her lack of patience, from you," he whispered.

"Ass," Lim whispered under her breath so the kids wouldn't hear her. They arrived at the Disneyland Hotel and checked in before going to their room, which was nice and spacious for all four of them. Naturally, the first thing Carlos and Mei-Li did was run into the room and then jump on the bed, "Hey, no jumping on the bed!" ordered Lim. They both promptly sat down, but giggled mischievously.

Melendez smiled and came over to his family. He clapped his hands together and asked, "Alright, since we have a few hours before we have our dinner reservations, who wants to go swimming?"

"Me!" both kids raised their hands excitedly.

"Anyone else?" he looked over at Lim, "Are you in, Mommy?"

"Please Mommy!" begged Carlos.

"Alright, alright. Daddy and I will help you into your bathing suits and put sunscreen on you," said Lim.

"Yeah!" they cheered.

The family went for a swim in the resort pool before going back to their room to change for dinner at Goofy's Kitchen. They filled their plates multiple times, but the highlight of the meal for all four of them was meeting Goofy, Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Chip and Dale, and Pluto. They spent the rest of the evening in Downtown Disney browsing the shops. Of course they had to stop by World of Disney, where Mei-Li got sequined Minnie Mouse ears and Carlos got standard Mickey ears (and Lim couldn't resist the Maleficent mouse ears). They also stopped by the LEGO Store since both of the kids loved LEGOS.

It was getting late, so Lim and Melendez took the kids back to the hotel where Lim bathed Mei-Li and then Carlos. While Carlos was taking his bath, Melendez was helping Mei-Li put on her pajamas. Mei-Li was asking fifty questions, "Daddy, we're going to ride Dumbo together tomorrow, right?"

"If you want to, mija," he answered.

"And It's a Small World and the spinning tea cups and all the other rides?" asked Mei-Li.

"Definitely, mija," Melendez kissed her. Carlos came running out of the bathroom clad in his pajamas, so Lim and Melendez tucked them into their bed, "Try to get some sleep, Kiddos. We have a big day tomorrow."

"Okay, I love you, Daddy," said Carlos.

"I love you too, mijo," he kissed Carlos's cheek.

"Night night, Daddy," Mei-Li kissed him and Melendez went to change into his pajamas. When he came out of the bathroom, Lim was still cuddling them and uttering terms of endearment in Mandarin to them, so he quietly crawled into the other bed in the room. A few moments later, Lim turned out the light, joined him in bed, and turned on the backlight to her iPad since neither one of them were ready to go to sleep.

"If they're anything like they were today, they'll be a handful for the rest of the week," Melendez chuckled.

Lim smiled and laughed, glancing over at Mei-Li and Carlos embracing their plush Mushu and Buzz Lightyear, respectively, peacefully drifting off to sleep, "I'm looking forward to it though. It seems like just yesterday, they were both babies and now look at how big they've gotten."

She turned off her iPad and put it on the nightstand before snuggling into Melendez's embrace. Melendez kissed her temple and said, "Every moment with them is worth it though."