All my regular readers know that Tad is a devoted Cars fan. His favorite car? Lightning McQueen, of course! So imagine his delight when we watched the Pixar Play Parade at California Adventure and the first thing (and the “grand marshal” of the parade) to come down the street was this: Tad thought he had […]

Star Tours was the very first ride we took Ane on in Disneyland. She LOVED it. And after all I’ve done to ensure that she grows up as a dedicated Star Wars fan, how could she not love it? Because of the immense marketing campaign linked to the Prequel Trilogy, Disneyland has quite a bit […]

We took a LOT of pictures. And sometimes, we got some really cute ones. And occasionally, our best sides made it into a picture. On a side note, today is Disneyland’s 53rd birthday! I’m thinking the 55th might be a fun time to go back…

If you don’t know, food is expensive when you’re on vacation. Especially at Disneyland. Granted, the food there is very good and very tasty. But there are fast food places (even a McDonald’s) within the parks, and everything is inflated beyond what it costs in “the real world.” If I had been able to, I […]