We woke to another oven of a day in North Carolina. Hunter decided that 6:30 a.m. was a perfect time to greet the day, and he thought that he should play drums to start the day. We helped him understand that the neighborhood might not want to wake up to his concert but that he could play later in the… Read more »
We awoke after a good night’s sleep (aside from Hunter waking up at 4:00 am) in North Carolina. We couldn’t have planned the North Carolina stay better being that we got to enjoy a mild first day of 101 degrees. Didn’t think that we would leave Florida only to find warmer weather, but what can you do. After a quick… Read more »
It has been two years since our last road trip so we were eagerly anticipating our trip. Hunter and I are so lucky that Emily is such an amazing road trip planner. From hotel stays, to fun places to eat, and also having just the right clothes in each suitcase so we don’t have to take 5 bags into every… Read more »
As we awoke to our human alarm clock, the cruise ship was making it’s final crawl to Disney’s private island Castaway Cay. We were all very excited about this stop because everyone I had talked to, including Emily, said it is one of the most beautiful places around. They all could not have been more correct. As we approached the… Read more »
As with most of our vacations with Hunter, we found ourselves awakened by our personal rooster before the sun had a chance to rear its head. But this time around, Emily and I had already resigned ourselves to the schedule that is Hunter-driven! We all got showered and dressed, then made our way to the Beach Blanket Buffet, grabbed some… Read more »
Today, we excitedly departed our house in Orlando and made the 40 minute drive to Cape Canaveral to board Hunter’s and my first cruise. As we made our way to the Cape we commented on how lucky we were to live so close to the port to take advantage of vacation deals when they arise. Hunter had been prepped over… Read more »
2/21/09 – Saturday Breakfast – The Bakery, Disneyland Park Lunch – In-n-Out Burger, Thousands Palms, CA Dinner – Casa de Hayes, Scottsdale, AZ We awoke Saturday and packed up Grandma and Poppop’s things so I could drive them to my least favorite place in the entire world, LAX. It was about a 40 minute drive, but I was headed that… Read more »
2/20/09 – Friday Breakfast – Steakhouse 55, Disneyland Hotel Lunch – Coke Corner, Disneyland Park Dinner – Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen (Emily & Patrick), Downtown Disney Friday morning we woke up to tears in our kettle corn because it was our last full day at Disneyland. Grandma and Poppop, bless their hearts, offered to watch Hunter and let Emily and… Read more »
2/19/09 Thursday Breakfast – River Belle Terrace, Disneyland Park Lunch – Cucina Cucamonga, Disney’s California Adventure Dinner – Hook’s Pointe, Disneyland Hotel The day began with – you guessed it – kettle corn and Toy Story in bed. It is amazing the number of times he has watched this movie and is still riveted each and every time. Today was… Read more »
2/18/09 Wednesday Breakfast – Snacks in the park Lunch – Blue Bayou Café, Disneyland Park Dinner – ESPN Zone, Downtown Disney It wouldn’t be a morning at Disneyland without our breakfast of kettle corn and watching Toy Story. Yep, I think we have settled into a pretty comfortable morning pattern. After we completed the morning formalities it was time to… Read more »