Emily’s Birthday Trip ‘09 – Day 7

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 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 »

Emily’s Birthday Trip ‘09 – Day 6

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 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 »

Emily’s Birthday Trip ‘09 – Day 5

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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 »

Emily’s Birthday Trip ‘09 – Day 4

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2/17/09 Tuesday Breakfast – La Brea Bakery Café (Emily & Patrick), Downtown Disney Lunch – The Disney Soda Fountain and Studio Store, Hollywood, CA Dinner – Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen (Emily & Patrick), Downtown Disney Although the rain was forecast to move out last night or early Tuesday morning, we awoke to another overcast sky and rain coupled with a… Read more »

Emily’s Birthday Trip ‘09 – Day 3

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2/16/09 Monday Breakfast – White Water Snacks, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel Lunch – Rancho del Zocale (Emily, Patrick & Hunter), Disneyland Park Dinner – Storytellers, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel We awoke to the sound of rain outside on the third day of our California stay. According to the forecast it was due to rain the better part of the day…. Read more »

Emily’s Birthday Trip ‘09 – Day 2

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2/15/09 Sunday – (Emily’s Birthday) Breakfast – Steakhouse 55, Disneyland Hotel Dinner – Naples Pizzeria, Downtown Disney As anticipated day two started much earlier than anyone in the room hoped that it might have. Hunter, our friendly little rooster, decided he needed to perform his morning call at 3:45 a.m. Being that it was 6:45 in his body, we could… Read more »

Emily’s Birthday Trip ’09 – Day 1

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2/14/09 Saturday – Depart Orlando – Arrive in Anaheim Breakfast – Nature’s Table, Orlando Airport Lunch – In-N-Out Burger, Anaheim, CA Dinner – Storytellers Café, Grand Californian The peaceful alarm clock arose us gently with its “BEEP, BEEP, BEEP” at 3:00 a.m. The entire household was incredibly grateful for my strategic flight time decision. Nonetheless, we were all excited because… Read more »

Quote of the Day

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After Patrick left for work, Hunter looked from the door to me and said, “Just Mommy here.”  Then he looked back at the door and said, “Just Daddy go work.”  Not sure when he learned what “just” means!

Hunter Patrick Hayes – Month 15

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Hunter continues to amaze us each and every day with what he is learning. Emily and I often look at each other questioning where he picks up some of the words and expressions that he repeats these days. One of his favorite things to do is what “who who’s” which is his way of telling us he wants to watch… Read more »

Road Trip ‘08 – Wrap-up

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After two weeks on the road, we were happy to return home to sleep in our own beds and play with our toys (Hunter AND Patrick). We saw many spectacular and interesting things along the way and were sometimes surprised by where the journey led us. Through the eyes of a toddler, some familiar favorites faded away and new traditions… Read more »