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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »