Last May, Ane and I put together a list of things that she wanted to do this summer. I have actually kept this list in the kitchen since it was made, and decided to check it since I knew that we had just completed a big one off the list. 1) Go to the zoo. […]

While in southern California, I finally got to meet someone who has been a real blogging friend to me – Matthew from ChildsPlayx2. He brought his lovely wife Andrea and his adorable twins out to meet our whole entourage at the San Diego Zoo while we were there. He’s already blogged about our meeting, and […]

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 […]