On Frenchman Mountain

I finally uploaded video from the HD camera, here are some of the highlights. Matterhorn, our first ride of the trip Buzz Lightyear Astro Orbiter Pirates of the Caribbean (almost 10 minutes long…); this was filmed with my camera’s night vision mode, kind of cool. Katy’s Birthday dinner at Blue Bayou inside the Pirates ride [...]

I’m sitting in the hotel the night before we return home from our Disney vacation. All in all it was a good trip. The weather could have been better but it likely did help keep many people away. I think I’ve had my Disney fix for sometime and am ready to branch out and experience other [...]

Our last full vacation day we slept in, did laundry, then met up with Rachel, Taryn, and Calvin for a drive to New Port Beach (approximately 15 miles west of the park). We played frisbee and rolled around in the sand.   We took the kids to California Adventure one last time while Rachel and Taryn [...]

The girls spent the night with Taryn and Rachel. We met up for a movie – Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. It was a long movie but well worth it. Then we hit Disneyland again. The kids got a chance to drive at Disney’s Autopia. Below is Katy driving (1) and Calvin driving with [...]

While in the Bug’s Life area at California Adventure, the kids went on the spinney bug thing (1). Rachel and Taryn walk out of the Bug’s Life area (2). Our next stop was the great big jungle gym. Here’s a great video of all three kids racing on the tire zip line:  Rushing Waters was [...]

Our first day was so cold and icky we had a bit of trouble getting up the nerve to get at it again the following day (Friday, May 23). We rode on the swinging ferris wheel (1) below. Poor Sandy was so scared of it! (2)  We visited It’s a Bug’s Life area. The bumper [...]

For Katy’s 12th birthday, we drove down to Disneyland. Rachel, Taryn, and Calvin flew in too. The first full day of our vacation (Thursday, May 22) was spent in Disneyland. We spent most of the day running from ride to ride. Pictured above is  (1) me, Sandy, and Katy waiting in line to get into Disneyland; [...]