Anaheim Days Of Play...

Still in Disneyland, but will be leaving in the morning. We got in early today, and went crazy in Fantasyland with Hannah leading the way. We met up with Joe, Winter, and Joey and saw Snow White, Mulan, and Aurora at the Fantasy Faire. We also met up with Minnie, Mickey, Donald, Santa Goofy, and Pluto in ToonTown while we waited. Hannah seems to be scared of any dog toons, so Goofy and Pluto did not go in the autograph book. Breakfast found us at Goofy's Kitchen (poor Hannah, she kept faking having to go to the bathroom to escape Goofy and Brer-Bear) where we ate until we could no longer move. I took a nap at the hotel while the rest went back to California Adventure for more thrill rides. We all survived Tower of Terror, and have the t-shirt to proove it! We caught up to Mr. & Mrs. Incredible and Frozone at the Hollywood Backlot, where we went to the Aladin production. It was an awesome day, and Hannah and Diane wept at the exit from the park.

oh, quotes from the trip: "That was awesome! I didn't puke!" - Hannah "I was driving, and I kept waking up." - Diane

DisneyLalifornia Adventure

So we survived yesterday (barely) and were up early for a bonus ToonTown pass which made us honorary citizens for the day, complete with really big pins! That got boring quickly, so we went back to the rides, a quick breakfast of Mickey Mouse Pancakes, and Hopped over to California Adventure. First we caught up with Joe, Diane's brother, and his kids Winter and Joe Jr. We had lunch at Ariel's Grotto, where we got to meet Ariel, Aurora, Snow White, Cinderella, and Belle! There was a High School Musical mini-parade. We also got to see the Muppet 3D thingy, which I loved, and went on the Grizzly Mountain water thingy, which soaked all of us. Afterwards we recuperated at the Hotel Pool. Now it's off to the New Orleans area to meet back with Joe and grab Dinner at the Blue Bayou.

The Wonderful World Of Disney

So day one is over at Disneyland. Wow, are we tired! We're staying at Disneyland Hotel. Hannah likes the roller coasters and most of the rides, except for Indiana Jones (the snakes are scary!). Too much fun to think about typing. Just check out the pics.

Advent Choir Spectacular!

Michaela, along with her boyfriend Sam (aka Peaslee), joined the Advent/Christmas choirs at Lake Grove Presbyterian Church for a special event. It was huge! Hundreds of singers, and at least 15 musicians who actually made up the greater portion of the service Sunday morning. The sermon was short, and the music was spectacular!..even if Hannah did fall asleep.
After church we hopped in the car and drove south...on the way to DisneyLand! Woo hoo! Michaela got to visit a couple of colleges of the arts that she was looking at, and Diane and I got to visit with her uncle Abe who she hadn't see since she was 18 and who lives in Hollywood. Since we were in Hollywood, and I had never been, we had to stop by Grauman's Chinese Theater to check out the stars and the hand prints in front. Cool, says I. I Moonwalked over Michael Jackson's star. Take that Michael! We're at Disneyland now, so stay tuned for more!

Waltz of Michaela

Saturday was Michaela's birthday. But she's a busy girl, and spent most of the day at the Lake Oswego Academy of Dance where she dances and teaches. They had their 3rd annual Open House featuring dances from the Nutcracker Ballet. Michaela was in the Waltz of the Flowers. It was cool.

When she finally came home, we had a cake and presents for her and then she left to hang out with her friends...and Peaslee, her boyfriend, of course!

Mike's New House

My friend Mike bought his first house and I hooked up the LGPC trailer and went to help him move his big stuff over. He lives in SE Portland now, and it's pretty cool...the floors are a little crooked, but other than that, he got a pretty good deal. It took like 6+ hours though. Very tired now.