Tom's GarageGeneral thoughts pop into my head when I'm sitting in my garage.Disneyland Part 2- May 12, 2008 Ben woke up 10am and seemed to be feeling much better so we coordinated with Kerri to hookup at the Monorail entrance in Downtown Disney. By the time we got into the park he was like a new boy (we should have gone on the Pinocchio ride first!). Lines were short so we got through a ton of rides in fairly short order. By 2-ish we decided to head back to the hotel and get some swim time in. There's a small water slide at the hotel (may 100 yards long) and after a few minutes of play time...http://www.tmcdonald.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/11/3686412.html Mother's Day At Disneyland- May 11, 2008 I'm sitting here in the Paradise Pier Hotel at Disneyland in SoCal for our Mother's Day weekend. We got down here Saturday evening so we could wake up fresh and head straight to the park this morning. Last night we bummed around Downtown Disney for a while and ate dinner at the Rainforest Cafe followed by a trip to Haagen Dazs for ice cream before returning to the hotel. At 9:30-ish we jammed down to the pool area where you can see the fireworks from across the way at Disneyland proper. ...http://www.tmcdonald.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/11/3685528.html Dads and Kids Camping Weekend 2008- May 7, 2008 Completely random brain dump but wanted to get this out before I forgot absolutely everything. Lake Piru, 2008. Got there first this year and put my tent up in the same location as last year. It's very close to the lake and a place where the youngest kids tend to congregate (since I have a couple of them). They spent quite a long time jumping from air mattress to air mattress inside (because I don't sleep on the dirt anymore). Lots of crappy snacks and dirt in there but we;ll worth the...http://www.tmcdonald.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/6/3678994.html |