Category Archives: The World

Feb 2

LEGO CLUB: FANTASYLAND

I went to LEGO Club with Daddy again and built Disneyland’s Fantasyland! It included Dumbo the Flying Elephant, It’s a Small World, Matterhorn Bobsleds, Mad Tea Party, and more.

I even saw my school classmates, Johnny and George, at LEGO Club, too!

Jan 27

FOG WALK

We went on a family walk in the fog. I showed Mommy and Daddy the houses I eventually want to live in.

Mommy liked this tiny birdhouse hanging from a rhododendron plant.

Jan 20

GOODBYE, LOS ANGELES

On the morning before heading home, we had breakfast at HomeState with Crystal & Chris and Veronica and her family.

The little boy is Veronica’s brother, Lex.

I talked to Veronica’s daddy, Kenny, about airplanes and Route 110.

I also took pictures of Daddy, Mommy, and Veronica.

Then Veronica and I climbed the fence that kept us from Figueroa Street.

Goodbye for now, LA. I had fun!

Jan 19

BIRTHDAY GET-TOGETHER WITH OLD FRIENDS

On my last full day in Los Angeles, I was worn out from a very full week.

But it was the day I invited three old friends to come play with me at Shane’s Inspiration playground.

The first to arrive was Sebastian!

We got right to juice drinking and cupcake decorating.

The little boy behind Sebastian is his new brother, Charles.

Then Veronica came and joined us at the decorating table.

Last but not least, Andy arrived and we compared sandy hands.

Andy’s sister, Nicholena, was just a baby when we left three years ago.

After decorating our cupcakes, it was time for me to blow out the candles on my self-decorated cake. It was fun seeing all of my old buddies again!

After hanging out with my friends, I went out to ice cream with Uncle Mike and Aunt Sarah. For some reason, I wrote numbers on their palms.

And drew airplanes and amusement parks before having to say goodbye.

Jan 18

CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE

It was a day later than planned, but we made it to Disney’s other park, California Adventure. I was a little bit excited.

Of course, I consulted the map and devised a plan.

My very favorite ride was the Silly Symphony Swings.

My second favorite ride was Jumpin’ Jellyfish.

I also got to see the Green Army Men Parade…

…and this cool fancy bridge that goes from Paradise Gardens Park to Pacific Wharf.

Before the day was through, I also rode on Pixar Pal-A-Round, Goofy’s Sky School, Golden Zephyr, Radiator Springs Racers, and Soarin’ Around the World.

By mid-afternoon, I was pooped and ready to close the books on my wonderful two days at Disney.

Here are my FastPasses for Radiator Springs Racers at California Adventure and Space Mountain at Disneyland:

Jan 17

STORYTELLERS CAFE

The morning after Disneyland, I went to The Grand Californian Hotel to have breakfast with Nana & Papa and a bunch of Disney characters.

As soon as I walked in to the Storytellers Cafe, I saw Chip and gave him a high five and a hug!

After I sat down at my table, Mickey came by!

I told him a bunch of cities and asked if he’d ever been to them. Mickey has been EVERYWHERE. Even North River, North Dakota, population 55.

I also asked Pluto where he’s been and he hasn’t really been anywhere.

Dale has been to lots of national and state parks, but he seems to avoid big cities. When I asked if he’d ever been to London, he indicated that he’s afraid of airplanes.

And I got to see Minnie again. She was just hanging out at her house yesterday!

Dale and Pluto really liked the horn on my rhino hoodie.

Even though it was time to go, I just couldn’t stop giving the characters a list of places and asking if they’d ever been there. They answered dozens of my questions.

I originally planned to go to California Adventure after breakfast, but it was so rainy and windy, we had to resort to Plan B. So I basically played with the hotel curtains and hung out with Nana and Papa. It was a nice rest day!

Jan 16

DISNEYLAND

I went to Disneyland for the very first time and it was the best thing ever!

It’s a Small World was my first ride. I’m the one in the red raincoat, my uniform for the day.

Then it was time to run through the rain to the next ride…

…Dumbo the Flying Elephant. One of my favorites, I rode it three times.

Then it was off to Mickey’s Toontown to ride my very first roller coaster, Gadget’s Go Coaster.

I was very excited.

But then…they closed it for technical difficulties right before I could get on. My first roller coaster would have to wait.

So I went to Minnie’s house to meet Minnie Mouse!

I asked her if she remembered my friend, Elle, from school. And she said yes!

Then it was off to Finding Nemo’s Submarine Voyage…

…and Star Tours, where I got to wear cool 3D glasses.

I was still waiting to ride my first roller coaster. So I just took the plunge and made it Space Mountain! I took it like a champ.

Then dreams came true when the ride I was most excited about finally opened up after being temporarily closed because of the rain – Mad Tea Party!

Before the night was done, I also rode on Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, Peter Pan’s Flight, Snow White’s Scary Adventures, Matterhorn Bobsleds, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh.

Then I finally said goodnight, soaked and tired.

Here’s the ticket to my first trip to Disneyland!

Jan 15

VISITING THE CONAN OFFICES

It was another rainy day, so Mommy decided we would go visit her old workplace on the Warner Bros. lot.

As you can see, I was so excited to be there. Mommy literally couldn’t have thought of a more boring thing to do. Her friend, Jason, was very nice, though. And the truck I was laying on top of came from Tracy’s awesome office of toys.

Conan wasn’t in the office yet, but I did see lots of pictures of him.

Then it was time to go. I couldn’t escape fast enough.