One Year on the Road

All of us here at last.

Every site had an orange tree.

We were right near the pool.

Maddie really loved the pool.

I gave her a quick lesson on floating.

Poor Bailey had to stay in the RV while we went to Disneyland.

In the parking lot, ready to go to Disneyland.

Walking to Disneyland, a spontaneous dance.

Maddie and Aly danced to &quot;Footloose.&quot;

The Lego store was too exciting too pass up.

The Beast in legos.

Disneyland awaited, but Maddie and Aly just wanted to play with legos!

Maddie and the Lego girl.

At last, we&#039;re ready to go into the park.

We took Aly to Disneyland when she was five.

This is the closest she would get to posing with characters this time.

She still liked seeing them, though.

Maddie was shy about the characters, too.

But Tiana is her favorite, and she went right up to her.

Some, such as the Wicked Queen, were just too intimidating to approach.

And a little scary, too.

Main Street.

Just like the good, ol&#039; days.

All of us here at last.

Aly and Maddie imitate Disney and Mickey.

Chip &#039;n Dale.

Real animals are startling in Disneyland.

And draw as much attention as the fake ones.

Maddie in front of Cinderella&#039;s castle.

The girls on the rocket ride.

Special glasses for the Star Wars ride.

Kate drives her own car in Autopia.

The Finding Nemo exhibit used to be 2,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

A great under water illusion.

I saw the It&#039;s a Small World Exhibit at the 1964 World&#039;s Fair.

It&#039;s so corny, really, but kids love it.

The Made Hatter.

The Alice in Wonderland ride.

Space Mountain was CRAZY, but the girls LOVED it and went back for more.

We caught the end of the parade of characters.

A perfect Snow White.

A Lion King dancer.

Maddie watched it all with enthusiasm.

The first evening, Maddie wore her Snow White costume back to Disneyland.

Main Street Quartet.

Being silly in line.

The Jungle Cruise is an old favorite.

Screeching baboons.

Huge elephants.

Strange to think we saw the real thing in Africa.

The Thunder Mountain ride was also a popular one.

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Maddie LOVES roller coasters.

&quot;That was so cool!!&quot;

Mark Twain paddle boat.

Creepy treasure on Tom Sawyer Island.

The Winnie the Pooh ride.

Winnie greets riders outside.

Splash Mountain was a wet thrill.

Riding the steam train.

Comparing shoes while we wait for a ride.

Part of the carousel.

Taking a rest in a teacup.

Just the two of us.

And the three of them.

Miniature town n the Storybook ride.

The girls in Toon Town.

Toon Town is such a visual feast.

Or visual assualt, depending on how you look at it.

It&#039;s a favorite of Aly&#039;s.

Aly on the Roger Rabbit ride.

I love the silliness and color.

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Maddie breaking out of Toon Jail.

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We had lunch at the Rain Forest Cafe.

Mickey balloons.

The castle pinkens at dusk.

One last goodbye, before we drop Aly off at the airport.

And one last lunch with Kathleen and Maddie before we drop them off.

We all had the best time together on this adventure.