When I asked my family what their favorite character was, I heard different answers. DS8 quickly said, "Mickey Mouse!" DD11 chimed in, "Cinderella!" I know that Charlie likes Donald Duck, and I have to say that I'm not sure what my favorite is. I would have a problem if someone said that my life depended on it because I truly have an equal like for several characters. When … [Read more...] about Favorite Character?
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Disneyland – Day 3 Anyone?
This morning, we had reservations for Chip and Dale's character breakfast at Storyteller's Cafe at the Grand Californian Hotel. The last two mornings, though, DS8 passed Surf's Up! with Mickey and Friends character breakfast in the Paradise Pier Hotel and begged to stop. One of his favorite characters is Stitch, and I had already decided to take him there the … [Read more...] about Disneyland – Day 3 Anyone?
Thoughts on Technology
I'm going to take a moment to contemplate the technology that we used on the trip. Did we use too much or too little? Before we left, I made up a Top Ten list of Disneyland apps that I put on my iPhone for the trip. Please keep in mind that we are not commando in our touring style, and we know Disneyland quite well. I was taking the kids by myself, so my hands … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Technology
Disneyland Trip – Day 2 – “Technology,” He Said.
Did you know that you can get Roz to sing Happy Birthday to you at the end of Monsters Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue attraction?? There's a bit of a trick to it, but I'll tell you more on that later... Day 2 was interesting in that I was not working that day, so I was able to stick close to the computer and follow the family around Disneyland. We had been … [Read more...] about Disneyland Trip – Day 2 – “Technology,” He Said.
Doin’ the Disney Hop!
To those joining us from the Babes in Disneyland blog hop, welcome! We are on Day 2 of a trip report from a Disneyland adventure earlier this month. We are homeschoolers who use Disney to its full extent. "Disney" homeschooling doesn't just mean using Disney in everything. It means using "Disney" imagination in teaching all concepts. Thank you for joining us on our … [Read more...] about Doin’ the Disney Hop!