Disneyland Dream Suite - Breakfast

July 14th - The day our biggest Disney Dream comes true!

The day started bright and early at 6:45am. I woke up and was too excited to go back to sleep. Theresa and I finished packing and we headed to Jacob's house at 8am. At 8:30, we left his house to meet Ruston for breakfast. Since we'd be in the parks for so long, we decided to meet at The Original Pancake House. We got there right at 9am and Ruston wasn't far behind. At 9:20 we were seated and we all got a big breakfast.

Disneyland Dream Suite - Two months of anticipation

Quick! What's the most amazing incredible experience you could ever do at Disneyland? Club 33? While that would be nice, hundreds of people dine there regularly. Seeing Walt's apartment above Main Street? Getting closer, but there are a few Disney sponsored tours that can get you up there.

You've read the title, so you already know my answer. Experiencing the Disneyland Dream Suite! This ultra rare and exclusive prize was given out during the Year of a Million Dreams in 2008.

Hermosa Beach Jose Cuervo Beach Volleyball

Also while Rita was out here, Jose Cuervo hosted a Hermosa Beach volleyball tournament.

Batman with Eliza and Chris

Ready for the final Batman?  Even though Eliza (my office mate) has been on maternity leave, she texted us and asked if we'd like to go see The Dark Knight Rises with them.  We decided on an early showing at the Howard Hughes IMAX, so why not get together and do breakfast first?

Maui, Hawaii - Day 9 and 10, chilling at the hotel

We just wanted to take a relaxing last couple days at the hotel.  We've been running around a bit, and felt like relaxing.  Just off our porch there was a hammock that Theresa enjoyed.

Camping at McGrath State Beach

It's been a really really long time since we've gone camping.  Back in early June, Theresa decided she wanted to go camping over the July 4th weekend.  Unfortunately, every beach camping site we were interested in was fully booked through August!  We kept pursuing it though and just happened to find a campsite that had been scheduled to close permanently, but just happened to get more funding and was allowing reservations starting July 1st. 

July 4th painting with friends and fireworks

It's July 4th and our entire street is closed off for a block party!  Most of the neighbors hang out in their driveway while people come by.  We just did some painting a couple weeks ago, and not everyone was able to finish, so we invited people back to hang out for the rest of the day.

We hung out in the driveway again, and of course we brought out the Lego Mickey mosaic to show off.