Winding Down.

Monday proved to be our hottest day here so far. Besides being hot, we were weary. Dog-tired from traipsing around Disney, for twelve hours, two days in a row. But we revved up what energy was still simmering in our reserves, and headed out again.

Had to try the world-famous Churros.

Deep-fried dough sticks, rolled in cinnamon sugar.

Eat 'em warm.

Not bad at all.

It was unusually busy this morning at Disneyland Park, so first thing we searched out a shady bench at Town Square, parked ourselves, and waited for the Disney characters to appear every half hour. Girls got lucky. Mom got snappin'. And we accumulated some more of those much-desired Pose-With-A-Character moments.

Meandered over to Enchanted Walk to locate some princesses. We struck gold, just arriving there as Snow White and Sleeping Beauty were preparing for a Meet and Greet!

The girlies filled up those autograph books, which at first I thought were a bit of a gimmick. But the characters seem to each have their own "autograph font", so all the signatures are very different. Some of them even wrote little notes for the girls, too. Add our own pictures to the album, and bingo, the girls have a pretty cheap but memorable souvenir. Now ask me about an autograph book? Great idea.

 

 

We desperately needed a break from the heat and the crowds, so headed back to the hotel pool for a swim. Fine dined at Dennys. Returned to the Park. Found a cozy spot, and waited for the parade to begin...

My pictures do not at all capture the fanciful fanfare and elaborate floats in the parade. Everything about it was profoundly magical. Next time we go to Disneyland, I will watch this every day. I will.

Then we joined the throngs at dusk to take in Fantasmic, and finally the fireworks. Both shows were absolutely spectacular, as expected, right down to Dumbo and Tinkerbell flying through the air. Yeah. Really!

Tomorrow a special someone turns 10.

And we're off to Sea World for the day with our birthday girl!