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Storyland and Playland

Despite saying that he was done biking after doing his AIDS/Lifecycle ride, B has still been out biking on Saturday mornings.  Also in true Father's Day fashion, B wanted to get away from us for Daddy Time not being with his family.  (I'm really joking.  The joke between B and I is that for Mother's Day, it's all about how the mom is surrounded/smothered by family and the dad goes fishing in a far off land maybe with beer and another likeminded dude for Father's Day.)  During this last Saturday morning, I thought Ro and I could go out for some fun.   We started the morning off with breakfast at Benediction ($23.44) eating/sharing French toast bites, scrambled eggs, thick cut bacon (Ro), orange juice (mine) and apple juice (for Ro).  I really love this little restaurant, but B doesn't really like it that much, and so I thought it would be fun.  Ro loved to draw in chalk on the tables.  He didn't really like the bacon very much, but probably bec...

Disneyland!

Awhile ago we planned to meet B’s uncles for a Disneyland trip since it was “halfway” between Fresno and Palm Springs. Disneyland did not disappoint! I’m not sure if it ever does.  We loved going with a toddler and four adults total. Here’s my breakdown: Friday B and I took the whole day off to make sure we had plenty of time to leave Fresno and get to our hotel in Anaheim.  During that time, we managed to eat at Zankou Chicken in Santa Clarita and stop at a weirdly well remodeled bathroom in Traver. We had just left home when Ro realized he needed to use the bathroom and then needed to use the bathroom again another three times. I’m not sure how normal it is for a toddler, but I don’t usually mind it because a) I like visiting random places and b) I always like an excuse to stop somewhere for coffee. ☕️ We made it in record time (seven hours with all of the stops), Ro didn’t have a nap, and we had a chance to take Ro to Downtown Disney. We told him it was Disneyland and he...