Met the Ong family @ Disneyland over Thanksgiving break!

Cousins united.

Got the character dining experience @ Goofy’s Kitchen.

There was a dance party every few minutes.

Minnie just does not age. :)

Oh, the dessert spread!

We celebrated Xander’s 6th birthday!

And our anniversary, kinda. :)

Which one are you: C or D?

Yup, the dab is becoming a common occurrence, egged on by Daddy.

First morning walk through Downtown Disney on the way to the park.

He was super stoked for this ride.

We maxed out our time during the Magic Morning hour and we pretty beat by like 9am? A leisurely ride on the monorail sounded pretty inviting…

Also, we may have scarred him a bit by going on Space Mountain so early in the AM. Mommy felt she was getting a bit too old for these kinds of rides, too, while Daddy was having the time of his life. :D

The decorations for “It’s a Small World” were so intricate and lovely.

YES!

Hey, Walt.

The twins, Alfie and Lexie, had to take naps in the afternoon so Xander hung out with Elias.

All the shows were SO good.

And the parade just really gets you in the holiday spirit…

It was convenient staying @ one of the park resorts and walking right in. The rooms had a lot of neat little Disney touches, too.

His own store. ;)

California Adventure Park — the kiddos may have actually enjoyed it more cuz of the recognizable Pixar characters.

Doing this ride first @ DCA may have been a mistake, hehe.

How in the world did Gong Gong film the whole ride without dropping his phone (@ 80+ yrs old!)??? And we label this photo “The Scarring #2”. :D

Woody, you’ve grown?!

Took Gong-Gong to Radiator Springs. :))

Yo Lightning McQueen.

And Mater!

Girls vs. Boys on Radiator Springs Racers. Ladies were victorious!

When some (ahem, majority) of the parents don’t want to do the going around in circles rides, who steps in? Grandpa!

Toy Story Mania was a fave for all of us. Too bad we didn’t to go on it a 2nd time — 90+ minute wait times rest of the day, ugh!

Took a break for lunch and checked out the Boudin Bakery.

Princess Elena, um, we’ve never heard of you? Haha.

Doc McStuffins and friends dance party.

Spidey!

Ralph, what huge hands you have.

Street show.

Frozen is a must see.

Nice little reminder/mantra.

A welcomed little distraction while we waited forever for Soarin’ Around the World (WITH a MaxPass!).

It was totally worth it, though, and we rounded the night waiting to ride it a second time with everyone together.

A walkway, too?

And sign? Lol.

In our lobby. E ended up not wanting to ride this (the real one) after the Space Mountain scare, hehe. Xander did, though.

Cousin love.

Grandparent spoilage on the last day. “Early Christmas presents”.

All (somewhat tired) smiles before heading to SD…

‘Til next time, Happiest Place on Earth!