Disneyland - Non-park Day

Besides our arrival and departure days, we were in the parks every day but Thursday.   We started our rest day with brunch at our hotel's character breakfast:  Surf's Up with Mickey and Pals.  The pals included Minnie, Daisy, Stitch, and Pluto.

Stitch may beat out Pluto as Will's favorite character.  He loved meeting him at Ohana in November, and was excited to see him this day.  Stitch did not disappoint -  being quite the ornery one with Will's napkin.

We didn't get to meet Pluto this day actually.  He had to leave before he met everyone in our section.  Not sure if it was because it was getting late, or because he had previously knocked over a server's drink tray.  Oops!

After stocking up on souvenirs at the World of Disney store, we swam a little and then I headed to the spa for a pedicure while the guys swam and showered for our nice dinner.   We were so excited that our friends Lauren and Jesse drove up from San Diego to see us so we could catch up while we were "in the area."   Our dinner at the Napa Rose was delicious!   And Will was on good behavior, so he was rewarded with this pirate treasure box full of chocolate cake.

After dinner, we let Will take some coins to make a wish in the fountain.  He was mesmerized all week by the various fountains and water features in Downtown Disney as we walked to/from the parks.

The day was a delightful opportunity to rest our bodies and our minds from the park.  Not sure if it was the dinner of chocolate milk, orange juice, two bites of pasta, and a chocolate cake - or if it was something else - but Will did get sick overnight.  He handled it like a champ, considering how rare it is that he throws up.  I just thought he was using the toilet until he came to get me out of bed saying he needed help cleaning up a mess.  After putting him in clean pajamas, he slept a few more hours until the alarm waking us for our last day in the parks.  Luckily his tummy was feeling fine, and he was tired but ready to go.