Los Angeles Day 3: Father's Day

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There were no real plans for today. We wanted to spend some time planning for the rest of the trip as we had purchased a four day Go Los Angeles Card and also wanted to visit Disneyland and there were not that many open days to take advantage of. Disneyland is quite expensive. One can lower the price per day by purchasing multi-day passes so instead of paying $117 USD for one day (or $135 USD on a peak day), one can spend $320 USD for a five day pass. There was no way we could spend five days at Disneyland, we just did not have enough time. But even the three day pass was $280 USD, so there was no real savings until you hit the four day mark, so we bit the bullet and went for the four day passes. Fortunately Elsy was free otherwise my wallet would be crying even more.

My reasoning for going for the four day pass instead of just getting a single day to save on money was two-fold. It was cheaper per day, and we would not have to rush around at the park. The park is open from 0900 to midnight and there are events pretty much from opening to close. So in theory, one can arrive at opening and rush around to all of the events but there really was no way to check out both Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park all in one day. This is especially true when you're dragging a finicky and fickle toddler around who needs her sleep. It was a choice I do not regret.

Why not the five day pass? Just not enough time. Really. We could not squeeze in another day.

Anyway, we slept in a bit this morning and had a BBQ lunch (hot dogs, steak, etc.) with the family and couple of Bonnie and William's friends. Their friends brought cookies and desserts! Maggie and Elsy were napping before and during lunch so did not really participate in the meal until the end (dessert time).

We had planned to go to Ontario Mills to check out the mall, except that Maggie and Elsy's naps went a lot longer than expected, so we ended up going to a mall closer to us instead. There was a Sears department store that was going out of business and picked up a couple pairs of new shoes for Elsy.

Happy Father's Day!
Afterward, we headed off to Bonnie's parents' place to meet her family and enjoy a nice Father's Day dinner.

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