Merry Christmas again!

Downtown Glendale is a pretty neat place.

It looks kind of like Radiator Springs!

We literally saw this slide one minute after I marveled at how much Downtown Glendale looked like Radiator Springs.

Then we stopped in the food truck section. This is at Old Dixie's!

This is a biscuit with fried chicken, gravy, bacon, and cheddar cheese. It was good! The biscuit was amazing and the bacon...so good!

This is for our friend Mintsy.

Miss Hannah's Gourmet Popcorn! The Tutti-Fruiti is one of my favorites!

We slowly made our way back to the shuttle.

So many pretty houses!

"I think your BFF could use this book," said Santa Duffy. "Since she would like to win a cowboy's heart."

And, here's the bus. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good day!

Merry Christmas from Glendale Glitters!

There are a LOT of lights at Glendale Glitters in downtown Glendale, Arizona.

And the streets are blocked off for attractions and food stands!

Aren't the trees pretty?

So patriotic!

See the streetlights, even floodlights, hurt my eyes in this scene...

Merry Christmas, everyone! See you tomorrow!

Merry Christmas to all!

Santa Duffy had a great time at Glendale Glitters!

There are bears in here!

There are beautiful decorations outside this shop! (and bears inside)

These lights make Santa Duffy feel very tiny! Oh wait. He is tiny.

"Do you think I may be on the news?" asked Santa Duffy.

2012 is Arizona's centennial! That means our state is 100 years old. :)

Look at all the lights!

So pretty!

In the middle of the street, there are a few attractions, like a trampoline! Wow!

"I am so small," said Santa Duffy. "If I tried to ride in that I'll bet it would shoot me up to the moon."

More tomorrow!

Outside the Cafe Orleans

After the show, we high-tailed it over to New Orleans Square for our 5:30 (?) dinner reservation.

Funny story. I'd heard the sit-down restaurants closed for the Halloween party, so I asked for the latest possible reservation on our 6 PM - 11 PM party day. They happily scheduled me for 10:00 PM. Um, I didn't mean THAT late! So I rescheduled for 5:30 PM. When we went in 2010 (sans my Best Florida Friend), we found the party VERY VERY crowded around party start time, so we thought it would be nice to have a meal away from that, where we could just sit and peoplewatch and eat. We knew from experience that we couldn't last through the party without having a meal sometime around there!

Wreaths at the Paradise Pier Hotel

The decorations at the Paradise Pier Hotel were neat and very classy.

Merry Christmas!

This was set up for the Candlelight Processional 2011.

Wait...more wreaths?

"I thought we escaped the wreaths!" whined Tiny Duffy.

"Arrrrgh!"

"Sssh, Tiny Duffy," said Tiny Shellie May. "I think this is an America wreath. You should be nice."

"Do they have wreaths in Japan?" asked Tiny Duffy. "I think I want to move to Japan."

Tiny Shellie May is an angel

At least, it kind of looks like she has angel wings!

Posing near Goofy's Bounce House

My tiny bears are too cute and they know it.

I don't recall ever being back in this area.

Escaped!

"YES!" said Tiny Duffy. "We've escaped Minnie's Kitchen of Tempting Food that We Cannot Eat!"

"And into the land of too-dark photographs," said Tiny Shellie May.

Can we meet Minnie?

The tiny bears posed for this picture when they heard someone say something about getting a photo with Minnie.

"Wait," said Tiny Shellie May. "Can we really get our photo with Minnie?"

"Maybe we can!" I said.

"SQUEE!" said Tiny Shellie May.

To Minnie's House!

"Can we go to Minnie's House?" asked Tiny Shellie May.

"Can we, can we, can we?" asked Tiny Duffy.

Minnie sewed Duffy and Shellie May, so they love her.

"Yes," I said.

"Yay!"

Looking out at Toontown

Toontown is so pretty when it is not crowded!

Leaving It's a Small World Holiday area

"Are we done yet?" asked Tiny Duffy.

Actually...yes!

"Where are we going now?" asked Tiny Shellie May.

"We'll see," I said.

"Who is that man next to us?" asked Tiny Shellie May.

"I don't know."

Wintry Wreath with Tiny Duffy

"This is a pretty wreath," admitted Tiny Shellie May.

Focus on Tiny Duffy and Tiny Shellie May

"At least take some fabulous photos of me please?" asked Tiny Shellie May.

"That's more like it," said Tiny Duffy. "Look. You can hardly even see the wreath!"

Another wreath???

"Look!" I said. "It's a nutcracker!"

"Seriously?" asked Tiny Duffy. "Can we please ride something fun now?"

Duffy with More Wreaths

"I am starting to have doubts that it is a small world after all," said Tiny Duffy.

What country is known for bowls of fruit, I wonder?

Tiny Bears in the Way

"Are you trying to get pictures of us or the wreaths?" asked Tiny Duffy.

"Mumble mumble mumble," I said.

"Maybe the fireworks make this the Chinese wreath!" said Tiny Duffy.

Where in the World are Tiny Duffy and Tiny Shellie May?

Where is this wreath? Does the poodle make it French wreath, you think?

"I am fairly certain we are still in America," said Tiny Shellie May.

She's not much fun, is she?