Downtown Palm Springs & Tram

Since we didn't really get a chance to be tourists in Palm Springs last time, we tried to squeeze everything in this weekend. We went shopping downtown with Julie one morning and up to Mt. Jacinto State Park on the aerial tram for a family dinner one evening. Sun & snow!

 Mod architecture

 Barrels o' fun

 Home of the stars!

 Primped palms

 Heart!

 Poppys!

Snapdragons!

 Mt. Jacinto

 The Tram!

 Snowy cascade

 Up we go - down they go

 The Coachella Valley

¡Bienvenidos!

 Snowy pines

 Windswept landscape

 Frozen cheese!

 A spooky old tree

 View from the top

Winter wonderland!

 Mountaintop panorama

Palm Springs - Living Desert

This morning we drove out to the Living Desert for some cactus / zoo / playground fun with Kylie! She got her first allowance, spent it on a dinosaur toy and a lollypop, and immediately started crying, "I want my money back!" as soon as we got out of the gift shop. Lesson learned?

 It's STILL Christmas!

 Ocotillo sunrise

 Hola pueblo amigos!

 A fierce ride!

Morning in the desert

 I'm poky, prickly and have two arms...

I'm a cactus!

 Twisty cactus

 Hello spiky friend

 Cactus path

Desert familia

 Chunky saguaro

 Desert beauty

 Hummingbird

 Lil' drummer

Up giraffe-o-scope!

Goodbye giraffe!

Downtown Disney

Before we left for Palm Springs, we had to squeeze in one last Disney-shopportunity!

 Welcome to Downtown Disney

 Good morning Lego Belle and Beast

 Get that Lego Maleficent - Lego Prince Phillip!

 Fancy lady!

We found it! The Disney Vault!

Heading home with our swag!

Kylie's Disneyland

Kylie was so cute at Disneyland this year that she gets her own post! Grandparents, prepare for cuteness overload!

 Jasmine, Kylie and the Genie!

 Meeting Snow White

 Belle!

 and Cinderella!

 On to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique!

 Greetings! from your Fairy Godmother

 Whoa!

 I love it!

 Nails...

 Make-up...

 Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo....you're a princess!

 Mirror mirror on the wall...

...who is the fairest of them all?

 Kylie!

 Disneyland is the BEST!

 Tea time!

 Minnie's autograph

 Goofing around with Pluto

 Doggie hug!

 More teacups!

One last ride on the carousel...

...goodnight!