Learn how to make the best ever lemon poppy seed muffins from scratch! They’re super moist and soft, full of sweet citrus flavor, and easy to make.They also contain no refined flour or sugar — but you’d never know that with how incredible they taste!     For a few vacations during my childhood, my parents planned a family trip to Disneyland.We often drove to Anaheim from our Northern California home, leaving at the crack of dawn to beat rush hour traffic, and pulled into the parking lot of the Howard Johnson directly across the street from the theme park in the early afternoon (just in time for a swim in the hotel pool!).

As a family of morning people who naturally woke up around 6 am, if not before, we always walked over to Disneyland about a half hour before it opened to be among the first visitors in line.Once we passed through the gates and snapped a quick obligatory photo in front of the Mickey Mouse flowers at the entrance, we headed towards Fantasyland in the back of the park, directly behind Sleeping Beauty’s Castle.We hopped on Dumbo first, one of the most popular rides, followed by the Tea Cups (Dad skipped that and took pictures of us instead!), It’s A Small World (we always sang along!), and then usually walked over to Toontown to try touring Mickey’s and Minnie’s houses before the crowds came and the lines grew too long.

Of course, if we spotted any of the characters walking around in between rides, we often dashed over to meet them too.

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