Disneyland

It has been said, "the family that plays together, stays together".  Well, in the case of our family trip to disneyland we can also say that the family who invades a hotel together, finds ways to avoid long lines together, walks endlessly together, braves massive crowds together, worries constantly where all the kids are together, rushes to bathrooms together, crams onto the trolley together, eats mass packed lunches anywhere together, gives multiple piggyback rides together, shares exit-entry ride passes together, takes pictures together, runs down the hotel hallways together, eats unusual taco meat together, rides Tower of Terror together, takes 18 kids under the age of 13 to the beach together, worries together, smiles and laughs together, all while having the time of their lives together definitely and-without a doubt- stays together! (But we missed Uncle Adam)  

Thanks Grandpa and Grandma for a family trip we couldn't live without and a trip we'll never forget!

We just got back from spending the last week with my family in California. Ayden has been talking about going back to Disneyland since the last time we went two years ago. Uncle Danny made arrangements with the hotel to do something special for Ayden since he was going in for open heart surgery when he got back. When we opened the door to our hotel room they had the room all decorated with balloons, prizes, and a large plate of freshly baked cookies just for him. It was great to have all of us together at once but we did miss Amy's husband Adam who couldn't make it due to his work schedule. We spent three days going back and forth between Disneyland and California Adventure Park and a day at Newport Beach. The kids loved being with all of their cousins, there were 30 of us in all. As you can imagine it was quite the crowd we were afraid after the first day at the hotel they were going to kick us out since all the kids kept running back and forth from one hotel room to the other, having relay races in the hall and playing in the elevators.

Uncle Danny also made special arrangements with Disneyland and got Ayden a special Guest Assistance Card that allowed him to basically walk on just about every ride. I don't know if I could ever go back to Disneyland and wait in line. We were definitely spoiled thanks to Danny and Ayden. Grandma and Papa bought all the grand kids suckers on our way out the first day. I'd have to say Addison enjoyed it the most.

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Chris's Aunt Becky was able to join us our second day at the park. We definitely wore her out but she was a good sport and we enjoyed her company. We were also able to have dinner with Becky and Mike at Bubba Gumps the following evening which I'm sure was a fun change for them having no kids.