The way the plan worked out: Grandma, Grandpa, Kaley, & Chase brought our kids to Disneyland on Tuesday, getting there in the late afternoon. Our boys were told they were in the car to go find a bowling alley or arcade. Of course they made a few comments that the car ride was getting long, and they would rather find one closer to Grandma's house! But I hear their faces lit up with joy and a little shock when they got out of the car in Anaheim and realized they were just steps away from Disneyland!
Tuesday night and Wednesday it was just our kids with the 4 adults. (They kept us posted through texts of where they were in the park, so that Ryan and I wouldn't run into them yet.) Wednesday afternoon/evening, the rest of the aunts, uncles, and cousins made it to Anaheim and joined the crew. Thursday morning, Ryan and I caught up to everyone in California Adventure, near the Midway Mania ride (LOVE that ride!). I think it was Benjamin that said, "What are you doing here?" This surprised me since I would think they would want us here now that all the rest of the family was here!
Thursday was Orange Day for two reasons:
1. We have found that when you are a group of 25 people, it is just easier to find one another (and to catch up in line . . . "excuse me, I'm with that orange group right there"!) when we all are wearing the same color.
2. Orange is Chris' favorite color. His birthday was on Tuesday, but we were celebrating it in the park today. Cassi made up a cute scavenger hunt for him throughout the day -- so creative!
Elizabeth -- 3 days of Disney can wear you out!
The kids watching the California Screamin' roller coaster come zoomin' by the pier
Friday was Green Day -- Amy's favorite color . . . her birthday was just a few days away.
Getting on the "Pirates" ride
Snack time -- great "morning hair"!
cousin Katelyn
Joshua
cousin Bradley
Nathan & Mom on Dumbo
Joshua & Dad on Dumbo
Herding our group to the next ride
cousin Bradley on Tom Sawyer's island
We had to share the Gibson Girl Ice Cream experience with our kids!
Grandma & Elizabeth
Saturday morning, our family and Ryan's parents headed back to Mesa while the rest of the gang stayed a little longer in the park. We enjoyed swimming and just hanging out when we got back that afternoon. Nathan had some fun making inventions with all of his fast food trash:
a tank & an airplane
Joshua made a train
We had a fantastic week -- thanks Partridge family and Disneyland for the great memories!
1 comment:
Fun, fun, fun! That is so funny that your kids were so patient during the ride. That was a long ride to the bowling alley! :)
Also, I love that you wore matching shirts. Both sets of my grandparents lived in So. Cal., so we went to Disneyland almost every year. We wore matching shirts frequently. I LOVE it!
It looks like you had a great time and the kids too!
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