***side note: I can really only count a few friends & family members that haven't joined the 21st Century and joined FB still...Gus, Betsy, Aunt Lo, Nancy, etc...opps...sorry! :)
Here's a few to get you by... :)
checking schedules at O'Hare...we were constantly checking flight status as we had a bad snowstorm when we left & a bad snowstorm when we came back!
I love the above picture...except for the fact Haven looks like she is 3 going on 13!
ready to S-W-I-M with the cousins!
Kole & Haven
the cousins: CJ (in back, Kari's) & Kole & Kadyn (Kolette's)
Kadyn Charles-you are TOO cute!
CJ was a great host!
Kole Henry
the kiddos LOVED the sand...so much, in fact, when we headed back to Kari's house for dinner, I threw Haven in the tub & her clothes in the washing machine :)
when you have boy cousins, weaponry is a common sight :)
why not put together a book shelf while we wait for breakfast?...
...or clean a vacuum, for that matter? :)
It was great family time!
spent Saturday afternoon at the Orange Co. zoo
Kari and Haven
the much anticipated arrival of Grandma Iowa...her flights were all pushed back 1 day so we were thankful she finally made it out!
the Arizona contingency left on Sunday morning so unfortunately with Mom's later flights, the 3 sisters only got about 1/2 day together...trust me, there still wasn't a dull moment!
the whole gang before saying goodbye
Monday morning shopping with Grandma Iowa
our friends, Robin & Sue and kiddos came up to Anaheim to spend the afternoon with us...it was SO good seeing you all!
Haven and Natalie hit it off quite well
and then Tuesday was the much-anticipated day at Disneyland!
and the first people we saw was Bert & Mary...such a great start!
waiting at Pixie Hollow for the fairies while enjoying a Pooh sucker
Haven and Rosella...
...and then Tink!
the carousel was enjoyed a several times
Haven meeting Sleeping Beauty
and Jasmine
making friends while waiting for...deep breath...
RAPUNZEL!
Haven's favorite and worth the wait...well, don't ask Arlan...he's very certain NO Disney character is worth waiting over an hour to meet :)
She LOVED it!
getting ready for the Pooh ride...again, doesn't she look so BIG in this picture?!?!
pointing out the Hefalumps to me :)
Tarzan's tree house
resting our feet on the train
and Haven's favorite ride of the day, Dumbo!
waiting for the parade to begin
so while I expected Haven to hit her afternoon whiny wall by about 4:00/5:00, this girl went strong!
No whining...loved every minute of it...never complained while waiting in line (that can't be said for our ENTIRE party :)...but by the time the parade was over & we were headed home on the shuttle, this 3 year old was O-U-T!
...and...the next morning :)
heading home!...
...and sleeping 2.5 hours of the 3.5 hour flight! :)
1 comment:
Looks like you had fun... thanks for posting. Some of us (or maybe just me) that have a FB account still rarely go on, but check blogs a bit more frequently :)
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