Good Times

We just returned from a fun trip to California with Jake, Hannah, and their girls. We stayed in Newport Beach at a very nice resort thanks to Nathan's partner Donald who shared his time share with us. Thanks Donald! We spent three fun/hectic days at Disneyland and California Adventure and one glorious day at the beach soaking in all the sun we could. Note to self and others who think going to Disneyland around Christmastime will be uncrowded: Disneyland at Christmas is the opposite of uncrowded. It is at max capacity...not even kidding. The first day was wall-to-wall people and thankfully the other days were considerably better. We created quite the stir and stare fest with our plethora of little girls in tow. And when the parents would take turns to ride the "big kid rides" without fail we'd get at least one onlooker to stop and ask, "Are they ALL yours?!!!" Ha ha. Most of the time we really felt like we were on display with someone announcing in the background, "Come one, come all, and look at the freak show." Anyway, we really did have a good time together.


Libbie in Toon Town.

We even got to see Santa at California Adventure. And doesn't Claire look thrilled about that?

The little lady.

The big guy.

A quick snack while the moms and dads took turns riding The Tower of Terror.

The girls found this couch and decided to pretend they were asleep.


We were able to go to the beach in Newport one day. The weather couldn't have been nicer! Ahhh, heavenly. The kids played and played (without even fighting) for hours. It just could not have been any more perfect. Anyway...here are some hi-lights.
Jaren enjoyed the sand quite a bit...at least the taste of it anyway. Which is why we had to hold him the entire time we were there.

Claire sat in one spot nearly the entire day at the beach. She loooved the sand so much.




One of our many attempts to get a good photo of our crew at the beach. At least it is an accurate representation of our trip...a little crazy but a lot of fun.


All the girls with Ariel.

Claire and Annie patiently waiting in line to see the princesses.


Many an hour spent in line holding our mini line-backer.