Cousin Cheer

Yesterday I pulled the older kids out of school, got a babysitter for Spencer and headed for Disneyland. My cousin Shaun, his wife Kristy and their 3 kids are in town on vacation and we have been looking forward to playing with them at Disneyland. Dallin and Claire had a BLAST!

Here are the highlights:
-meeting up with Jolene and Parker Chase and Dee Adamson (from our ward) and riding the Matterhorn together (while we waited for our cousins).
-watching Claire's sheer fright as she rode the Matterhorn for the very first time and then listening to her ask if we could ride it a couple hundred more times when it was over.
-riding the Matterhorn 3 more times with our cousins.
-seeing Allison and Dallin's excitement being able to ride together in a Matterhorn car without an adult.-catching up with my cousins Shaun and Kristy.-meeting their newest addition, baby Macey.
-Dallin's first time riding Indiana Jones and loving it.
-watching Shaun go with Dallin, Allison and Garrett (4) on Splash Mountain outfitted in huge white ponchos.
-eating a fun dinner together at Pinocchio's Village
-letting the 4 older kids walk through the Swiss Family Robinson's tree house all by themselves (2X).
-watching the boys play...-watching the girls giggle...-seeing all of the beautiful Christmas decorations at Disneyland.
-the best part was having my kids reconnect with their cousins (and me too!)

Thanks White family for making the trip down here and inviting us to share in a part of your vacation! See you next year?!

*once again, sorry for the horrible photos... I really need to stop relying on my phone to take pictures.