Monday, October 13, 2008

cousin time

we had a full house all last week. very full. My sister-in-law Sunshine and her children--
Wyatt(8), Sky (7), Maren (4), Macie (4), and Marisa (4)-- arrived Sunday. (yes triplets. natural, no fertility drugs.) My sister-in-law Erin and her children--Sadie(12), Lexie (11), and Cooper (8)-- arrived on Tuesday night. And my parents-in-law arrived from Salt Lake Wednesday to prepare for their depature to Brazil on Sunday.

Naturally, our first order of business was Disneyland on Wednesday. It was hot and crowded, but we still managed a fantastic time.


pre disneyland smiles.


where are we going?


outside the haunted mansion which was bedecked in nightmare before christmas regalia.


the princesses--macie, eden, marisa, and maren


who doesn't love pluto?!


pre playhouse disney stage show.

by far the highlight of Eden's day was the show in california adventure. all of her favorites made cameos, so what's not to love?


charlie was enthralled.


eden entertained.


group hug post show.


boo's door. a little too sunny for photos though.


mike wazowski!!



AND NOW WE HAVE PASSES! so we are excited to spend lots of time at the happiest place on earth. we just need a few friends to tag along.

we spent the rest of our busy week at the beach and park and just goofing around at the house.
everybody left in about an hour span on Sunday. Back to phoenix, vegas, and a couple people went to brazil. it is really quiet around here. messy, but quiet. here's to company coming and the good times.

10 comments:

Lindsey and Ben said...

Yeah for the new disneyland passholders! We will totally have to go together! It looks like you guys had a fun week!

Mimi said...

Disneyland ooh soo fun!! I need to get a pass too so the Mimi can play with the babies at Disneyland. Eden looks so cute with her cousins. The pics are great. Hope you have a great week. Quiet in a good way!!

uvtcharl.blogspot.com said...

That looks like a crazy time with all those kids!!! So the other day Trav out of the blue said "did you ever get Lauren's chocolate chip recipe?" They were so good he remembered after all this time. So if you have a sec, would you mind posting your chocolate chip cookie recipe? You will make his year!
PS we don't know what we are doing yet for Christmas because it depends on the doctor Trav is rotating with, but we would love to meet up!!!

The Joslyn Family said...

Fun weekend! I loved Eden's pearls! Great that everyone was able to get together.

Cason and Marie said...

Fun! We still haven't been to disneyland since we've been here. Cute kids!

Berns and Shea said...

I am awful and didnt call...boo on me! We would love to eat cafe rio with you! Berns however, will probably try to steal your children afterwards....

Avery said...

I am SO looking forward to a little weekend trip there when we can (if you'll have us :)) and a little visit to disneyland sounds amazing.. We're in need of ANY little getaway...
Anyway, I can't get enough of sweet Eden and Charlie, they are two of the cutest kids on the planet. And your hair just gets cuter and cuter... :)
How's life to yourselves?

Katie said...

So fun Lauren! We'd love to go with you to Dland any time. We've been like 4 times in the last 10 days. We might need a small break - but when it cools down I'm all about it!!

nicole said...

I love eden's curls, they make every picture cuter. And charlie is looking like quite the grown up! That means it has been too long since I've seen you.

emcghee said...

Thanks for being a great sport for the week La. Love You guys, erin