Friday, January 29, 2010

Our Disneyland Reunion-TONS OF PICTURES

So we just got back from our long anticipated Disneyland Trip Allen Reunion. It was a BLAST!! We had so much fun. The kids were looking forward to this for so long that as the days got closer, it was harder and harder for them to wait.

We went Monday after Curtis got off work, we started to head to Cali. The kids were amazing. We finally pulled over in Banning and got a hotel about 1 am. Then we got up and headed to Disneyland the next morning. Curtis and I were anxious to see the kids reaction to Disneyland.

The first day was travel day for everyone so we all did our own thing. This was our first picture outside the gates waiting to get in.

Here is the classic picture in front of Mickey.

On Main Street, we saw tons of characters. Really helped the kids get even more excited. The first character we saw was Pluto. Notice Ridge's hat on the nose.

Next up Mickey...
The Chip- or is this Dale. I don't know which is which


We made the mistake of taking the kids on Snow White as our first ride there. OOPPPS!! Don't follow suite if you ever go with your little ones. That is the darkest ride of the park and it scared the kids to pieces. They had no desire to go to on any of the rides for the next hour. It took a lot of effort to get them to enjoy the rides, but they did eventually.


Ridge wouldn't go on the ride, but he would stay forever on this car on the outside.


Short Story- just for documentation purposes....So before this next picture Curtis had taken Cambree on Autopia. I put Ridge and Brecklynn in the stroller and had the other things on the back of the stroller. I turned around for some reason and WHAM!! The stroller went flying back with the kids inside. I had about 6 people swarm up and help me out and it was quite the site. Brecklynn didn't get hurt and was happy soon after. She was an amazing baby the entire trip. Happy and screaming and talking the entire time, despite never getting more than a 15 minute nap.

Here's Ridge being funny....the picture is so his personality.


One of their favorite rides was the teacups. Between Curtis and I, I think we easily rode it 10 times, if not more. The funniest thing was Ridge cried to go on it over and over, but get him on and started and he freaked out. Didn't quite understand.

Disneyland changed the whole Princess thing. I had told Cambree about the Princesses forever and she was so excited to go. However, they no longer walk around the park. You have to wait in a long line to see them at all. We were lucky however and saw at least Pocohontas. I felt bad for Cambree. But she was happy with Pocohontas at least.


About 3, it started to really rain. We were prepared luckily but still decided we needed to wait it out at the hotel. Well the wait ended up being the rest of the day because it never ended. So we enjoyed seeing the cousins and getting ready for the next day.

The hotel had an indoor pool and it was nice for the kids to all get together there.

Day 2!! All the Allen's wore their matching shirts.

April sported her fanny pack on her chest for awhile...quite the fashion statement.

Here's the entire Allen crew- all 44 of us.

I love this picture. Ridge loved Papa's hair. He kept rubbing his chin on his head.

A bunch of us went on Splash Mountain, and Rachel made it out soaked..here's teh proof.

Cambree went on the ride. She hated it! She screamed the whole way down and refused to talk to me or look at the camera.

Cambree with her favorite cousin Ava.


Cuties Brenley, Delaney and Quinn




Ridge was so mad that Mater wouldn't do anything

All the kids with Nana and Papa.

Ridge was so happy to see Mr. Incredible

Awww



One of Cambree's favorite rides was the Jumping Jelly Fish. Quinn was nice enough to take her.

I'm not sure what was up with my eyes, but the picture has the baby twinners in it so I had to share. Aren't they cute!!

At one point or another, Cambree latched on to one family or another. Here she was Chad and LeMae's tag a long.

All the boys doing their thang

Ridge was so cute. He was wired up until the picture. Then immediately after, he was OUT!!! Loved it!!

3 comments:

Rachel said...

Good times! We really married into a great family didn't we?!

Rachel said...

Cambree really knows how to pose for pictures! I've got a cute on of her with Nana and Papa that I need to give to you.

Nicole Hunter said...

SO FUN!! I'm extremely jealous. :) Looks like you guys had a blast!