Family Trip Part 1

Many months ago Weston found out that his he had some work meetings that he and his dad would be going to in October in Anaheim California.  In our wishing thoughts Weston's mom and I decided that we should take the kids down and meet up with the men and go to Disneyland.  I was thinking this was a pretty good idea since I had never been to Disneyland and my kids are at a great age for such a trip. 

The months went on and our wishful thinking turned into the reality of the ENTIRE family taking this little trip.  Everyone was included except Hagen, for my sanity I left the poor boy home since Weston was only going to be with us for 1/3 of the time and I wasn't sure I could take care of him and still make it a fun trip for the big kids. 

 

We all flew out of Salt Lake City bright and early on Saturday morning.  (The Rodericks drove down because they had to wait for Mataia's volleyball tournament to finish up) There was so much excitement among the kids.  They were thrilled to be with each other and excited to go on a trip and for a few (okay just my kids) it was their first time on an airplane!

 

We made quite the ruckus in that airport as we all trudged through there with all those kids and their luggage.  We made quite the scene while going through security when it was discovered that my nephew Nate had a pocket knife in his carry on.  We finally got to our terminal and the kids rowdily ate their breakfast and played a game of "Uno' in the corner.  We were a sight for sure!

 

 Cole was fascinated by the airplane and stared out the window the whole time.  I love this expression on his face as we are taking off.  Kallie was more interested in what her cousins were doing and insisted she sit with them. 

When we finally arrived in San Diego, we were welcomed by this beauty! Our lovely, smelly, 15 passenger van.  This picture was taken about five minutes before those black air vents fell out of the ceiling to land on some heads.  It was definately a junker but I think it made the trip all the more fun! Tune in tomorrow for some fun at Sea World!