The first week of March I went on vacation to Newport Beach, CA with my Mom, my sister and her 7 kids. (That makes 3 adults and 10 kids.) It was really crazy! It had AWESOME moments and AWFUL moments. It was quite an adventure. I'm really glad my Mom decided to come because I couldn't have done it without her. My two smallest children seemed to have a hard time with travelling and with being surrounded by so many kids all the time. But, Gavin had a blast with all his cousins! And. . . .the BEACH, oh the BEACH. Whenever we were at the beach all our troubles were forgotten. It made all the stress and chaos (and fighting with my sister) worthwhile. I feel badly that my sister and I had some tension. She was the one who orchestrated the trip and paid for the accomodations and it was really, really wonderful of her to include me and my kids. (Thanks, Jess!) But, it's just a little nuts to travel with 10 kids--which included my baby, 3 five year olds, and my 2 year old who screamed most of the time. So, I got a little too impatient and a little too ornery by the end. But, now that it's over, I'm just remembering the fun times.
Me and 8 kids at Disney's California Adventure Park. (My Mom kept my two little ones.) Someone told us to go here instead of Disneyland and that it was better for little kids (3-5). . .but, once we were there we wished we would've done Disneyland. For anyone who goes, if you don't get the park hopper pass and you have to choose just one park, choose Disneyland. The good thing about this park instead of Disneyland was that the lines were much shorter, so we got to do a lot more stuff. But, Disneyland is Disneyland. This one was pretty much like any amusement park anywhere. It was actually really fun, the kids were really good, nobody got lost, and Gavin got to ride his first roller coaster.
Some tidepools at Laguna Beach. Do you see the starfish?
Sunset at Laguna Beach (we loved this beach!)
This is how Ruby hung out at the beach--in my front pack. She loved it!
Flying kites at Newport Beach. I hope my kids know that they have the best Grandma ever. I love you Mom!
3 comments:
Looks like a really good trip! And I can completely understand the complexities of traveling with numerous children under the age of 6...
Just thinking about that many little kids at a big place like Disneyland made me nervous. I am so glad that you had a great time.
I bet your mom loves having so many grandkids. Ruby's eyes, are gorgeous!!!
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