Thunder's cousin invited us to his wedding to be held at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas. We were excited to have see Nana and Papa and many extended family members Thunder hadn't seen in years... many since our own wedding. It was so fun to reconnect and see what everyone is up to.
Even though this is a horrible picture, we were excited to get it! It is Papa with his two brothers. It's been a while since they have all been together.
While we were in town, we went to a wild animal exhibit at Mandalay Bay. The boys were in heaven.
You can even "pet" stingrays! Sunrise wasn't so interested in that.
I was not adventurous as the rest of the family and did not join them for a swim. It was only in the 70's, and I can wait for summer to don my suit. But the kids had a blast, swimming outdoors in February.
And this is where our trip was supposed to end. Wedding in Vegas, then go back home. But then Thunder got a crazy idea. We were only 3 hours from Disney Land... what if we missed 1 day of school and were totally spontaneous??? What if we threw caution to the wind and just were crazy for a day??? We loaded up the car and didn't even tell the kids. We just pretended we were driving back home. They watched a few movies and didn't even notice the palm trees as we got closer. When we stopped the car next to the sign for Disney Land, they first were just confused. Then the cheers erupted! We stopped by Huntington Beach on the day we drove over and met some friends for dinner.
Even though this is a horrible picture, we were excited to get it! It is Papa with his two brothers. It's been a while since they have all been together.
While we were in town, we went to a wild animal exhibit at Mandalay Bay. The boys were in heaven.
You can even "pet" stingrays! Sunrise wasn't so interested in that.
I was not adventurous as the rest of the family and did not join them for a swim. It was only in the 70's, and I can wait for summer to don my suit. But the kids had a blast, swimming outdoors in February.
Thunder had many fond memories of going to Circus Circus as a child, so we went there too. They have an awesome little ice-cream shop that rotates amid the rest of the arcade games.
And this is where our trip was supposed to end. Wedding in Vegas, then go back home. But then Thunder got a crazy idea. We were only 3 hours from Disney Land... what if we missed 1 day of school and were totally spontaneous??? What if we threw caution to the wind and just were crazy for a day??? We loaded up the car and didn't even tell the kids. We just pretended we were driving back home. They watched a few movies and didn't even notice the palm trees as we got closer. When we stopped the car next to the sign for Disney Land, they first were just confused. Then the cheers erupted! We stopped by Huntington Beach on the day we drove over and met some friends for dinner.
We were also able to meet up with Thunder's aunt and family. We haven't seen their triplet children since they were seven years old, and now they are in high school. Our kids loved talking to them about sports and school.
And of course we had a great day in Disney Land! It was a little cold and rainy, but it didn't bother us at all. It just made the wimpy Californians stay home! We had little to no wait on most rides and it was hard to imagine what it will be like in the summer when most people go.
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