Be Our Guest!

We have had visitors every weekend but one since moving into our new home last month. The first set of visitors were Lance's brother Loren, sister-in-law Kara, niece Arianna, nephew Lincoln, and brother Christopher, who visited us for several days. It would have been a tough crowd to accommodate in our old place, and we were glad to have a couple extra bedrooms.

We grilled, had fondue, went to the dog park, went to the beach, and walked to Kristi's favorite frozen dairy product destination, Yogurtland, during the first few days. We also rested up for the big day that we had planned on Tuesday: visiting both Disneyland and California Adventure.

Chris, Loren, Arianna, and I arrived at Disneyland in the mid-morning and went straight to Space Mountain. The indoor roller coaster would be Arianna's first theme park ride. Aria was quite a trooper--she told us that she was not scared on any of the rides except for the Matterhorn. And I don't blame her for that one. Nobody likes the abominable snowmen that are camped in the dark recesses of that mountain.

Kristi joined us at California Adventure in the afternoon, after we went home to allow Aria to take a quick nap. Kristi was hoping to ride the raft ride, Grizzly River Run, but the wait was almost an hour. Fortunately, a stranger handed her two Fastpasses for the ride just as we were passing by.

As you can see, Kristi and Arianna were grinning from ear to ear on the way in. They were soaking wet but still smiling on the way out. I think many of the visitors found it entertaining to see two girls in pretty dresses plummeting down the big waterfalls.

We had a great time with our guests and look forward to having Kristi's family visit in November!