So Recap: we had family start coming on Monday and everyone was here by Friday and Joel got married on Saturday and then Sunday was EASTER! and Monday morning we loaded the five kids in the car, said goodbye to the remaining family members and drove to DISNEYLAND!

The kids have been wanting to go for years. I have been wanting to wait until the kids are old enough to remember going. Erica and Than Hancock have been trying to get us to go for years. Ben decided all the stars had aligned and we were off to Disneyland!

We have been planning and talking for a few months and Ben kept telling the kids that it was an April Fool’s joke. We said we were going but on April 1st we wouldn’t really get in the car and go because it was all a big trick. The kids were a little worried even as we piled into the car with their bags packed. So Cute.

I admit that I was a little nervous to go with the Hancock’s because they are crazy. I mean, they only have one speed and it is pedal to the medal. We have a lot of little kids (so do they) but I didn’t know how well we would keep up. And we were first timers and our stroller was manufactured in the 90’s and my kids are wimpy and… I will also admit in retrospect that going with the Hancock’s was the BEST way to go. They guided and ran and stood in line, shared treats, spoiled my kids, and tended kids and we had a blast. We were honestly lost on the first day when we walked in without them. I couldn’t tell a store from a ride. Anyway…

The kids did well on the 10 hour drive. We stayed at the Hilton and swam in the pool when we got there. We made a quick walmart run for milk and snacks and went to bed ready to start our Disney Adventure.