Mecham's Rule - Lagoon 2015

My mom really wanted to take the her clan (kids, spouses, grandkids) to Lagoon for our immediate family reunion for 2015. Sometimes I wish that our "Griswold Moments" as I'd like to call them could be made into our own movie. Every family vacation we've ever had seems to have spurts of complete chaos, typically beforehand. The prepping for this get together was no exception to our rule. I wasn't present to witness the scene, but apparently my parents were stuck in traffic after already leaving an hour and fifteen minutes late, took the wrong exit to Lagoon, got the trailer stuck in someone's yard on the way to the campground, my dad fell in a knee-deep hole (booby trap!) while trying to get the trailer unstuck which hurt his wrist, and Kailee and Nayla were pouting in the truck because they had waited for three hours to get to Laguna Beach. My mom might have had a couple meltdowns, trying so hard to make the trip perfect and provide happy memories for everyone. On top of it all, my dad couldn't sleep the night before because he had an extreme toothache and is in dire need of a root canal! Timely.

But it all worked out. 

 We had to warm Amberly up to going on the rides by starting really small and making sure she either had one of us or her cousin Eli with her, but within a few minutes she was pointing at any ride she saw exclaiming "EEaaaassseee!!" (Please) because she wanted to ride every last one.

 Cousin Love!

 Eli is a little sweetheart and took such good care of my girl! I asked him to keep his arm around her on anything that went up high, and they were adorable little ride buddies!

Eventually my big girl was brave enough to ride the single kiddy rides! So cute.

Aliya did awesome as well! She rode with Keira most of the time.

(I wish I took a photo of Sarah and I doing the pregnant lady thing at Lagoon all day...glad we were in the same boat!)

They looked horrified the entire time, but Amberly and Aliya even rode Puff with their daddies!

The Mecham clan on the train ride. We sure missed Seth but we loved being together. 

This is Amberly NOT appreciating the camera in her face...

Stockton loved Rattlesnake Rapids! He was laughing the entire time. 

Dad and Brian watched Amberly and Aliya so the preggos could get at least one good ride in (without risking our growing babies)!

We took a family photo at Lagoon's western photography studio which needless to say, was probably the biggest success of the entire day...am I right or am I right?

 Priceless. The three cowboys in the front kill me. Okay everyone's facial expression kills me. These are too great.

Grandma and Stockton

Daddy and Amberly

We had a few Mommy Daughter moments where I got to be alone with Amberly and take her on some kiddy rides that adults are allowed on. I adore my daughter to pieces! Being her mommy only becomes more fun as she grows older.

 

Our family vacations/reunions always have a way of working out, even if they only provide humorous and embellished stories for the next year that we can laugh at together as a family. 

Thanks Mom and Dad.