We were so excited to have my family over from England to visit. It had been about nine years since everyone was together and we had a blast. We couldn't resist the opportunity to take lots of pictures.

My mum and her sister Lesley.

All of the cousins.


The Pearce family minus Gracie ....

... who was sleeping.


The Mangerino family.


The Viehweg family.

The Happiest Place on Earth.

We were so excited to go to Disneyland with Ashlyn for the first time, and what made it even more fun was sharing the day with my family. We had such a good time (even with the rain at the beginning of the day).














Ashlyn loved the characters from a distance, but was not so sure when she got up close.






Ashlyn loved the Dumbo ride (until it started moving).



Ashlyn had lots of fun with her cousins. Gracie loved Mickey Mouse, but Ashlyn just wanted to get away from him.































It was such a great day!

Mojave Narrows

The day after my family arrived from England we all took a day trip to Mojave Narrows Regional park. Everyone had lots of fun and enjoyed catching up with one another.




Ashlyn and Gracie enjoyed getting to know each other better and spent most of their time playing in the sand.

Everyone enjoyed cooling off at the water park,








swinging on the swings,










and sliding on the slides.

Daddy & Ashlyn

Ashlyn loves to dance, and was so excited to dance with her daddy.