Usually we hit Los Angeles in the middle of rush hour but this time we got there in mid-morning. We stopped at Costco to load up on some of the food we'll need for the week. It really put a strain on my poor SUV to load in two shopping baskets of groceries when it was already full of our luggage, beach gear, and supplies for arts and crafts activities. We managed finally.
The Marriott Newport Coast Resort was expecting us but since we were about half an hour early for check-in we had to wait to get our rooms. We were more than a little concerned that the groceries weren't going to enjoy sitting out in the car but at least we didn't have any ice cream to melt all over things. 
Once we got one of the rooms, we loaded up all the groceries on two luggage carts to transport it all to the room. We were momentarily stymied because our room was down a flight of stairs from the parking lot and our building doesn't have an elevator. The building next door does have an elevator.
Jon and boys were first to arrive. Lee and his kids came shortly thereafter. By the end of the evening we had 8 adults and 8 children sharing our two suites. We'll get two more suites on Sunday as well as several more people. Needless to say, this evening was controlled pandemonium as we attempted to feed everyone in the one suite. It was only because they didn't all arrive at the same time that the whole thing was possible. We ended the evening with a birthday pie for Perry's birthday today.
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