Went with my hubbys family (he didn't come, rides make him sick). Extended families are great. Met 2 more of hubbys sisters partners brothers (he is one of 5 boys). I sometimes miss my family - cousins, sisters etc so its great that hubbys family are so welcoming and accepting of me, I always thought of myself as a bit of a weirdo because of how I was treated in dubdom.
Had a great time, went on most of the rides I wanted to and because the weather wasn't the best (it started raining about 2 hrs after we got there and didn't stop) it meant that there weren't any huge crowds so we were able to go from one ride to the next without spending hours in queues. I had waterproofs and as long as I was able to go into the loos every now and again and blowdry my trousers I was a happy bunny.
Went on the kiddie rides too as my neice is 1.2m and couldn't go on some of the adult rides that have a 1.4m restriction, my nephew had it the best, he is just 1.4m so got on the kiddie rides that had the max height restriction too, he was boasting about the fact he went on more rides than anyone. lol. kids are so funny and so competitive. You should have seen their faces on the big roller coasters, absolutley freaking out and nearly crying and then going "that was fun" when it stopped!