We just had time to get ready when the kids started to arrive at DisneyWorld. Michelle, Tim, Ty and Tate arrived on the 28th. Dione, Bob, Abby, Grace, Jack and Sarah arrived on the 29th. We celebrated John's 65th birthday on the 29th (whoo hoo,,,, now we got Medicare). On April 1st, we all went to Magic Kingdom and celebrated Jack's 6th birthday. He has been cancer free for almost a year now and it was wonderful to celebrate this birthday in the most fun place in the world. It was great that Ty and Tate spent the day at Magic Kingdom with us as a family even tho they would probably have enjoyed another theme park that offered rides for the older kids. Of course, we did 'it's a small world' that has been a tradition since Michelle and Dione were little. We stayed at the Disney resort 'Old Key West' and we were treated royally. You can't beat the friendly service that the Disney Cast Members offer their guests. The kids loved the water slide there along with all the daily pool activities. 'Just the best place for the magic to begin'. Michelle and her gang went home on the 4th followed by Dione and her gang on the 5th. Laura, her daughter Stacy, her sister Lynne, sister in law Dee and our mutual friend Barb all landed in at OKW on the 6th for a fast tour of Disneyworld. We took them to a few of the resorts followed by shopping Downtown Disney and then dinner at Planet Hollywood. We enjoyed some downtime before flying home to Yuma on the 7th. As you can see by the Picasa steam on photos, we all had an awesome time. We are so very fortunate that we invested in Disney Vacation Club when we first moved to the States in 97. Otherwise we would not be able to afford to show our family and friends the quality of vacation time at Disney that DVC allows us to do. Someday Michelle and Dione will be bringing their grandchildren to Disney to watch them grow up with the same 'magic' that these kids are enjoying. Life is good. When we get back to Yuma, we'll chill (right ! at a temp of 105) for a few days before moving on to Huntington Beach, CA to visit Tony and Barb as we start our trip North. Looking forward to some more sightseeing in California and to visiting Oregon and Washington for the first time.
