Disney. Phew, who knew having fun was this much work? :) We all (Bob, Kathie, Eddie, Melissa, Alec, Emily, Lynette, Kaitlyn, Sophie, Christen, and Lauren) arrived safely in Orlando. Kathie is doing much better (less bathroom trips!) but we've been wheeling her around to stay on the safe side and keep up her energy. Lauren was the first to arrive, but followed shortly by Christen, Bob and Kathie who flew in from Houston. They all checked in - Christen's room (which she is sharing with Lynette and the girls) was fine, but Kathie, Bob and Lauren's had a little smell to it - which there was no way Kathie was going to be able to deal with, so they had to swap rooms - meaning they were no longer so close to Christen's room. It has all worked out though. The rooms aren't too spread out.
(Tired family - taking a break, Eddie's family is in line to get a picture with Stitch, I believe)
The first evening was relaxed - we all ate dinner together, but it was pretty low key after that. Day two, however... well, look at the title. We were move, move, move on Saturday. We certainly got to see a lot though, and the kids seemed to enjoy themselves - but it was ridiculously humid and hot. Lauren was even in what of the mini-performances - she was the screaming like a lunatic character;)
Day three was a break day. We all went to Downtown Disney, though we weren't all together for too long - it's tough when there's a princess shop and a legos store. The adults all enjoyed the first non-pizza meal we'd had in awhile and then there was a parting of the sea. Those that got out of dodge right after lunch were wise - it broke out into quite a storm. Lynette had headed back with the girls and Bob and Kathie while everyone else had stayed at DD. Eddie and Melissa and their kids left shortly after, managed to take the ferry part of the way back, but when the storm broke loose, had to walk back from the neighboring hotel. Lauren and Christen got a pretty nice brunt of it, because they were stuck trying to get out of DD during the downpour, ended up on a bus which was unfortunately making the rounds to one of the water parks before going to the hotel. A 16 minute ride to DD from the hotel via ferry was a 30 minute bus ride back. Those who had made it back to the hotel enjoyed a little bit of pool time.
Tomorrow is another day of running for fun (aka - we're in a hurry to do everything;) ) at Magic Kingdom. Thank goodness for Melissa - she's figured out almost everything for this trip! But the whole family has to keep thanking The Bank of Bob:) ... We call him Dad.
Kathie has been doing a good job of just enjoying herself and she really is doing much better this week. She doesn't need the wheelchair except to keep longer lasting energy. It also hasn't hurt in getting great seats for some of the events;) But the worst at others - so it evens out.
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