We're back from our family reunion to Orlando, after another 14-hour
drive, which we did over two days (I'll post a separate entry about our
visit to SeaWorld). The girls did really great in the car - of course,
having the DVD players helps a ton. Anna loved the Angelina Ballerina
mouse video that Titi Toni gave her - if it was up to her, she would
have watched it over and over the entire trip, but we had to interject
and give Cara a turn to watch Bob & Larry (Veggie Tales) or
Curious George. Beth would probably have liked the trip better if Cara
hadn't repeatedly thrown her blanket or manatee on the floor where no
one could reach, then cry for it until someone (i.e., the non-driving
adult) bent all over the place trying to get to it.
Neither girl slept in the car on the way down, even when we kept the
DVD players off to try to lull them to sleep (which only resulted in an
hour of Anna whining about wanting to watch Curious George in space and
Cara yelling). On the way back, though, each one fell asleep, right
after being really cranky. They were tired.
It was really hard to leave - that's the worst part about vacation in
general, but I think it's even harder when you're spending time with
loved ones that you don't get to see often. It had been about three
years, I think, since my side of the family got together in Orlando.
Just like that time, I really didn't want to leave and was pretty sad
for the first part of our trip. I hope we'll be able to get together
again before another three years pass by.
For the record, Titi Edna's blitz wins (including her alleged,
unbelievably high score of 36) were disqualified when Christopher
discovered she had been playing with a non-standard deck of cards. This
left me, again, as the blitz champion for the week. Winning the lowest
score was Nicky, playing under the influence of NyQuil, with a final
score of 1, with Abuela close behind wielding a score of either 4 or 5.
I hope we find that score sheet at our next reunion.
Thank
you, Titi Toni, Uncle Curt, and family, for opening up your home to let
us all eat and play together. What a fantastic location and beautiful
backyard on the lake! Thank you, Abuela, Titi Edna, and dad for making
the trip out there to spend time with us. We love you and hope to see
you all again soon!
Love,
Dave, Beth, Anna (the big one), and Cara (the little one/the other one)
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