It Truely Is a Small World

Jennifer and I were walking in Downtown Disney when we ran into a friendly face. It was quite a shock to hear Adam yelling out my name (for those of you who don't know Adam he is my cousin who I grew up with in Iowa and is now going to school in Florida). I was about to exclaim "what are you doing here" but he beat me to punch. which in retrospect was good because it makes more sense for him to ask me that question considering I am a resident of Iowa, than for me to ask Him that question since he resides less than an hour away from the park. We caught up on what was going on and Adam was able to see his cousin Ethan for the first time.

It is always great to see a friendly face when you are away from home.

Thomas

The Amazing Story

We briefly mentioned that we were in Florida to celebrate Doug and Marilyn's 30th wedding anniversary. Doug has been planning this surprise trip for Marilyn for the past two years and we as a family started meeting a year ago to arrange the details. we managed to keep this secret from Marilyn although there were many close calls. As the trip drew closer we began to dread being around Marilyn for fear of blowing the largest secret we have ever been entrusted to keep.

On Sunday night Doug had a surprise party for Marilyn where Mike and Lauren had put together a tribute to her with pictures and videos of their thirty years of marriage. That night he told her they were going on a trip south. Then that Thursday Doug flew all of us kids to Florida and we surprised Marilyn at the Grand Floridian resort where Doug and Marilyn renewed their wedding vows. We then spent three days in Disney world and two days down at the beach in Jupiter. It was a great trip and we came home with lots of good memories.

Doug and Marilyn we love you both and you are an inspiration to us.

Thomas and Jennifer

Its A Small World

This is a video of Ethan's favorite ride at Disney World. This ride seems harmless but after seeing this video I was convinced that Disney hypnotized Ethan and embedded in his mind a desire to come back to the "happiest place on earth" and spend his parents money. If in a few years Ethan is begging us to take him back to Magic Kingdom we will know that my suspicions are correct. Well at least we got a really cute movie of Ethan out of the deal. By the way Katherine if you read this post don't judge Ethan until you meet him. Hope you all enjoy this movie.

Thomas

Florida Vacation

We apologize for the two month hiatus from this blog, we are now up and running so be ready for an exciting look into our lives. Zach I think you are the only one who is checking this blog, thanks for your dedication.

We have just returned from our trip to Florida. For two years Doug has been planning this surprise trip for his and Marilyn’s 30th wedding anniversary. We all met in Disney World and spent a few days in the parks. We then went south to Jupiter and spent a few days on the beach. We will add some more posts about the details of the trip in the next few days. Here is a picture of us about to go into Disney World's Haunted House.