Moondog, Nick and Daniel arrived at the house around 11 PM on July 20. On Wednesday, Aaron 2 came with his grandparents, aunt and uncle who live in the area. He had been staying with them for a few days. It was nice to meet them. We are fortunate that his adoption has worked out so well. As Lisa wrote in a poem when Aaron was a month old, ...you have twice as many loved ones as most other children have. We feel blessed that Aaron was raised by wonderful people and we are now able to be a part of his life.
On Saturday, the 24th, we all headed to Orlando. I had reserved four rooms at a motel that looked to be one of the original Disney World lodgings. I don’t think the decorating had been changed in over 30 years. But, it worked just fine for us, giving us all a bed and shower. Erik and girls arrived late Saturday night making the family circle complete.
Sunday and Monday were spent at Disney World. It was very hot and humid and at times tempers got a little heated. Lisa was intent on keeping everyone together. One problem...some wanted to just go on the “roller coaster” rides while others wanted to do other things. I was in the latter group and rode Space Mtn twice, Splash Mtn, Thunder Road, Mt. Everest twice, Tower of Terror and Aerosmith’s Rock n Roller Coaster.
Tuesday, the 27th, Aaron 2 and Daniel flew back to Phoenix, Lisa, Taylor and Moondog flew to New Orleans, and Nick, Erik, Kadin and Gracie came to The Villages. The girls
went swimming EVERY day and loved riding in the golf cart. Friday, the 30th, Arne took Erik and Nick to Tampa for the Tampa Bay Rays and Yankees baseball game. They were hoping to witness history as A-Rod hit his 600th homer but was not to be. They had a great time anyway. The girls and I went to a movie and to Olive Garden.
Saturday night, the 31st, we went to a Japanese Steakhouse for dinner cooked on a hibachi grill around which we all sat. Everyone loved the presentation and the food was excellent also.
Sunday, August 1, Erik flew home, with Nick following on Monday. Now we had just Kadin and Gracie for five days. On Tuesday, we went to Pauly’s Pizzeria where the girls created their very own pizzas and dough knot desserts which we ate for lunch. In the afternoon, we all went to Line Dancing for two hours. That evening, we had birthday cake in honor of Arne’s birthday.
Wednesday, the girls spent several hours in art lessons with Grandpa. I took them swimming for a couple hours in the afternoon.
Thursday, more art lessons, swimming and craft at one of the recreation centers. They each made a model golf cart.
Friday morning, water sports with races and diving for coins. In the afternoon, Arne took the girls to a Magic Show.
Saturday afternoon, we headed for Orlando as the girls had a 4 PM flight to Albuquerque. I told Erik I felt like we had put the girls in one of those bank money tubes and sent them on their way. When he picked them up, they said the flight was sooo awesome! Guess they won’t mind traveling alone again.Sunday, I was very blue as the house was quiet and the skies full of rain. I’m better today as I get back into the swing of Villages Life.
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