It's official!

It about killed us ("us" being me and Jeanne ... for some reason the Wiard brothers didn't care so much about the surprises) but the kids officially know ALL the details of the Disney trip! Jay and Jeanne were supposed to meet us at the hotel around 7:30 last night, but somewhere in Tennessee (before our IN/MI routes converged) they had to detour off of I-75 due to a rockslide that did a lot of damage to the interstate. The detour was just about 20 miles of the highway, but cost them 2 hours of travel time!! By the time they arrived at our hotel it was after 9:30 so we agreed we would wait until this morning.

I was awake for good at 5:30 am, but woke up just about every hour starting at 2:30 ... I know, I'm worse than the kids! Our family was all up and showered by 7:30 and headed in to have breakfast. Jeanne and I texted back and forth and agreed that the potential for a noisy reunion was pretty great so the lobby/breakfast room was probably the best place for it. I tried to get it all on video but it's hard to tape when you're a.) trying to be inconspicuous, and b.) GIDDY with excitement!!! The video is below ... you'll see Jay and Jeanne and the kids walk in, and I hear me tell my kids to look at the door. Of course I missed getting Nicholas' face on camera when he realized what was going on, but I did see it and wish I had the lens focused on him!! Here it is:

So! Now we're caravanning for the next six hours down to the stomping grounds of my youth: central Florida!! We have Kate and Paige with us and Nick and Luke are following in the van with Jay and Jeanne. Let the fun begin!!!









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On our Way!!

Well, we did it! I can't believe we were able to pull it off, but we managed to surprise our kids this morning when we told them we are going to Disney World!!


So now we're on our way to Florida! We're out of Indiana completely and in to the rolling hills of Kentucky. Beautiful!! The kids are quietly watching a movie in the back seat while Brian and I jam to Aerosmith ... so far a pleasant experience.





Jeanne and I are texting back a forth and keeping tabs on each other. They left from Michigan around 6am and will plan on meeting us at the hotel in Georgia, at which time all secrets will finally be revealed and the kids will know they are not only going to Disney World this week, but going to Disney World WITH THEIR COUSINS!! The first Wiard-side family trip, and I think it could be the first of many! I'm all about extended family vacations! We went to Yellowstone National Park with my parents a couple years ago and I've recently begun campaigning for a Nelson family cruise ... so far, I think I'm the only one on board, but give me time!!