Yvonne, Dora and my stepmom all have a special birthday this year, so we decided to meet up at Orlando to celebrate.  Mom was there first on Friday, and Dora and Gloria arrived on Saturday afternoon while the four of us arrived at their Yvonne and Allen’s house later at 7pm in our rented minivan.  Their house was recently remodeled and it was even more beautiful than before.  The next day we hung out together and relaxed in the house.  Katie was busy as she had practice and studying to do, but she hung out with the boys when she could.  Kevin on the other hand was more than happy to play with our boys on video game.  The three of them immediately bonded on their favorite game and played with each other on and off all throughout the trip.  During one of our outings, Kevin asked the boys to play this virtual shooting game, but only Logan joined him as Connor was a bit nervous trying something new.  The two boys had a good time shooting at monsters.  They were hoping to get back in and shoot some zombies next.

    On Sunday night, we met up at the Chinese restaurant to have a banquet meal for the birthday celebration.  It was a yummy dinner and we all were stuffed afterward.  We then took a stroll at the City Walk, and the kids quickly worked up an appetite for popcorn.  With the hot weather in FL, the evening was definitely more comfortable and enjoyable for a walk.  On another evening, we stayed in for a homemade dinner.  The kids all enjoyed the chicken and shortribs Yvonne made for us.

    One important addition to this trip was playing with Katie’s new puppy Butter.  She is still very young and not well trained yet.  So while we were there, Butter had caused a lot of chaos or stress, but at the same time, she was super cute.  We all had fun playing with her and trying to train her too.  Dora and Gloria had shared their knowledge of dogs with us and getting us ready for a doggie one day.

   This was sort of the first reunion trip we had and it was nice to see everyone.