Getting checked in was the easy part: sign a few forms, answer some questions, push a button and activate all their Magic Bands; easy peasy. Corralling the kids long enough to get their Magic Bands on them, that's the hard part. They were all too excited and enjoying themselves playing and exploring the enormous lobby of their hotel to stop even for the ten seconds to get the bracelet on.

But one by one, every person, big and small, in their group got a Magic Band clipped around their wrist, which gave them the Power. Literally. Those bracelets could do anything: open their hotel room, enable them to buy anything they desired. It was their access card to rides and shows, and most importantly: it got them into every single park.

Thankfully, for the Castle kids' sake, their Magic Bands were all different colors and their names were printed on the inside; this would hopefully reduce the amount of squabbles over whose band was whose, which was bound to happen even with different colors.

After twenty minutes where the parents rested for five seconds after a long travel day, and the kids continued to explore and watch the movie that was playing in a secluded corner, the individual families gathered up their kids and split off to get settled into their rooms.

"Hey, dude, wanna go see our room?" Kate asks, coming over to her son who was banging on a drum under the watchful eye of a very kind and patient Cast Member.

"Five more minutes?" Liam asks, looking up to her with those big, blue eyes he inherited from his father and older sister.

"One more minute," Kate answers, steeling him with a look. "I'm gonna go get Tin and Nemo and them you're done, okay?"

"Okay," the boy nods, already back to his solo.

It doesn't take Kate long to find Austin and Finn as they were headed in her direction.

"We didn't see any animals," Austin sighs dejectedly, hugging Kate's arm.

"Daddy said there would be lots to see," Finn adds.

She looks over she son's head to the giant window that stood as center piece of the lobby and looked out over one of the three savannas on the property. Kate could tell, even from where she stood that there were no animals to be found.

"Maybe they are getting food or a drink of water," she suggests, turning back to the drums.

"Yeah, maybe," Austin shrugs.

"Liam, let's go," Kate reminds her son, who was still banging away on the drum. "Say thank you," Kate orders as her son starts to walk away with his twin.

The boy turns around and thanks the Cast Member with a smile.

"You are welcome, little one," he replies. "Come back and play anytime."

"Oh, he'll take you up on that offer," Kate chuckles under her breath, heading back to her family.

"Ready?" Castle asks, once everyone has been gathered up.

"Let's go," Kate nods.

They catch the next elevator car and manage to all fit inside, even with Finn's walker. There is a family waiting for the elevator as they reach their floor and the two make a switch: one on, one off, without losing anyone.

Rick counts doors down the hallway, searching for their room.

"I wanna push the button!" Danielle says, racing to the front.

"I'm gonna do it first," Rick says, grabbing his daughter's hand.

"No!" she whines.

"But everyone is gonna get a turn," he reassures, squeezing Danielle's hand.

"Okay."

Castle holds his band to the sensor on the door, and a second later a click sounds, a green light shows and they are granted access to the room.

Screaming, and squealing and five little bodies racing around fill the room as the quintuplets explore their new home for the next week.

The first thing they see when they walk in is a bathroom: two sinks, tub/shower combo and a toilet, nothing too fancy, but it gets the job done. Immediately to their right is the second bedroom: two queen sized beds, desk, night stand, TV hung on the wall and a large, sunny window. To the left, a short hallway leads to a bar area with stools, and opens to the main living area. A couch (that folds out into another queen sized bed), coffee table, fluffy armchair, TV hung on the wall, a kitchen table with a bench on one side and a pair of chairs on the other, and a large window and sliding glass door that leads out to their balcony. Across from the living room, behind the bar, is the kitchen with full sized appliances (stove, oven, dishwasher, and fridge) and a closet that hides a pack-and-play and a high chair. The last room in their suite, which will belong to Rick and Kate, is the master bedroom. Looking the same as the other bedroom, in terms of décor, the only differences were a King sides bed instead of a queen, and a sliding door out to the balcony. The master bathroom was absolutely gorgeous! Beautiful tile decorated the floor and shower, and there was a beautiful bathtub along one side, two sinks, separated by a lower vanity counter in the middle, and the shower, which looked amazing.

Their bags had already arrived and were sitting in the bedrooms along with the kids' backpacks. The kids' prized stuffed animals were lined up on the beds in the second bedroom, happy and ready for their trip. It was a sweet touch that the Bag Boys didn't have to do, but they did anyway; going above what they were asked to do: extra kudos in Rick Castle's book.

Jim had led his grandkids out onto the long balcony and was pointing out the different animals they could see. Rick and Kate could hear their screams and squeals from inside, and took a minute to watch out the window; to admire how lucky and blessed they are to have the life and the family (blood related and not) that they have.

"Daddy! Mommy! Look!"

That was their cue. The parents stepped outside and followed their kids' hands as they pointed to the animals grazing on the plants in the clearing below them.

"It's a baby one!" Miyana cheers, pointing to a smaller giraffe among the others.

"I think it is," Rick nods, lifting his daughter so she could see the baby better, sandwiching her between the metal railing and his stomach.

They are on no timetable that day, no places they absolutely have to be at a specific time, so they stay and watch the animals a little longer. But after a while, the kids' attention starts to wander and they start to lose interest.

A suggestion of going swimming is proposed and met with great enthusiasm.

[] []

"Our room has bunk beds!" Grace Ryan announces as she jogs over to the grouping of chairs they had claimed near the pool.

"They do?" Kate asks, intrigued.

"Yeah! And I get the top bunk and Kieran gets the bottom cause he too little to sleep that high, but I'll let him come up if he wants to."

"That's pretty cool," Kate says, watching as her niece slips off her swim cover and flip flops, turns and runs for the pool. Grace squeals as she jumps and hits the water with a spectacular splash.

The other kids follow, copying their cousin's jump; though Monica and Kieran take a bit mo0re coaxing as they are not a comfortable in the water as the other kids. But eventually they are in the pool, floaty vests and all.

"Dad! Come swim with me!"

And the dominos begin to fall.

"Daddy! Can you throw me?"

"Me too!"

"Me first!"

"No, me first!"

"Don't splash me! Mommy! Miyana splashed me!"

"Be nice or you're not swimming at all!" Kate threatens.

"Papi! Venga!"

"I'll be there in a minute," Javier answers his daughter.

The adults know the kids won't leave them alone until all of their dads are in the pool with them, so after ordering drinks at the pool bar, the guys pull off their shirts and join the kids in the pool.

They spend the rest of the night migrating from the pool to their chairs for food and drink.

The dads toss the kids repeatedly, and even attempt some tricks on the willing ones that freak out the mom's that they have to force themselves to look when their child calls "Mommy look!"

By the time it's time to get out, everyone is tired and happy and Monica has gotten more comfortable in the pool thanks to Liam's goggles and careful coaching from her Uncle Rick; she's not death gripping the wall anymore.

[] []

The night goes pretty quickly once they are back in their room. Everyone gets showers, slathers lotion all over their bodies and changes into pajamas. Hair is brushed and braided, and teeth are scrubbed.

The kids are getting their beds set up: Austin and Liam in the second bedroom that they are sharing with their grandfather, and the girls take over the living room on the queen sized pull-out couch bed. Jim and Kate head out onto the balcony while Rick showers and the kids watch a show before bed.

"Tonight was fun: nice and easy before we're so busy the rest of the week," Kate says.

"It was," Jim nods.

"You ready to ride the rollercoasters tomorrow, dad?"

"I don't know, Katie," Jim questions, listening to his daughter laugh. "I'm an old man, can't handle those rides like I used too."

"Don't worry: if Thunder Mountain is too intense for you we'll find a nice bench for you to ride."

Jim picked up on his daughter's humor and chuckles. "I think I can manage," he nods, adding a dash of sarcasm to his voice.

"I love you dad," Kate laughs, hugging Jim.

"I love you too, Katie."

A minute later Rick comes out from his shower, hair still damp, dressed in a t shirt and soft pajama pants.

The animals outside their window seem to be more active, so they sit and watch for a while, listening to the sounds the animals make mixed with people settling in for the night and the last few stragglers coming in from the pool.

"We'd better get to bed," Rick says, breaking the moment. It's only just past ten, but they have reservations for breakfast, and have to get up early to make it.

"Yeah, you're right," Jim nods, standing and creeping into the room, past the girls and into the second bedroom where he readies for bed as quiet as he can. Rick and Kate have the luxury of no kids in their room (yet) and can move around a little louder than Jim can.

An hour later the only sounds in the suite are the air conditioner coming to life and eight bodies breathing in their sleep.