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Familymoon (1/1)
"I helped Grandpa hang the Happy Anniversary sign," DJ reported as he entered the kitchen of the Rollins' condo where Elizabeth and Angie were arranging cheese and crackers on a tray. "Is there anything else we need to do before Mommy and Daddy get here?"
"I think we're all set," Elizabeth said as she put the extra crackers back in the box. In the few seconds it took her to place the box back in the pantry Angie grabbed several pieces of cheese in one hand and several crackers in the other.
"You're not gonna be hungry when the movie starts," Elizabeth warned.
Angie hopped down off her stool, eyes dancing with mischief. "I's sharing wif DJ."
"Nice save." Elizabeth chuckled. "Good sharing."
DJ took the slightly smushed cheese his sister offered him. "Thanks."
"I's nummy," Angie assured him.
"Mommy says Angie is like Daddy with food," DJ told his grandmother. "She's always hungry and she'll eat almost anything."
"Did I hear someone discussing food?" Joseph asked as he entered the kitchen.
"Cheeeeeese and crackers," Angie said happily as she held out her hands and offered him a broken cracker and piece of cheese with a bite out of it.
"No thank you, angel. I'll just grab my own ..." He started to reach for the plate but was stopped by Elizabeth's stern look. "On second thought … I'll just wait until the movie starts."
"That's an excellent plan," Elizabeth said. "Now let's make sure everything is in place because Steve and Catherine should be here any minute."
The happy couple came through the door to loud cheers of Happy Anniversary and an excited round of welcome home hugs and kisses. Before they had much of a chance to catch their breath the kids were eager to start the movie.
Grandma Ang settled in her usual chair, Joseph and Elizabeth sat side by side on the loveseat, Steve and Catherine sat on the couch with Angie and DJ squirming excitedly in between them.
Joseph picked up the remote. "Everybody ready?"
"Wait … Daddy has to say the first part." DJ turned his wide, hopeful eyes towards his father. "Please."
Steve smiled. "This movie was made exactly five years ago today. It seems like only yesterday though because …" He paused and waited for the others to join in the now traditional opening line of the movie. "Time flies when you're having fun."
Joseph hit the play button and the screen lit up with images of the Ko Olina resort.
"There's Boris!" DJ said.
The kids both loved watching Steve and Catherine's wedding video and picking out all the familiar faces.
"There's Grace!" Angie squealed. "An' Ann Carrie!"
"Mommy looked really pretty that day didn't she, Daddy?" DJ sighed.
Steve squeezed his wife's hand. "Your mommy always looks beautiful but you're right, she looked like a princess that day."
The children watched every frame with rapt attention even though they'd both seen the video dozens of times. When it ended DJ turned to his father.
"Miss Kelly who works in the library at my school got married and then she wasn't in school the next time we had library and Ms. Lane said it was because she was on her honeymoon with her new husband. But Uncle Danny said you and Mommy didn't go on a honeymoon."
"That's right," Steve said. "We stayed home and did some work around the house."
"Did you go on a honeymoon?" DJ asked his grandparents who both nodded their heads yes.
"I have an album of photos from the trip," Elizabeth told him. "We'll get them down and look at them next week."
"You should go on a honeymoon," DJ told his parents seriously.
"Go hummymoon," Angie agreed. She had no idea what that meant but if her brother thought it was a good idea she did too.
"The thing is," Catherine said, "When we first got married we didn't have you or Angie. Now that we do, we wouldn't want to go on a vacation without you guys."
DJ looked at his father who nodded in confirmation.
"You should all take a trip together," Grandma Ang suggested. "Call it a familymoon."
DJ's widened. "Is that a real thing?"
"There is if you want there to be," Ang said. "And I think it sounds like a fantastic idea!"
"We're going on a familymoon," DJ excitedly told Mary, Aaron, and Joanie when they video called to wish Steve and Catherine a happy anniversary.
"What's a familymoon?" Mary asked.
"Mommy and Daddy never had a honeymoon after they got married so this is gonna be like that except we're all going." The words tumbled out of DJ's mouth in an excited rush.
Mary smiled. "That sounds like fun."
"We don't know where we're going yet though," he continued.
"To a castle!" Angie threw her arms in the air.
"That's been her only suggestion," Steve chuckled.
Aaron and Mary shared a look over Joan's head while the young girl clamped her hand over her own mouth, clearly determined not to spill what appeared to be a big secret.
"It's funny you should mention a castle," Aaron said with a wry smile. "My parents surprised us with tickets for a trip to Disneyworld this summer and they suggested we should ask you guys if you wanted to go too."
"Dizzyworld?" Angie asked. She knew the name sounded familiar but couldn't remember where she'd heard it before.
Unable to contain herself any longer Joan stood up and began bouncing like Tigger. "It's where all the princesses live," she squealed.
Angie gasped and her hands flew to her mouth. Despite her tomboyish tendencies and her love of all things cammo, she was completely enthralled with the idea of the various Disney princesses.
"Michael and his family went last summer and he brought in pictures for show and tell. They have all kinds of real animals there and Toy Story and Mickey Mouse and Star Wars." The level of hopeful excitement in DJ's tone was impossible to miss.
"We goin' dere?" Angie asked as she crawled into Steve's lap.
"Upon further reflection," Mary chuckled, "This is probably something I should have asked you about before I mentioned it in front of the kids."
"We go Dizzyworld with Joanie?" Angie asked again more insistently as she stood on her father's lap.
Steve and Catherine shared a brief non-verbal conversation then both smiled.
"Sure," Catherine said. "Why not? It sounds like a good choice for a familymoon."
When Angie, Joan, and DJ exploded with squeals of excitement Joseph looked at Steve and Catherine. "This is something I never thought I'd say but you're going to Disneyworld."
"Since the Reyes' are going, maybe Grandma and Grandpa would like to go too," Steve smirked.
Angie and DJ squealed even louder.
"Are you kidding?" Elizabeth replied happily. "We'd love to."
THE END
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