Wow, I turn in and miss not just one, but TWO updates!!! You do realize you have now spoiled us and you can't go back.........
It was just after the first toll that Juliana passed out. It doesn't matter how tired she is on the plane, she will NOT sleep on it... just like her DAD!
I understand Ana's excitement about getting to Disney, but a grown man????
BTW, two weeks from today we check in at Kidani!!!
We hadn't eaten since breakfast and the 1 ounce package of crackers just didn't cut it on the plane, so we looked for a place to stop. Taco Bell anyone?
Liesa would be proud!!! Too bad they were closed! Hopefully you were able to get something else to eat without having to wait too much longer!
Our villa was #239, which was right across from Matthew's Boundless Playground.
Hooray for being there the right day and getting all checked in!!! GKTW looks like a fantastic place, and the rooms look wonderful. I like how Princess Juliana had her very own whirlpool tub! Just the thing to spoil and pamper a princess! Don't know why this would surprise me, but very cool how they have the handicap accessible shower too!
The villa was great. It was a nice size and could fit up to a family of 7. I grabbed our suitcases and pretty much just plopped them down because Juliana made up her mind that she wanted to go to the playground which was directly across the street from us.
All Juliana wanted to do was play at the playground- and I didn't blame her. This was the view from our driveway.
It looks like there is so much to do just at GKTW that you would have to stay 2 weeks just to have time to get all that done, and find the time to visit the parks!!!
We started walking towards the playground but I stopped Ana for a quick picture. The sun was blasting her.
Hope you got another picture like this later on when the sun was a little more photo-friendly!!!
Next to the playground was a little pond. You can see some of the cool houses in the distance.
It looks like GKTW has created a Magical land in perfect keeping with being right next door to the land of Disney magic!
Here is the carousel at the Castle of Miracles. The kids can ride it as many times as they like from morning to night. It is also wheelchair accessible- there is no step up. The carousel is flush to the ground. Very cool!
It looks like they've covered ALL the angles.
We walked into the Castle of Miracles and you can't help but notice the ceiling. There are thousands of stars on the ceiling. Each Wish kid gets to decorate a star and it gets placed on the ceiling. There are close to 100,000 stars on there!
What a cool idea! So great that they have helped so many children and families, and yet so sad they have had to! Hopefully at least a huge majority of them are like Ana and well on their way to being disease/cancer free!!!
There was an activity table where you can color, play with legos, and make a Mr. Potato head. Ana played with legos for a few then made a Potato head.
Uh oh, Dan is going to be jealous over that one!!!
Liesa and Tate should be thrilled with the effort though!
There were pretzels, candy, rice krispy treats, fruit, water, juice, crackers, cheese, trail mix, and light up Mickey Heads (which BTW at least 15 people asked us where we bought them!). Thank you Kathy and Marv so much. You really made us feel special! Thank you for thinking of us!!!!!
Please believe me when I say any small amount of pleasure you got from that package is far exceeded by the joy we all get from seeing Ana getting so healthy and strong and enjoying life!!! She is a special young lady already, and you are a very special family!
I am going up update that post with a few other pics of the ceiling that I forgot I had.... just so they are in one place. It is amazing and sad to see all those stars up there.
I imagine it would be really difficult not to just stand there and stare at that scene in amazement!
I already have 25 images in that post so here are 2 other pics I have of the ceilings. I'll put these in the report later on....
What a sight!
HEY I quoted myself!!
Uh oh, hope you haven't created a monster....... Next you'll be trying to quote your own quotes of your quotes!!!
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Mike!!!!!
The whole theming there is incredible and I am so happy that it looks like such a special place, although sad that there is even a need for a place like that. That ceiling brought tears to my eyes, so special for each kid to be able to leave their mark there. 
