Our destination on day 3 was Disney MGM Studios. We saw several shows there including Beauty and the Beast, Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular, and an awesome car stunt show. The kids got to meet Buzz Lightyear and we went on several rides. We had a decent dinner at Mama Melrose’s at the end of the day. It was a great day overall.
Update: This video is now available on YouTube in two parts. Part one and part two.
Our second day of vacation was at the Magic Kingdom. The kids were very excited to see Captain Jack in person! Miriam, Chase, and Simone all got to ride their first roller coaster (Big Thunder Mountain). Chase was lucky enough to get in Woody’s Roundup Parade. We had a great dinner at the Crystal Palace which was just about the best service and food I’ve seen at a buffet style restaurant. We ended the evening with the Wishes fireworks show.
Update: This video is now available on YouTube in two parts. Part one and part two.
Day one of our Disney World vacation took place on April 24th, 2007. We flew from Portland to Orlando where we met up with the Jochum’s. Once there, we found our rental van and spent considerable time figuring out how to get everyone and everything into it.
Chris graduated from the University of California at Irving (UCI) this weekend with a Bachelor’s of Science in Mathematics with Cum Laude honors (top 8% of his class). Chris has always been a genius and he seems to have discovered a real passion for math. He will bore you to tears with complicated math theories and seem genuinely excited to be doing so. 
There was a great party on Saturday at Tom’s house celebrating Chris’, Sarah’s and another Chris’ college graduations. Sarah is going on to medical school somewhere in the midwest. The party was full of great people and was practically a who’s who of my past. Liam, Robin, Jason, Damon, Monica, Barry, Norm, Tom, Bruce, and a myriad of others were all there. It was good times.
Damon and Monica played host to me for the weekend and although I missed fathers day with my kids, Monica made an excellent fathers day dinner for Damon and I just before we left for the airport. Steak with garlic parsley butter, red mashed potatos, and baked broccoli. It was awesome. It only lacked a roll to mop up yummy juices left on the plate.
I took lots pictures of the party and graduation ceremony.
Congratulations Chris. You’ve come a long way and I’m convinced that when you die, they will make a TV movie about you.
I took the family to the Young American Day at the Oregon Air National Guard Base this morning. I received an invitation from Nate, a 17 year vet in the Air National Guard. We were lucky enough to catch up with him and his family there too.
The kids got to sit in the cockpit of a F-15 Eagle fighter as well as a Coast Guard Blackhawk rescue helicopter. We also got to see 6 F-15 fighters perform gate climbs where they take off at full augmentation (similar to afterburners) and do a 90 degree ascent into the sky. It was awesome and kids loved it.
It was a great experience although it was a bit cut short by the rain as we were getting cold and wet. Thanks to Nate for the invite!
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