No problems for our family and in-laws
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 6/21/11
There were A LOT of us in our group! Myself, my wife, our 2 kids, my parents, and my wife's parents. The total amount of people in our group made up 8 people. My wife and I had been trying to get the in-laws together for years. Issues that I won't get into were the underlying cause of the absence of my wife and I's parents getting together. My son had his 16th birthday, which was a milestone for him. I have to say, as a father, I was touched to see our family together, with both sides of grandparents by his side. My wife and I just got finished paying off our mortgage on our home, and felt as a celebration we'd take our family out to the Dells for a relaxing vacation! Our family just loved the Chula Vista waterpark passes. My father, who's in his 70's just loved the wave-pool. I NEVER thought I'd see the day when my parents would go down a water slide in an inner-tube! They both looked youthful again! My wife took alot of photos of our vacation. Looking back, the memories made at the Atlantis Hotel are priceless. Seeing our families come together will always remain ingrained in my memory. The staff was kind, and understanding that we weren't from the area, and they assisted us with our needs. Since our stay was excellent, we've already booked another stay next year in February 2012. My wife and I will book a Neptune Suite again, and invite both sets of grandparents, and enjoy this time of year, every year, as long as both our parents are living. Life's too short to focus on soaring gas prices, and a rough economy. You know that saying "You can't take it with you" well, there's a lot of truth to that saying. Just some food for thought..