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We passed a lot of houses over the last 2 weeks but my heart always skips a beat at the sight of this house.

There is nothing special about the house, it is just sticks and bricks like any other house. This one, though, is where my family spends a lot of our time together. The yelling, the running, the fighting, the hugs, the laughter, the love, and the mundane; it all happens here.

For this same reason we hated to see this vacation come to a close. Everyone shed tears that it was over, but it was not Disney that we mourned (well maybe it is a little). Mostly we would miss the daily living together in an environment where none of life's daily distractions were welcome.

It is not possible, of course, to keep the world at bay. We still got bad news from home and around the world and even had thoughts and distractions related to our vocations. We had sickness among us and other distractions I am sure. Still, these were all unwelcome intruders for this short time.

Our focus was Emily Grace, who is one and so joyful, and will never be one again after this year. Addison who is five and so innocent and loving, and will never be five again. And Olivia who is almost seven and so strong and curious to know everything, and will never be six (nearly seven) again. This vacation was a time to milk this time - right now - and we did.

It doesn't end here, however, we will continue to milk it among the distractions of life and on other trips small and big. As for Disney, this vacation is in the books and as Addison said shortly after getting home this morning, "I love vacation, but it's good to be home."

Still more follow-up posts to come.

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