Christmas Day was lots of fun. You came to our house late morning and stayed the day.  After opening lots of presents and stockings, I announced we would be having a surprise scavenger hunt…. I gave you the instructions and you read them aloud.

The object of the game was to go into eight different rooms and find one white envelope in each.  Inside each envelope were letters… each one spelling a word. Put the words together in the proper sequence…. and an exciting message would emerge.

You were a critical player in the whole grand expedition… you were the only one who could read and spell!  Emma and Camden – in particular – joined the grand expedition. in earnest, with Ainsley and Molly doing their thing along the way.

After lots of running around and craziness, you all returned to the Great Room and figured out the puzzle.  Here’s what it spelled:

Although we’ve taken you to Disney World twice before, we haven’t been since 2007.  We’ll all be together – all 13 of us – staying at the Wilderness Lodge within the Magic Kindgdom.  We are going to have a blast – let the countdown begin!