Isabelle Is Born!

Just a few minutes ago, we received the good news that baby granddaughter, Isabelle, was born at 5:12 p.m. this evening. She is 8 pounds and 1 ounce and 20 inches long. Mom, Dad and baby are doing well and grandparents are ecstatic.

From this photo, you can see that we have finally crossed the Florida state line after almost 4 months. We are encamped at a beautiful RV park just across from the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. We left Disney World at 9:30 a.m., stopping at Johnny Carino's Italian Village restaurant for lunch in St. Augustine, FL. We arrived at Jekyll Island at 3:30 p.m.

Mel is so enjoying himself today. I have a bad case of laryngitis, brought on by excessive pollen in nature as spring has sprung in the south. All week, I have been fighting post nasal drip and runny eyes and nose, but this morning I awoke with no voice. Mel did the happy dance, since I will be quiet for the next week.

Mel's sister, Arlene, has been traveling with us. She arrived at Disney World on Monday evening, around 9:30 p.m. On Tuesday, we toured EPCOT's Future World. On Wednesday, we did Disney's MGM Studios. Yesterday, we began the day by starting at the Magic Kingdom and riding the train around the park twice as Mel gave us a truncated tour of the steam trains. Then, Arlene treated me to High Tea at the Grand Floridian. It was quite grand and wonderful to be treated like very special ladies. Afterwards, Mel joined us and we returned to the Magic Kingdom, enjoying our last moments in Florida there. After taking in as many rides as we could, we watched the Spectromagic Parade and the Wishes fireworks show, a fitting ending to our stay at Disney and in Florida.