I can't even begin to tell you how special today was. We have had so many great experiences you will be delighted to know that I will exercise editorial license to just hit the highlights otherwise I will be typing this all night.

We began the day with a Welcome to Walt Disney World breakfast for Champions and Sponsors. We were treated to several speeches from Walmart and other Corporate Sponsors followed by an inspirational speech from John Schneider (of Dukes of Hazzard and Smallville fame) who was one of the founders of Children's Miracle Network. There then followed a dramatic entrance of Mickey, Goofy, Donald and Minnie to delight the kids as well as Miss America (to delight the grown up men). Meeting the other parents and hearing their inspirational stories was the highlight of the session.

After this we headed to the pool area where our girls had a wonderful time and swam all by themselves (with life vests). Despite cries of "I don't need a nap" the girls crashed when we got back to the room before we prepared to head out for the evening events.

Following a Sponsor Dinner we attended a Meet The Champions event. All the champions were arrayed through the ballroom and a procession of sponsors came and had their event books stamped (in our cases by both of our girls with stamps replicating their signatures - a nice touch). It was wonderful to be able to thank all these people who raise money selflessly to support this wonderful charity. Of course, after what seemed like the 4000th stamp our girls were ready to crash and burn. However we then had to move on to the final event.

In procession we entered the Concert Hall waving our country flags to a tumultuous reception - a moment my girls will treasure and one that brought tears to my eyes - I'm turning sappy in my old age. We then enjoyed a concert by Julianne Hough from Dancing With The Stars and country music fame which ended up with our girls on stage dancing up a storm. At the end of the concert our girls were pulled out of the leaving throng to go backstage and meet Julianne for a photo call (as well as get another meeting with Miss America). The perfect end to a perfect day. The day was also marked by official confirmation that we will be personally greeted at the White House next week by President Obama.

Do days get any better than this? I think not. I hope to finally post some photos tomorrow if technology allows.