spouses and 14 grandchildren, some
of whom live in California.
They'll be joined on the ship-
board vacation by their friends,
Marvin and Nola Goldman of
Franklin, who will be celebrating
his 80th birthday and bringing
along their 15-member family.
"It's kind of exciting to get every-
one together," Canvasser says. You
have to take advantage of the happy
times. We thank God we've got a
good family that's all very close, and
we love to be with them.
"My grandchilren are very fond of
each other, not competitive with
each other, and they love to get
together with their cousins. Kids are
so busy nowadays that it's very hard
to get together with so many. We're
all looking forward to this trip."
Dr. Michael Berke, an obstetrician-
gynecologist in Southfield, has taken
many vacations with his three chil-
dren, their spouses and four grand-
daughters. The secret to a successful
trip, he says, is to plan ahead and bal-
ance activities to suit various age
groups and interest levels.
"You have to do the best you can
for the littlest ones," he says, citing the
kid-friendly appeal of Disney World,
Cedar Point, Chicago and northern
Michigan. "You don't want to take the
grandchildren to fine dining spots and
shopping. By the same token, you've
got to put things together so that the
older generation's going to be happy
and can keep up. You don't want to
take an 80-year-old on a hiking trip."
Berke, 54, plans a three-generation
Caribbean cruise this winter, and
would like to take the whole family to
Israel some time in the future to
explore Jewish heritage and culture.
He recalls once, in the Virgin Islands,
taking his young grandchildren to visit
the synagogue in St. Thomas, a beauti-
ful, open sanctuary with a sand floor.
"As a grandfather, the most excit-
ing thing is to see the way your
grandchildren react to the outside
world, whether at Disney World, on
a cruise, playing mini-golf or taking
a boat ride up north," he says. "It's
always fun to watch them — that's
where I get my thrill."
For other family members, part of
the thrill of a three-generation vaca-
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bill," he laughs.
Mark Dizik, who spends some
vacations on camping trips with
friends, doesn't argue with that. Its
a nice change to go on deluxe vaca-
tions and stay in hotels with all the
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