Wouldd you have any flexibility if NWA offered you and your family travel vouchers (good for future travel anywhere NW flies) or 4 free roundtrip vouchers to AMS/Europe in the future for taking a later flight?
I don't know what you will be offered but whatever it is they will also put you up in a hotel, provide meals and give you something to compensate you and your family for the inconvience.
Sometimes if you are traveling as a family of 4 the compensation ($$$$) might be worth it.
Let us know how this works out.
Good luck!
RC
[This message has been edited by Radiocycle (edited 03-28-2003).]