Castaway Cay and Pirate Night!

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me!! Pirate Night on the ship was so much fun. Mama Judi planned ahead and brought all of us eyepatches and hats to wear. I have to say that I had the three cutest pirates on the whole ship!!

Our pirate family ready for fun...

We had a blast playing on the ship the first two days, but I have to say that Castaway Cay was my VERY favorite part of the cruise! The island was beautiful and perfect for the whole family. When we first got off the ship, we were greeting by a huge Christmas tree right on the island. Nothing like my two favorite things...the beach and Christmas together!!

The kids got to take pictures with some of the characters as we made our way to the beach.


The island itself was perfect. All of the kids had a great time playing in the sand and water. It was crystal clear, so they could just play and not worry about waves and going to deep. And it was NOT HOT which was the best part!

Papa Johnny helped all of the grandkids build a sandcastle which was a big hit...

While the kids played and swam, the grownups got to relax on the beach! Perfect!!


Anna Caitlin and Drew loved Pelican Plunge. They built two water slides that land right into the ocean!

Joshie loved the Spring a Leak area. And the older two loved playing there with him...

After a fabulous day on Castaway Cay, we headed back to the boat to ride the Aqua Duck. I rode with Anna Caitlin and Drew rode with Daddy. They LOVED it! Then, it was time for dinner.

Dinner was definitely the hardest part of the cruise because the kids got so restless sitting still for that long. Joshua decided the best way to entertain himself was to color on the tablecloth and eat butter. Drew thought he needed to lay in a corner in the floor. But they were troopers!

Afterward, the whole family had a blast solving the Mickey Mystery on the ship. We had to go to each floor and find the magic picture frames, which the kids loved!!

The boys were exhausted after their long day, so Daddy took them back to the room to go to bed. Anna Caitlin and I headed out to the See Ya Real Soon Party. She had a blast running around getting autographs and pictures with all of her favorite characters!

So long until next time! We had a great time!!

See ya real soon!!

Dream Thanksgiving on the Disney Dream!!

Mama Judi and Papa Johnny gave us the most awesome Christmas gift last year...a family cruise on the Disney Dream! We have been counting down for a year to get on, as Joshie would say, "the big boat!"

What an incredible Thanksgiving week! We boarded the ship on Sunday and the kids were so excited to take everything in. The ship was amazing! We went to the top deck for the Bon Voyage party and the kids were so very excited! We watched as the ship left port and then took in a little bit of putt putt as we pulled out.

Fun Goofy putt putt...

I cannot even describe how excited these sweet cousins were to be on the ocean. We had adjoining rooms with Ray and Trey, so the kids absolutely LOVED that! And we had an awesome room! Each kid had their own bed and the top bunk even had Peter Pan and Wendy in the stars!!

Next, it was off to swim! The kids could hardly wait for the luggage to get there so they could put on their bathing suits! Note to self...next cruise, pack bathing suits in carry on luggage! The kids thought it was SO COOL that they got to swim in November! Joshua LOVED the Nemo area where he could run around and play in the water with little ones his own size!

The big kids could hardly wait to do the Mickey slide. A very big hit of the cruise! They also loved the Aqua Duck, but we did not get to try that out until the next day...

The pool had a huge movie screen where they played movies all day while the kids swam. This was absolute heaven for my kids. Two of their very favorite things to do...watch TV and swim!!

The next morning, Anna Caitlin and Raylie were super excited to meet all of the princesses! Anna Caitlin's very favorite, Ariel, was there too! They waited in line very patiently until it was their turn...

We even managed to convince the boys to pose with a couple of them...

One of the best parts of being on the ship was finding characters just walking around and suprising you around the corner. Look who we ran into walking up the steps...

That afternoon, the kids decided to try out the Oceaneer's Club and we got to have some grown up time. Drew won the Mario Kart Wii contest (suprise, suprise!) and Anna Caitlin and Raylie got to play games with Peter Pan. Meanwhile, we got to go to the adult pool for a little bit of quiet and relaxing fun!!

We spent the whole day on the ship just having fun and spending time with the family. What great memories for my babies!!


Fun with the cousins...

Playing with daddy...

Our awesome room...