Travelogue: Disney Cruise 2015 Part 3

October 18 - 24, 2015
On board the ship!

Minnie in the lobby

overlooking the lobby

cozy portholes

dinner with Grandma

giddy at our first dinner

first breakfast aboard - Disney Jr character breakfast!

Sophia

Jake

Doc McStuffins

the main man!

Meeting Anna and Elsa

showing off his moves

we ran into Goofy on the Sports deck

Halloween Pumpkin Tree

Trick or Treat

Ready to party

the pals

Halloween dinner

look who escaped from the kitchen

waiting to meet Minnie

Princess Minnie

Captain Tom! A highlight of Julia's trip!

all dressed up for formal night

ready to party

chillin'

pirate night

dressy pirates!

Jake and Sophia's Pirate Party

enjoying the show

Saying goodbye to Minnie at the See Ya Soon Party

confetti!! A perfect souvenir!

Angus and Putra - our fabulous servers!

Travelogue: Disney Cruise 2015 Part 2

October 17, 2015
First Day Aboard!

Waiting for the rental car bus

I spy a ship!

Thrilled to see Captain Mickey

Ready to board!

the big surprise - Grandma SuSu and Grandpa Herb!!

shocked

happy grandkids!

Sail Away Deck Party

more dancing!

Bye-bye!

Our cabin - Mom and Dad's bed

Our cabin - kid's bed area and balcony

Bunk beds!

sleeping under a starry sky

every kid needs his own light

Travelogue: Disney Cruise 2015 Part 1

Thursday, October 15, 2015
6:00am - flight to Orlando
After rising SUPER early we boarded the flight to Orlando. Our cruise doesn't leave until Saturday but we decided to leave a couple of days early to enjoy some time at a Disney Hotel, relax, and get into vacation mode! We stopped for lunch at Disney Springs (formerly known as Downtown Disney) and had a fantastic lunch of sushi, dim sum, and ramen - family favorites! - at the new Morimoto restaurant. We then made our way to the Swan Hotel where we spent the next couple of days swimming, playing miniature golf, and chilling out.

Ready for the pool

Lego store!

Mickey bars at Disney Springs - there were LOTS of those!

Julia and Benj joined a hula hooping contest at Disney Springs. This was Ben's technique!

dance party fun!

vacation ready!

Heard Around Our House

During our bedtime snuggle tonight...

Me: So I wanted to talk to you about something.
Benj: What is it?
Me: I was wondering if there are any classes you'd like to take. Is there something you'd like to try out? Like gymnastics or something?
Benj: Yes, I want to take a boomerang class.
Me: Really?
Benj: Yes
Me: Why?
Benj: I just really want to know how to throw a boomerang.

Okay then.