After our pit stop in Nebraska....
AH! We're on a boat! And not just any boat...a boat with Mickey & Minnie too!
Over the years my moms parents have taken us on some really fun and memorable vacations together. As I look back on them I can't help but pinch myself at how blessed we are to have two God loving, kind & generous people at the head of our family. And not only that, they also have always been so willing to help us invest in our relationships with each other and with the Lord. In the last year my grandparents have both turned 80 and decided to celebrate Disney style with their entire family!! We obviously obliged their invite and packed up to hit the high seas!
As we walked on the ship Donald was there to greet us and the ole hubby couldn't have had a bigger smile. Ry has been more than excited about this trip for months and I loved seeing his inner kid come out as we prepped for and lived out this vacation! There are a TON of photos and I have more. I may never be able to add them all, but this gives a taste of our days on the Disney Dream, and it truly was a "dream boat"!
Here's a pic on the top deck of the ship. Griff & Max had the time of their life up here. The clear tube at the top that you see was a "water coaster" that you road a inner-tube around. It was awesome!
This is the crew watching the opening show on the top deck. Mickey, Minnie and all the crew looked great in their cruise wear.
Another awesome feature of the top deck was a cars themed resturant which the boys loved. Here's Griff scoaping our the menu.
Two of the days we were on the trip we stopped at islands in the Bahamas. The first was at the Atlantis resort. It was a huge water park, hotel and aquirium with tons to see and do. Ry & I got to take the boys on the lazy river and play on a swing set in the water plus see lots of amazing sea creatures.
Every night there was a show before dinner that included a ton of the Disney characters and music! The boys even made it through them and loved them.
Then we headed to dinner in a new "resturant" each night. At this resturant below there was an art theme. The turtle from Nemo swam around and talked to each table which was an amazing little trick and the seats looked like none other than....Mickey! Evey single detail was so creative and well thought through!
And then each night we came home to a towel animal and chocolates on the pillow!
You can't beat that!!
Our beds were super comfy, but we didn't spend too much time in room with all the things to do on the ship!
One afternoon we had a photographer grab some shots of our whole family! We not only dressed up but also put on our matching Sapp shirts for the shoot and I am sure that the pics will be hoot for us all for years to come! Here's just a few we got on our camera of G & G, the sisters with G & G and the girls cousins!
One day we spent out at sea and that night was pirate night. Even Jack Sparrow showed up and there was dressing up, pirates, fireworks & dancing. Crosbi went as Minnie and the rest of us channeled our inner piarte. Griff really embraced the role!!
The other day off the ship was to Disney's private island where we just beached it! It was beautiful and relaxing as you can see from the two youngest members of our family...
Such a great day!
We loved our time on the ship and hated to leave! But we are so blessed to have shared this experience and with our entire family to boot!
Gramme Lucille and Crosbi Lucille on the last morning of the cruise! What cuties!
We said "goodbye" to Gramee & Grandpa, cousins, Aunts and Uncles and hope that Mickey's token phrase, "See ya real soon!" holds true!!
And that's the conclusion of our cross county travels! I have to say that as much FUN as we had at all of our stops, "there's no place like home!!" Although we will tell you those big boat blues still creep up us from time to time!!
