Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Cruisin' with Mickey

After a few days in Disney World, we jumped on the Disney Wonder and set sail for the Bahamas!  This was our first time on a cruise (so I don't have anything to compare it to), but Disney sure does it right!  We truly enjoyed every minute on the ship.  Abby is still telling me she "just wanted to live on that boat."  I feel the same way sis!
(Again, I have way too many pictures to post, so here are just some highlights...) 


What's a cruise without a little shuffleboard?!  I discovered that game is harder than it looks...


A cruise and eating also go hand in hand!  The food was delicious, the restaurants were fun, and I really loved not having to prepare or clean-up any meals!!


Here is part of our group with our awesome servers, Wayan and Deniza...


Luckily there were more princesses on board as well!  Abby wouldn't go see Tiana in Disney World (even though she's her favorite) because Naveen was there too.  Thankfully it was just Tiana on the ship!  We saw her a few times...

Is that not the cutest picture??  Claire loved to twirl and dance for the princesses!

There were some awesome pools onboard as well.  Abby's favorite was the Mickey pool.  She even did the waterslide a couple of times!


There was a special splash zone for kids in diapers.  Claire really loved it until she saw the Mickey pool...


One of our most favorite parts of the cruise was the two visits to Castaway Cay, Disney's own private island.  The beach was beautiful, the water was warm, and the kids (and adults!) had an absolute blast! 

Here we are with the ship and the Flying Dutchman (from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies) in the background.

Mickey, we will be back again someday!!

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

A Dream Vacation

We just got back from an incredible vacation to Disney World! It was very hot, but we had a great time nonetheless. We stayed at the Animal Kingdom Lodge, which was very cool because this is what we saw off our balcony...

Giraffes...

and zebras...among other African animals!

While I have WAY too many pictures to post, here's a few highlights of the trip...

(Come on over and see the rest of the pictures any time!)

Eating at Cinderella's Royal Table and wishing very intently upon a star...


A visit to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique to get a princess makeover...

(Easily THE highlight for Abby!)

A ride on the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Hollywood Studios...


Visiting with lots of characters...
(Claire loved them all!! She wouldn't let June go, actually)

And, of course, lots and lots of princesses!!!

We also went on a Disney Cruise...I'll do another post on that soon!!