Family Fun Lunch & Cruise Club - 299/365

Today we were going to have family fun lunch with Ed and Pam before they headed back to Piqua. We had so much fun having them at the game yesterday. We decided to take them over to LaRoccas (AKA Marianne's Restaurant) for some pasta. They don't have any good Italian places down by them, so they always want some yummy stuff here.

Reagan insisted on wearing her Janie & Jack headband. It was so cute. She even made Uncle Ed get in on the action!

This evening was our Cruise Club dinner! We love getting our cruise group together for dinners to talk about our cruise and just visit. They are always fun. The kids were a little wound up this time. They were talking loud and wanting to run around. It's always an adventure! LOL!

We had a great day!

Lunch at Marianne's Restaurant

Hat exchange

Cruise Club

Crazy Kids!

 

Magic Kindgom & Ohana

Today we drove over from the port and got all checked into the Contemporary. Our room was AMAZING! We loved it! You can't beat the walk to Magic Kingdom either. 

We threw our bags down and met the Musilli's over at Magic Kingdom. We did a bunch of rides in Fantasyland for the kids. They were loving Dumbo and especially Barnstormer. It was so cute! 

After awhile, we decided to head back to the rooms to take some naps before our dinner at O'Hana. 

We all couldn't wait to have dinner there. Especially to get some Lapu Lapus! Cheers!

We had a great dinner and a great time. The kids were perfect and loved sitting with each other.

After dinner, we decided to head back over to Magic Kingdom. It was a little chilly, so Sharon bought all the kids hats. She's too sweet. We played in Fantasyland some more. Parker wanted to go on the race cars. Ron took Parker and I took Reagan. I drove just awful. I kept hitting the track and couldn't get my car to go straight. I am horrid at them! LOL!

We went back over to Dumbo and were able to catch the fireworks on the ride and after. The kids loved it. 

It was a great day!

Contemporary Room

Rachel, Ron and Parker on Dumbo

Ariel Ride!

 Lapu Lapu

 Two grannies and a Papa!

 Ariel and Reagan in their cold weather garb. 

Last Day on the Dream

 Today we were just going to soak up our last couple days on the ship.
We spent the morning walking around taking pictures of everything. Reagan was in her special little gown, so I wanted to take some pictures of her in it around the ship.
It seem to be dance party day, around the ship, too.
We started with the Disney Junior Dance party. The kids had a blast dancing with Pluto. Reagan even made a little boyfriend who she held hands with.
After that, we moved to the lobby for the character dance party. All the major characters were there, Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto, and even Chip and Dale. Reagan wanted held the whole time since there was a lot of people. She got a better view up high, She still wanted to dance by the characters. She was loving on Donald the most!
This afternoon, we took Reagan for a little mani/pedi at the spa. She just loves her spa time. The girl was so wonderful with her. She gave her little pink and white polka dotted nails for Minnie. Reagan was thrilled!
This evening we all wore our "family" shirts to get our pictures taken on the stairs. They were so worth doing, because the picture came out adorable!! Love it!
This evening, Jim, Ron, Rachel, Laura and I were going to hit the bar area on the ship. It was our last night, so we wanted to take full advantage. We loved the champagne bar. It had a great little atmosphere and was so relaxing. The bar tender was great, too. He told us all kinds of stories and offered to take our pictures.
Good times!
Reagan and Mickey

Disney Junior Dance Party

 
Character Dance Party

 Spa time!

 Smooch!

 Champagne Toast

Nassau Day - 20/365

This morning we were docked in Nassau! It was a beautiful day - 75 and sunny! 

We started our day early with a princess meet and greet in the atrium of the ship. They had Snow White, Tiana, Cinderella and Ariel. Reagan and Ariel had a great bond going on. They ended up just hugging for a few minutes. It was the sweetest thing. I said, "Reagan, we have to go." Ariel just waved her hand and mouthed, "No, she's fine." It just melted your heart! 

Next, we got a chance to meet Anna from Frozen! Reagan was so excited and hugged her right away. Anna said, Reagan reminded her of Olaf, since he likes warm hugs, too! 

After all our meet and greets, we decided to head down and check out Nassau. We knew we weren't going to stay long, since there is nothing really there, but we just wanted to tell ourselves we did it. Since it was so nice, we really wanted to take advantage of the empty ship and swim though! We got off the ship and made it about 15 minutes before we decided that we had seen enough. LOL! It was a mad house out there. There were two other LARGE cruise ships, so the lines to get back in the cruise terminal were even long. We just said, "Let's go swim!" 

We met the Musilli's up on the swim deck. It was such a beautiful day! Rachel and I decided we would go ride the AquaDuck. Rachel was a little bit nervous (she's not a ride person) but we got her up there and she loved it! When her and I were done, we talked Nana and Laura into going with us, too! Everybody loved it! 

The kids had a good time playing in the Nemo's reef area, too! 

After that, we all went to get cleaned up for dinner at Animators Palate. We were pretty excited for this dinner. The backs of the chairs all through the restaurant look like Mickey's Pants. It's too cute! All around the restaurant, there are these screens that show all the fish from Finding Nemo swimming around. All of the sudden, Crush will show up and talk a little bit. He stopped next to a few tables to talk specifically to them. He actually even stopped at our table and talked with us for a minute. He asked the kids what their names were and how old they were. They were so smitten, it was cute! 

After dinner, we stopped to meet a few characters. Then, decided to hit the theater on the ship to see Frozen. The Musilli's hadn't seen it yet, and we had been wanting to go again! The show in the main theater was Villians, so we didn't know how the little ones would react to that. Frozen was a nice alternative. Reagan and Parker sat next to each other and did great! It was in 3D and they even kept their glasses on! We were impressed! Milana had enough about halfway through, so Ron and Rachel took her to bed, but Parker and Reagan loved it! We all did! It was a nice way to chill out this evening.

The photo of the day is Jim, Reagan and I during our 5 minute trip to Nassau.

Next, our whole crew at Animators...

Finally, Reagan and Parker ready for Frozen 3D. 

 

Kennedy Space Center - 18/365

Today we were going to visit Kennedy Space Center. 

It was a little chilly, but still beautiful compared to Ohio weather. 

We all met in the hotel lobby for their breakfast. They had some good stuff! 

We got to the space center around 9:30 and decided to head straight for the Atlantis exhibit. This was totally jaw dropping. They had you watch a little movie before you went in. Then this screen went up and it was right there! Just amazing and such a shame they don't fly them anymore. 

We walked around there a little bit, and discovered they had a model of the International Space Station, that was just like a little playground. The kids (and adults) had a blast crawling through the tubes. It was a little hard on the knees for the adults, but still super fun. 

Next, we headed over to a little angry birds space exhibit. They had a mirror maze and some slingshots where you could shoot stuffed angry birds. The kids loved the slingshots. 

We had a little lunch, then the Musilli crew, went back to the hotel for the kid's naps. We decided to stay and take the tour out to the launch pad. That was so amazing to see, too! The crawler itself was absolutely unbelieveable. How they ever dreamt that stuff up, is beyond me. 

This evening, we all went to a place called Grillers for dinner. The food was great and we had a nice time! When we were leaving, poor Jim got followed by some drunk hillbilly to the car. The Musilli's had already started out to their car. Jim was just double checking stuff at the table, while Papa, Nana, Reagan and I were watching the band outside. Jim didn't see us, but when he came through the door, this guy was holding the door for someone else. Jim went around through the second door, when the drunk guy started mouthing off saying he wasn't holding the door for Jim. The guy actually followed him to the car and was still bitching. The Musilli's were still loading the car, so both Ron's got out and came over to our car. The guy eventually backed down and went away. How freaky! People are nuts! 

Once it was over, we had a good laugh. I said, "geez, I get to the car and find my husband in a bar fight. WTF!?" LOL! 

The photo of the day is all of us at the space center.