We had a MAGICAL vacation once again! We were able to see so many Disney characters! Macy LOVED the cruise! She was so excited to be there! Just watching the excitement in her eyes made our vacation so special!
On our way to the Disney Magic!! Day 1 -Going to Port Canaveral
Travis and Macy walking to our gate at the airport headed to Orlando!
Brinley at the airport wondering what is going on :)
Macy and Mickey at the Orlando airport! She was so excited!!
Macy ready to go cruisin' with her Disney Cruise ID!
Brinley and Mommy on the Disney bus driving to Port Canaveral :)
Getting ready to board!
Brinley fell asleep as we were boarding :)
Much to our surprise, Minnie had been in our stateroom and decorated our room ;)
Minnie's footprints were all throughout our stateroom!
Our stateroom door...our cute little family door magnet and our gift exchange holder...sooo fun!!
Minnie & Mickey's Welcome Banner above Macy's bed!
Mickey balloons
More fun decorations left by Minnie!!
Minnie left Fun Beach Baskets for the girls as a Welcome Present!!
Macy was SO EXCITED about her present from Minnie! So fun!!
Sand toys, beach ball, frisbee, and other fun stuff!
Brinley checking out her digs in our stateroom :)
Brinley telling us how excited she is to be here!!
My VERY big box of baby supplies I ordered to be delivered to our stateroom. It had all of Brinley's baby food, formula, diapers, wipes, bibs, snacks, little inflatable bathtub, bath products, etc. It was time consuming figuring out what all she would need for the days we were gone, but so worth it because I didn't have to pack it and take it along with us!! It was a great service for mommies!!
Getting Brinley ready for the mandatory boat drill.
She got a little scared in it and started to cry so the crew let her and Travis stay in the hallway and not go outside with all of us.
Little Cutie ready for the boat drill :)
Our next event was The Adventures Away party to officially begin our vacation. The cruise director, staff, and characters are all part of the fun party!
Dancing away!
Our first dinner was at Animator's Palate. It's my favorite restaurant - design wise. The decor is black and white. Even the servers wear all black and white. The walls have black and white images from Disney movies and throughout the night the images turn into color. It's fun to watch!!
I thought this was a cute picture even though Macy's eyes are closed. At the end of dinner, the servers march around and dance and Mickey comes out at the end. The servers' vests even change to color from the black and white just like the images on the wall. Disney thinks of everything...that's why I LOVE Disney :) :)
Daddy and Brinley. Brinley was such a good girl!! She fell asleep by the end of dinner. She had a very long day and was so sweet the whole time :)
Macy and her favorite part of dinner on the cruise...the dessert!! She got a Mickey Mouse ice cream bar almost every night! Can you tell she LOVED it :)
I LOVE LOVE this picture...
Digging into the sprinkles ;)
The black and white picture starting to fill in with color.
Every night our waiter would make the kids something or do a fun magic trick. We were always his last table so while we were finishing up dessert and talking he would do something fun the kids. Macy LOVED it! Our server was Arman from India. He was wonderful!!
Arman made Macy an origami rose...can you tell she liked it?!
Travis and Macy walking to our gate at the airport headed to Orlando!
Brinley at the airport wondering what is going on :)
Macy and Mickey at the Orlando airport! She was so excited!!
Macy ready to go cruisin' with her Disney Cruise ID!
Brinley and Mommy on the Disney bus driving to Port Canaveral :)
Getting ready to board!
Brinley fell asleep as we were boarding :)
Much to our surprise, Minnie had been in our stateroom and decorated our room ;)
Minnie's footprints were all throughout our stateroom!
Our stateroom door...our cute little family door magnet and our gift exchange holder...sooo fun!!
Minnie & Mickey's Welcome Banner above Macy's bed!
Mickey balloons
More fun decorations left by Minnie!!
Minnie left Fun Beach Baskets for the girls as a Welcome Present!!
Macy was SO EXCITED about her present from Minnie! So fun!!
Sand toys, beach ball, frisbee, and other fun stuff!
Brinley checking out her digs in our stateroom :)
Brinley telling us how excited she is to be here!!
My VERY big box of baby supplies I ordered to be delivered to our stateroom. It had all of Brinley's baby food, formula, diapers, wipes, bibs, snacks, little inflatable bathtub, bath products, etc. It was time consuming figuring out what all she would need for the days we were gone, but so worth it because I didn't have to pack it and take it along with us!! It was a great service for mommies!!
Getting Brinley ready for the mandatory boat drill.
She got a little scared in it and started to cry so the crew let her and Travis stay in the hallway and not go outside with all of us.
Little Cutie ready for the boat drill :)
Our next event was The Adventures Away party to officially begin our vacation. The cruise director, staff, and characters are all part of the fun party!
Dancing away!
Our first dinner was at Animator's Palate. It's my favorite restaurant - design wise. The decor is black and white. Even the servers wear all black and white. The walls have black and white images from Disney movies and throughout the night the images turn into color. It's fun to watch!!
I thought this was a cute picture even though Macy's eyes are closed. At the end of dinner, the servers march around and dance and Mickey comes out at the end. The servers' vests even change to color from the black and white just like the images on the wall. Disney thinks of everything...that's why I LOVE Disney :) :)
Daddy and Brinley. Brinley was such a good girl!! She fell asleep by the end of dinner. She had a very long day and was so sweet the whole time :)
Macy and her favorite part of dinner on the cruise...the dessert!! She got a Mickey Mouse ice cream bar almost every night! Can you tell she LOVED it :)
I LOVE LOVE this picture...It's like Macy is telling McKenna, "Girl, you need to try one of these!!"
McKenna's face goes right along with it, too! Too funny!
Digging into the sprinkles ;)
The black and white picture starting to fill in with color.
Every night our waiter would make the kids something or do a fun magic trick. We were always his last table so while we were finishing up dessert and talking he would do something fun the kids. Macy LOVED it! Our server was Arman from India. He was wonderful!!
Arman made Macy an origami rose...can you tell she liked it?! What a MAGICAL first day!!!
Day 2 - Sunday, March 7th - Key West
Early Sunday morning, Mickey slid invitations to the Mickey's Island Jam Breakfast!
Macy finding the Character Breakfast invitations early Sunday morning!
"Mommy, What are these?!"
"Mommy, We're going to Breakfast to see Mickey & The Gang!!"
Brinley excited about the news :)
Little Miss Minnie ready to meet the characters!
Macy so excited to see Minnie!!
Look out how EXCITED Macy is!!
Day 2 - Sunday, March 7th - Key West
Early Sunday morning, Mickey slid invitations to the Mickey's Island Jam Breakfast!
Macy finding the Character Breakfast invitations early Sunday morning! 
"Mommy, What are these?!" 
"Mommy, We're going to Breakfast to see Mickey & The Gang!!"
Brinley excited about the news :)
Little Miss Minnie ready to meet the characters!
Macy so excited to see Minnie!!
Look out how EXCITED Macy is!! Mickey & The Gang visit each table, sign autographs, and take pictures ! A fun first morning on the ship!!
Minnie telling Brinley she loves her shirt and hair clip :) Brinley not so sure about this big mouse standing next to her...LOL!
More Pictures from the Character Breakfast
Our Assistant Server, Stephanie, was a lot of fun! She made a Minnie bow out of a cloth napkin for Macy to play with :)
Macy's Breakfast...Mickey Waffles!
Macy and the Mickey :)
My nephews, Ty and Hunter, with Mickey.
You can just tell by Brinley's face...she is thinking...who are these big animals? It must be okay because Daddy is letting them play with me. She didn't cry at all...just stared at them.
Peter Pan...Macy was very unsure about him...she kept her distance...LOL!
So did Brinley :)
Mommy's favorite...Goofy!
Too cute...Goofy was making Macy laugh :)
After breakfast, we got back to our room and had some fun gifts waiting for us!!
Macy opening up Brinley's gift.
A pirate rubber ducky :)
Macy's big bag of goodies!
Brinley checking out her ducky.
Macy opening up Mommy's present...a cute beach bag that I used all week :)
All of Macy's goodies...stickers, playdough, puzzle, Minnie pez. All the stuff was Minnie and Mickey and Tinkerbell...perfect for this little one!
We then went up to check out the Kids club. It was cute, but too many kiddos for over-protective mommy so we left after playing for a couple of minutes :)
Next, we decided to hand out some of our gifts to people. Macy had so much fun doing this!!
Woohoo..we are at Key West!! We got there around lunchtime. There was a Sail in Pool Party to celebrate our first port!!
Macy (the little pea in a pink sweatshirt with red pants) dancing with Daisy at The Sail in Party!
This is a picture of the huge Ariel TV on the pool deck. Travis took a picture of it because Macy was on it.
Too fun!!!!
The Gross Family at Key West :)
Pictures of the ship from Key West's Port
The size of the Disney Magic to me is amazing.
Key West Port...it was really pretty!
These pretty flowers were all along the port.
We had a lot of fun walking around. We checked out some stores, an open air market, and ate at a local restaurant where Travis got fresh fish that he loved.
Macy and a Pirate of Key West ;)
Minnie telling Brinley she loves her shirt and hair clip :) Brinley not so sure about this big mouse standing next to her...LOL!
More Pictures from the Character Breakfast
Our Assistant Server, Stephanie, was a lot of fun! She made a Minnie bow out of a cloth napkin for Macy to play with :)
Macy's Breakfast...Mickey Waffles!
Macy and the Mickey :)
My nephews, Ty and Hunter, with Mickey.
You can just tell by Brinley's face...she is thinking...who are these big animals? It must be okay because Daddy is letting them play with me. She didn't cry at all...just stared at them.
Peter Pan...Macy was very unsure about him...she kept her distance...LOL!
So did Brinley :)
Mommy's favorite...Goofy!
Too cute...Goofy was making Macy laugh :)
After breakfast, we got back to our room and had some fun gifts waiting for us!!
Macy opening up Brinley's gift.
A pirate rubber ducky :)
Macy's big bag of goodies!
Brinley checking out her ducky.
Macy opening up Mommy's present...a cute beach bag that I used all week :)
All of Macy's goodies...stickers, playdough, puzzle, Minnie pez. All the stuff was Minnie and Mickey and Tinkerbell...perfect for this little one!
We then went up to check out the Kids club. It was cute, but too many kiddos for over-protective mommy so we left after playing for a couple of minutes :)
Next, we decided to hand out some of our gifts to people. Macy had so much fun doing this!!
Woohoo..we are at Key West!! We got there around lunchtime. There was a Sail in Pool Party to celebrate our first port!!
Macy (the little pea in a pink sweatshirt with red pants) dancing with Daisy at The Sail in Party!
This is a picture of the huge Ariel TV on the pool deck. Travis took a picture of it because Macy was on it.
Soooo cool...Macy and McKenna got one-on-one time with Mickey on the top deck!!
Too fun!!!!
The Gross Family at Key West :)
Pictures of the ship from Key West's Port
The size of the Disney Magic to me is amazing.
Key West Port...it was really pretty!
These pretty flowers were all along the port.
We had a lot of fun walking around. We checked out some stores, an open air market, and ate at a local restaurant where Travis got fresh fish that he loved.
Macy and a Pirate of Key West ;) She wanted to make sure this pirate was pretend..she asked us twice to make sure.
We decided to visit the Key West Aquarium. It was a neat little aquarium. It was Macy's first experience at an aquarium! (Brinley's too..ha!) 
Mommy, Macy, and Brinley with Captain Jack outside the aquarium!
Macy and Daddy at the Touch Pool.
Macy touching a starfish :)
"Mommy, Are you sure these fish can't get me?"
Macy checking out how a shark's skin feels.
Daddy and Macy and the giant swordfish!
Macy checking him out!
The aquarium had a really neat part outside as well. Mommy and Brinley checking out a little alligator. Don't worry his mouth is taped shut. But, notice I held Brinley's hands back very tightly :)
That's a little too close Alligator Man!!
Alligator Man asked Macy if she wanted to hold it. She said Daddy could hold it...smart girl! He gave her a small plastic alligator to hold instead :)
Mommy and her girls standing by an old pirate ship.
Taking a break for some yummy ice cream :)
There was a museum that had all these statues in Key West. There was this GIANT statue of a lady and a man at the entrance of it that Macy just loved. She wanted to take her picture with it...she is too funny!
The Little Ham :)
Bye Key West!! It was fun!!
Our day continues...Back on the ship after dinner Daisy and Donald were in the lobby! This was at 10:00pm and we're still going strong!! Can you tell why we want to come home after our cruise and sleep for a week...LOL!
Having SO much fun!
Dancing with Daisy!!
Hi Donald!
Macy danced the whole way back to our room that night. She was on cloud nine!
We decided to visit the Key West Aquarium. It was a neat little aquarium. It was Macy's first experience at an aquarium! (Brinley's too..ha!) 
Mommy, Macy, and Brinley with Captain Jack outside the aquarium!
Macy and Daddy at the Touch Pool.
Macy touching a starfish :)
"Mommy, Are you sure these fish can't get me?"
Macy checking out how a shark's skin feels.
Daddy and Macy and the giant swordfish!
Macy checking him out!
The aquarium had a really neat part outside as well. Mommy and Brinley checking out a little alligator. Don't worry his mouth is taped shut. But, notice I held Brinley's hands back very tightly :)
That's a little too close Alligator Man!!
Alligator Man asked Macy if she wanted to hold it. She said Daddy could hold it...smart girl! He gave her a small plastic alligator to hold instead :)
Mommy and her girls standing by an old pirate ship.
Taking a break for some yummy ice cream :)
There was a museum that had all these statues in Key West. There was this GIANT statue of a lady and a man at the entrance of it that Macy just loved. She wanted to take her picture with it...she is too funny!
The Little Ham :)
Bye Key West!! It was fun!!
Our day continues...Back on the ship after dinner Daisy and Donald were in the lobby! This was at 10:00pm and we're still going strong!! Can you tell why we want to come home after our cruise and sleep for a week...LOL!
Having SO much fun!
Dancing with Daisy!!
Hi Donald!
Macy danced the whole way back to our room that night. She was on cloud nine! What wonderful memories!!
A Very Happy Girl :)
More Fun waiting for us at our room.
Macy getting our goodies out.
More Tinkerbell stuff for her!
Brinley the Night Owl at 11:00pm :) Can you tell she is having fun!!
What a sweetie ;)
Brinley got a personalized onesie with a Staff nametag on it ...too cute!
A Very Happy Girl :)
More Fun waiting for us at our room.
Macy getting our goodies out.
More Tinkerbell stuff for her!
Brinley the Night Owl at 11:00pm :) Can you tell she is having fun!!
What a sweetie ;)
Brinley got a personalized onesie with a Staff nametag on it ...too cute!She also got a little board book.
Macy got a little set of Disney toiletries...hand lotion, after sun lotion, and shampoo!
Macy got a little set of Disney toiletries...hand lotion, after sun lotion, and shampoo!Soo cute!!
She also got a little notebook, pencil, and an eraser. What fun gifts!! The gift exchange was awesome!!
The best gift of all...a microphone! Macy would put on nightly shows for us!
She loved the microphone!!
Wow, what a FUN-FILLED Day!!
She also got a little notebook, pencil, and an eraser. What fun gifts!! The gift exchange was awesome!!
The best gift of all...a microphone! Macy would put on nightly shows for us!She loved the microphone!!
Wow, what a FUN-FILLED Day!!
(I'm sorry for the delay. Blogger has not been cooperating with me. I think it might be because I loaded so many pictures...LOL! The funny thing is I was worried I didn't take enough pictures on this cruise. Taking pictures with two kiddos is much harder, but hopefully I got enough pics every day!!)
Hope you enjoy the pictures so far!!
I can't wait to make these into a book for the girls as a keepsake!
5 comments:
Holy cow...how amazing!!
The gift exchange and ordering the baby items is such a great idea!!
Sounds like a WONDERFUL trip!!
Cant wait to see the rest!
Cool!!!! I am sure orderign all the baby supplies was a great space saver. Loved the itty bitty life vest. ;)
I LOVE all the pictures. It makes me want to go crusin' so bad. Can't wait to see the rest.
Love the pictures and reading about your trip. It makes me REALLY want to book our cruise. I need to get all of your advice!
I'm SO excited just reading about all your adventures....Disney is AMAZING!!! The gift exchange is too cute and I just love all of the girls outfits....good job, Mama!
Can't wait to read more!!
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