Day 1: Travel
Our adventure started out with a drive to the airport, a plane ride to Galveston where we met Grammy and Grampa, then a bus ride to the port where we loaded the "beeg boat!"
You were very content to curl up on Grammy's lap and take a little nap during the bus ride.
Isn't the Disney Magic so beautiful!! It was only at half capacity, so we had lots of room to run around!
Look at the monkey we found hanging out when we got to our room! We settled in then went to find some food! There was ALWAYS food available somewhere on the ship. It was like a dream come true for you!! You got a huge plate of all you can eat shrimp and dug right in!
Day 2 : At Sea
It's your Birthday!!!!
I think it's safe to say you liked all the balloons covering your bed :)
For breakfast you enjoyed two bowls of oatmeal, plus fruit, plus eggs!
Whew you can sure eat a lot!
We took a stroll along the top deck of the boat and you thought it was great to look over and see the water splashing down below.
It was great fun to run in the wind!
It was even cooler to be right next to the water, though, watching it whiz by!
During the afternoon, we changed into our swimsuits and went to check out the splash pool.
You, of course, had to eat again, shortly after splashing:)
Day 3: At Sea
Our day started out with the character breakfast!
Even though you had never seen Mickey before, you still got sooo excited to see him!
You could barely contain your excitement when he walked right over to our table to see you!!
You loved giving Chip a big hug :)
I'm so amazed at how comfortable you were around the characters.
I was always so scared of them and never wanted to get near them...even now :)
Here's Chip's brother, Dale. I love watching you give him a big hug, too.
Here's silly Goofy,
and Minnie,
and Pluto! They all wanted to come and tell you Happy Birthday!
We all got special hats made out of napkins to wear. So pretty...
It was another day at the pool after lunch! Daddy took you into the big kids pool, since you are potty trained!! You were the youngest kid there!
You LOVED jumping up and down with daddy in the water.
Splashing came in as a close second :)
It was hard to get you out, but all we had to do was tell you we were going to eat a snack and out you jumped :) I love your cute little Minnie swimsuit.
Day 4: Grand Cayman
The first thing we did on Grand Cayman was to go pet the stingrays at Stingray City. Grammy didn't want to have anything to do with the stingrays so she stayed on the boat with you and Mikey while you napped.
We found a wonderful place for lunch called The Sunshine Cafe where you devoured your shrimp taco and thoroughly enjoyed your tiny pumpkin flavored frozen yogurt :)
After lunch, we explored the Turtle Farm where you got to pet turtles and watch them swim around. You thought Grampa's turtle looked a little thirsty so you offered him a sip of your water :)
Back on the ship, the theme for that night was Pirates in the Caribbean, so we got to dress up as pirates and say, "Ahrrr" all night long.
Day 5: Costa Maya
This is the Chacchoben Mayan Ruins.
They were so beautiful and you had a blast climbing up and down the old staircases.
Back on the ship, it was Halloween so we got to dress up in our costumes for dinner.
You were Cinderella, of course, and Mikey was Gus Gus.
You loved all the attention you got! Everyone passing by would comment about what a beautiful princess you were and you would just beam :) The highlight for you, though, was getting to meet Cinderella, herself.
You thought her dress was so beautiful and you touched her face, too. As if you couldn't believe you were actually with Cinderella :) So precious! I'm so glad you got to meet her.
We had had such a packed day that you and Mikey were so tired and cranky during dinner. Instead of enduring through it, daddy and I decided we would head back to the room. Disney is so great! Our waiters made sure our dinner was delivered right to our door! We put you two to bed then enjoyed a peaceful dinner on our bed. It was delicious!
Day 6: Cozumel
This was a day of lounging by the beach and playing in the sand.
We went snorkeling and saw beautiful fish!
You stayed by our spot and helped out with Mikey. You're such a good helper :)
The next morning, before we got off the boat, Goofy saw you in the halls and stopped to play with you!
You are one lucky girl!
Thanks for turning two!
Let's do this again, soon :)
