The Disney Magic

The most amazing part of a cruise is being rocked to sleep every night!! 

It is official, 

I would love to live 

on a houseboat!!

Christmas was Amazing this year!! Not only did we get to tell my mom at Thanksgiving that we were expecting a baby, but on Christmas Eve morning we got to tell Jeff's family as well. Their shocked and overjoyed expressions made the season perfect!

Come Christmas morning I was given a surprise and shock too! Jeff had been in cahoots planning with his parents a week long cruise sailing from Orlando Florida to two different islands in the Bahamas. I would have never guessed that this would be one of our Christmas presents!!!!

Janet, Robert, Jeff and I began the three week countdown from Christmas day until we could fly across the United states to Sun and Warmth!!! I remember standing in our bedroom looking out the window at 15 degree weather and inches of snow while laying around me were piles of sun dresses, bathing suites, and a snorkeling set waiting to be packed. I was THRILLED!!

On our way. Jeff took this picture with his phone during our layover in the Salt Lake City Airport.

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(half of Jeff's face, Me, Janet, and Robert)

We got into Orlando late, but even the hint of humidity and warmth felt like we had flown to paradise! I was so ready for this vacation! On our shuttle to the hotel we met another family going on the same cruise the next day. Their bother and sister-in-law were Aladdin and Cinderella's evil step sister in the performances. We got to meet up wit the family just about everyday on the cruise! 

After an hour shuttle to Port Canaveral, where I got to see where many rockets get launched to space, we got to board the Disney Magic!!!!!

Monday

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 Getting excited as we made 

our way to Port Canaveral

 Once we were welcomed on board we made our way right to the buffet, ice cream, and pizza stands!! This is Jeff's first piece of pizza of many by the time the week ended!!

 Saying our good bye's on the phone before we headed for International waters!

 Robert and Jeff with their matching Disney T-Shirts

 It was really fun to watch the other cruise line pull away before us. Everyone was seen waving. It felt like we were in a parade! We waved to those on the other ship and they waved back. Everyone on shore sent us off with loud whistles and waving!

 Watching as we pulled away to begin our sailing at sea!

 We got to see a beautiful sunset as we said good bye to the Florida coast line!

Our room was actually pretty spacious in comparison to the cruise I went on two summers ago to Mexico. Across from the couch was a TV that was always playing Disney movies, music videos, the route the ship was taking, and some sort of sports event.  Janet and Robert had a room with a balcony across the hall from us. It was nice to go over and watch the waves and sunsets in quiet!

On our first night we got to see the live show "Villains" in the theater. A competition was acted out on stage between most of the Disney villains to find out who was most evil.

After the show we got to go eat at our first fancy dinner! Our table every night in the different restaurants was 65.  First was the Animation Restaurant. As the dinner began all the walls were white with sketches of  Disney characters. As the dinner progressed the pictures started coming to life and then began to get color. We also got a visit from Mickey!

 Just finished our dessert and we were stuffed!!

 After our yummy dinner and Jeff and I went to "Match Your Mate" game show. They chose three couples from the audience and quizzed them. The couple that knew each other best won prizes. Jeff and I thought we would have only answered differently on the question, "what is your spouse biggest pet peeve that you do?" We made it our goal that one day we will be a couple that gets chosen and wins ;)

Tuesday

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Our 1st Port Day

Tuesday was such a beautiful morning! Jeff and I slept so soundly. The ship literally rocked us to sleep!! We set our alarm for 7am. Jeff set off to workout and I excitedly went to a stretching class! We were right at the front of the ship and as we stretched I watched the sun rise and the ship dock! It was extremely relaxing!!! Then after a breakfast full of every thing you can imagine we explored the capital island of the Bahamas, Nassau!

 Everywhere we turned people were trying to sell us souvenirs and taxi rides. It felt like I was somehow in China and Mexico at the same time.

Everything was SO colorful!!

 Even their Parliament was pink!

 While exploring I found two ways to Rock It!!  ;)

 LOL

 Janet and Robert showed us the Queen's Stair case carved out of a rock mountain. It was very beautiful!

  

Poor Jeff :(

And what is visiting the Bahamas without an Epic jumping picture!

 Goodbye Nassau! Back onto the Ship!!!

 ( I just love how my little prego belly of 15 weeks is beginning to show!)

Our show for tonight was "Twice Charmed", an original twist on the Cinderella Story.  It was a really fun performance with beautiful songs, an evil villain wiping Cinderella and the Prince's minds blank, making them find each other all over again, and the helper mice getting turned into human size!

Then onto Yummy dinner number two where our waiter transformed Jeff into Goofy :)

 Wednesday 

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We spent the day on the ship! Some of the highlights of the day were spent eating, eating, and more eating :) Laying by the pool. Jeff, Janet, and Robert did this water slide. It first dropped you 30 feet and then took you over the side of the ship 20 feet . The best part was hearing Janet scream from the initial drop until the end!!

On the ship is a full sized movie theater where we get to watch Disney new releases. They were playing "Saving Mr. Banks", which was AMAZING and made me cry and "Frozen". We watched both!!

The big festivities of the evening started at dinner with a pirate dinner and dance party that extended to the deck where we had fireworks!!

 Thursday

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My Favorite Day Of All

Disney's Private Island in the Bahamas

CASTAWAY KEY

After another huge breakfast on the ship we went to explore Castaway Key! The first thing we did was rent bikes and spent an hour biking down the trails to see different beaches, a look out tour, and up and down the islands old airplane runway!! After Jeff, Janet, and I went to the Yoga class on the adult beach! It was Beautiful! Soon after it was time for food again and they had a BBQ full with steaks, fish, and ribs!!!
After about an hour of snorkeling Jeff and I sunbathed for a long time. We got a little red, but it was so worth feeling warmth from the sun. It was so hard going back to Idaho where we had 6 inches of snow!

 That's my MAN ;)

 LOL

 This is the big question???????? boy or girl!!!!???!!!!

 Saying Good Bye

   Back on the ship we got to go see my favorite show of the week, "Dreams", where a little girl got to discover the power of her dreams! She and Peter Pan get to meet most of the Disney characters, like Bell, The Lion King, Aladdin, Cinderella, Little Mermaid, etc. I loved the music and it was so fun to feel that child like wonder again!

For our Final Dinner we dressed up. We decided Jeff and I were Aladdin and Jasmine after they get married... Pregnant Jasmine :)

 It was so fun how they folded the napkin!

 Elegant Jasmine with her smoothie ;)

 And no cruise can ever be with out the 

Famous Towel Animals

Friday

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After our last night of wonderful sleep we made our way back to the Orlando Airport..... which 6 hours later turned into a HUGE LONG ADVENTURE. Lets just say we got home two days later instead of that night and got to ride first class from Atlanta to Seattle.

Overall a Wonderful Week!!!!!!

Thank you Robert and Janet!!!!!!!!