Sunday, December 22, 2013

Disney Magic

We packed up our room this morning and headed to our ship!  Maysen and Preston knew we were going on a cruise, but they didn’t know which cruise line until we stopped in front of the Disney boat.  That got a huge smile from Maysen!

Disney does things so well.  Check in was so easy.  We saw our last ship and the line to get on was wrapped around the building.  There was hardly any line at Disney.  We had to schedule a time to arrive, that worked out great.
 Preston
As we walked in, they were announcing every families names.  Then the employees would all cheer. It was funny.
Stephanie and Preston
 I love this ice sculpture!  Beautiful!
We weren't able to get to our rooms for a few hours, so we checked out the kids areas.  They were amazing!  I want to play there.  Jorja and Preston have two areas.  They also get to be together.  The two play areas are connected with a special passageway.  Pretty awesome.  Stockton and Jorja can go to the Edge.  There are a lot of video games there.  It is so close to our room as well.  Maysen gets to go to the Vibe.  That is on the top floor.  It is kind of set up as a ‘hip coffee shop’.  It is pretty small too.  Maysen took one look at it and said, “Dad, did I get hosed?”  That is the exact phrase she said when she was two upon opening a doll given to her from her great-grandma Millburn.
Stockton on Andy's Bed
Preston, Maysen & Mike below
 Stockton, Jorja & Preston, Maysen
 Preston, Stephanie, Stockton, Mike, Jorja, Maysen
 Maysen
 Jorja, Preston & Maysen
 Preston & Jorja
 Jorja & Preston
 Stockton got all of the coins on the hat
 Preston in the slide, Jorja & Stockton below
 Preston
We have a great placement for our stateroom.  It is right in the center of everything.  Also, the kids room doesn’t border any other rooms but ours.  That is nice.  This kids wasted no time finding the all you can eat pizza place and the ice cream machine while Mike and I unpacked.  We even hung up our Christmas stockings.  How exciting!
 Mike and Stephanie's stockings
 Stockton, Preston & Jorja
 Preston pointing to his stocking
 Preston & Stockton and their stockings
 Jorja and Maysen and their stockings
Our dinner tonight was at Carioca’s.  Our waiter and bus girl are awesome.  Especially the girl.  Her name is Aida and she is from Spain.  She actually cut Preston’s steak.  I loved it!  So did Preston.  He hugged her the entire time.  Stockton was also cold.  She went and got a table cloth and tied it around him.  We want to take her home.  She reminds me of Aimee.
 Aida & Preston
 Preston with Mickey Mouse ketchup
 Jorja turned her Mickey Mouse ketchup into a frog - shocking!
 Aida warming up Stockton.  So funny!
Maysen and Stockton left before dessert.  They were pretty full, but Jorja and Preston stayed for Mickey bars!
Jorja & Preston
Stockton was able to participate in a Mario Kart tournament.  Stockton took first in every race except one.  That race an adult took first.  Maysen, Preston and I went and saved seats for the magic show.  That guy was great.  His name was Drew Something.  I think he won America’s Got Talent.  Mike got called up to assist with the cutting the girl in half trick.  Mike still has no idea how he did it, even watching up that close.  The kids loved watching him up on the stage.  He is so cute!

Jorja and Preston went to the kid area.  They loved it.  They didn’t want to leave.  Jorja keeps saying, “This is so much better then the last cruise!”  Jorja didn’t have a good experience in the kids area.  She is loving it so far this time.  I am so glad that Preston and Jorja are allowed to be together.
 Preston & the swan
Mike and I went and checked out the fitness area.  While we were walking around we saw Belle, Cinderella, Frog Princess, Mickey, Minnie, Daisy and Chip & Dale.   Chip & Dale were walking down a narrow hallway we were in.  We blocked them and one of the chipmunks gave me a hug and kissed my cheek over and over making kissing noises.  That chipmunk loves me!

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