Our flight was delayed a couple hours...but it actually worked out well because my family had enough time to pick up the rental van and grab some food for the kids.
After "checking in" to get the key to our rental house, we hung out a bit, put the kids down, made a grocery list, then headed to Walmart for some grocery shopping! We were just part of a small handful of peeps there shopping late at night.
We got SO MUCH FOOD! (Here's my sis and bro-in-law coming out of the store with the 2ND shopping cart, and Tim loading up the van with food from the 1ST shopping cart).
After a restful night, we awoke the next morning ready to hit the town! We went to the Magic Kingdom first and rode many rides (well...*I* didn't, b/c OBVIOUSLY I'm pregnant). There were quite a few (kiddie) rides that I was able to get on.
(Left to Right: Tim and I, Tim and my parents, The Fam, little nephew and niece that LOVED the Pooh ride...we rode it twice! That's a pic of them with their fastpass tickets).
While the bigger kids went on the bigger rides with the adults, I followed my mom and sister to get autographs from some of the "stars". :D It was a ton of fun just chillin with the girls.(Left to Right: After the first day of Disney, Tim and the kids enjoyed a nice warm swim in the pool in the backyard. Day 2, niece and nephews and mom with some not-quite-so Little Ensteins. Day 2, eating our packed lunch at Hollywood Disney...mmmm...those picnic lunches we made were YUM YUM! Day 2, mom, kids and I sitting and watching the Toy Story Block Party).
After a couple days at Disney, my other sister came into town and we headed off for our Disney Cruise. Woo hoo!- Family at Disney dock after unloading luggage from van.
- Us adults during the emergency drill.
- Checking out the kids' clubs after signing the kids up. So cool!
- All of us girls on deck!
- Tim and I in front of one of the "smoke stacks".
- Early morning workout at the gym. (My sister is taking the picture).
- Early morning breakfast after our morning workout.
- Day in the Bahamas. Bought some cute jewelry...and ice cream. :)
- Me and some of my favorite nieces. SO excited to have a girl! :)
- Playing Taboo in the Promenade Lounge.
- Tim and I (with my family) eating at PALO, an adults-only restaurant.
- Pirate Party! Tim always ends up having SOMEONE on his shoulders!
- Sitting down to watch a movie! We watched two movies while on board...this is when we went to see Beverly Hills Chihuahua.
- After disembarking, we headed to nearby Coco Beach to play in the sand. (Unfortunately, the temperature had dropped, and it was COLD!)
- Heading back to the cars and dusting off.
Some more pics from the ship...
- Tim and I at our first dinner spot--Animator's Palate. We had missed this the last time we cruised with Disney, so it was cool to see the walls change!
- Tim and I enjoying some Room Service after dinner. hehehe...
- Family and I at Triton's for dinner.
- Ditto...
- Three of Triton's desserts. So lately I've been on a Creme Brulee kick...so I ordered one. And I had had a sundae the night before, and it was good...so I ordered one. And I just HAD to try the orange-ginger crepe suzette...so I ordered one. Mmmm...
On the first day on board, there was a launch party on deck. Tim was asked to go on stage during one of the dances. He got a free virgin strawberry drink afterwards.
