Day 1 on the Disney Dream

We left our hotel around 10:00 am headed for the cruise terminal. They begin letting people in the cruise terminal building a little before 11:00 a.m. and we were completely checked in, picture taken with Captain Mickey and our boarding group number had been called all before 12:00. After boarding the ship we walked around for a few minutes getting a few things taken care of and then headed to the buffet for lunch. When we got finished with lunch it was around 1:30 and we headed to find our stateroom. Rooms were supposed to be opened around 1:30. We had to wait about 5 minutes for our room to be opened and then  we got to go in our room and we even snuck in a little nap before all of the fun got started.

On the shuttle headed to the terminal

These sweet kiddos were so ready to get on the Big Boat

Captain Mickey welcoming us aboard his ship

After we finished nap time we had to go to a mandatory life-boat drill. After the life-boat drill we went to the Sail Away party with all of the characters and we were sailing away!!

Our stateroom door was so super cute

 Donald and Daisy at the Sail Away party

 Look at that sweet little hand waving at Goofy

Pluto is a really good dancer

Waving bye bye to land as we set sail in the deep blue ocean

After the Sail Away party we took the kids to the Oceaneer Club to play. The Oceaneer Club has four different areas. Caleb's favorite room was Andy's room from Toy Story.

 "Look mommy I'm Andy"

Playing on T-Rex

 A ride in RC

A little magic dance floor action

After play time it was time to head to dinner. The first night we had dinner in the Enchanted Garden and after dinner we headed to the show "Villians Tonight". After the show we went for a little stroll along the top deck of the ship and then called it a day.

Dinner...check out the Mickey ketchup

and of course dessert was Mickey icecream bars

Our Journey to the "Big Boat"

I can not wait to tell you all about the best vacation ever...our Disney Cruise on the Disney Dream. My husband and I might have a slight obsession with cruising and combine that with Disney would have to equal a perfect vacation. In March we booked our 4 night trip on the Disney Dream for the upcoming September. We downloaded countdown apps, made reservations, did lots of researching until finally the trip arrived!

To make the trip even better we had three families going with us. More People= More Fun!

We left McCalla around 6:00 p.m. on Friday, September 4th and drove to Macon,Georgia ( about a 4 hour drive). When we finally arrived in Macon it was close to midnight, so we just rested our heads for the evening in preparation for finishing the drive on Saturday.

On Saturday morning we woke up and took advantage of the breakfast at the hotel and then headed off for Orlando. We had a 5 hour drive ahead of us and only made one stop for lunch and a restroom break. We arrived at the Art of Animation hotel in Disney World around 3:00 p.m. that afternoon. After arriving at the hotel the men watched some football while the mommies and kiddos hit the swimming pool for an afternoon swim. Then we all met back up that evening for dinner at the food court at the hotel and walked around the hotel taking in all the awesome statues of characters from some of our favorite Disney movies.

Our passengers for the LONG ride...Braleigh, Brodee and Caleb

What a wonderful sight to see...Walt Disney World

Ready to hit the pool...by the way this picture gets me every time I look at it. My baby looks like he is about 5 years old in this picture.

The whole gang of kiddos in front of our building...The Little Mermaid building

I told him to wave to everyone and say "hey" so I could send family a picture of him having fun in Disney World

Enjoying the Nemo pool and splash pad area

Brock and Caleb having fun in the Lion King area of the hotel

The whole kiddo gang with Sebastian

Visiting the Cars in Radiator Springs...The Hudson Hornet

Tow-Mater

Lightening McQueen

On Sunday morning we checked out of the Art of Animation hotel and headed to Downtown Disney for lunch at T-Rex cafe and some shopping.

The T-shirt design store Lun

Lunch at T-Rex cafe

He chose to get his picture with the triceratops 

Buzz and Woody at the Lego store

Finishing off our fun in Downtown Disney with a train ride

Around 2:00 we left Downtown Disney and headed back to Art of Animation to get our car and head to our next destination in CoCo beach. We chose to drive over to CoCo beach on Sunday to be super close to the terminal for boarding the ship on Monday morning. The drive from Orlando to CoCo beach was a little over an hour which made for a perfect nap time for all of the kiddos ( maybe their mommies too ;). 

We stayed at the Comfort Inn hotel which was about a 5-10 minute drive from the cruise terminal. The hotel offered a cruise and stay package which allowed you to spend the night at the hotel, be shuttled to and from the cruise terminal and allowed your car to stay parked at the hotel while on the cruise ship. We enjoyed the afternoon playing on the beach at CoCo beach and catching some dinner at Steak-n-Shake. On Monday morning it was finally CRUISE time! We had to be in the hotel lobby at 10:00 a.m. to catch the shuttle to the cruise ship.

Fun times at CoCo beach

We are Off to K-2

 Meet the teacher 

 First day of 2K

 Playing Play-Doh on the first morning of preschool

 Our first school assignment

 Our first homework assignment-All About Caleb

Mommy's favorite- our first art and craft with a cute little picture

Caleb is going to school Tuesday- Friday from 8:30-1:00 and is loving it. We are so thankful for his sweet and patient teachers for loving on him and taking care of him each day. We are so proud of how he done so far and hope he keeps up the good work and good behavior!

Itty Bitty Magic City

This summer at McWane Center the most precious and perfect area opened for little kids called Itty Bitty Magic City. Caleb was obsessed with the exhibit and asked to go almost every day. We went multiple times this summer and he loved it every time. Here are a few pictures from our trips to Itty Bitty Magic City.

 The Fire Station

 The mechanic fixing the cars

 Getting a little wet at the water station

 Climbing in the indoor playground

Fixing up some yummy food at the diner

 Doing a little shopping at the Itty Bitty grocery store

 Dr. Ross taking care of the animals

 "I think I see a broken bone."

 All smiles when he gets to go to the "museum" as he calls it

 Playing the life size piano

Checking out the big Etch-A-Sketch

Beach fun with Friends

This summer our friends, The Tomlins, invited us to join them for a trip to the beach. We had a great week hanging out at the beach, at the pool, and at the beach house making memories with our sweet friends the Tomlins and the McKinneys.

 Morning walks with little man around the neighborhood

 This could be a post card

 The beach life is hard work

 Beach cuties

 We loved the huge zero entry pool at St. Joe beach club. It was the perfect pool for little kiddos.

 Hanging out at the amphitheater

 Breakfast date at the Donut Hole

 My favorite breakfast date

 Posing for his picture

 We could get used to the beach life

 Caleb and sweet Taylor

 Family picture before dinner at Hurricane Oyster Bar

 Look who we found at The Track- our friend Hudson

 We did not have to stop the ride this year and get off= SUCCESS and SMILES

 Getting ready for Caleb's first go-cart ride

 He loved driving the fast go-cart

 Last day for the beach

 These sweet kiddos loved playing in the sand

 We finished our last meal at the beach with dinner at the Back Porch in Destin

 and ended the night with some arcade fun

and a yummy milkshake.