We loved the shows at night. All of them were great and had things to entertain us and the kids. Allison sat through all of the shows and that is saying something because she rarely sits still for anything.
The characters. We saw a lot of characters just like Disney World. They loved it. I have a lot of pictures and will spare from posting a ton of them, but here are a couple of my favorite. I love this one with Allison & my Mom. Allison had no idea Chip was behind her. She was VERY excited when she turned around to see him.
The deck parties were fun. We went to the Sail Away party, a Pirates night party where they lit off fireworks & also a pool party.
Sail Away party.
Matthew playing with his cousins.
My niece & brother.
Mickey stopped during a march at the pool party & waved at Allison.
Matthew & Allison with Pirate Mickey on Pirate night.
Allison with Pirate Minnie.
Matthew & Allison LOVED the pool & water toys.
Matthew even went down the big slide. That is something I was very surprised that he did, but I think he did because he saw his cousins do it.
The dinners were really nice. It was a chance for the whole group to be together. Our waiters were awesome. The grandkids sat at their own table (except Allie), which was nice because we adults could visit.
Our assistant waiter did a trick for Allison each night that she thought was amazing. He would draw a circle on the tablecloth, grab a crayon, tap the crayon three times and then hide it behind his ear. Allison thought that the crayon disappeared. Then he'd do it again & bring the crayon back. She was amazed. She would then try tapping, but didn't understand why it wouldn't disappear.
Matthew thought the towel animals that our stewart made every night were pretty cool.
It was a great chance for the kids to see and get to know their cousins better (just wish Greg & Em & their kids could have been there too!).
Our ports of call were Key West, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, & Castaway Cay.Key West we walked around the town & explored & found the yummy Key Lime candy store that Dave's brother had told us about.
In Grand Cayman, we took a tour that took us to the turtle farm (we also saw the dolphin encounter next door), Hell, & the Rum Cake factory. Our tour guide was very good & it was fun for my Mom to come along with us. Every one else went and played with the stingrays & the beach that day.
In Cozumel, we took a drive along the coastline & saw A LOT of this. Very pretty, but not 2 1/2 hours worth, with kids.
Our favorite stop was Castway Cay. It was the perfect beach ever. We played on the beach, went snorkeling & went for a bike ride.
A couple of pics from snorkeling:
It amazes me where kids can sleep...
Matthew made the full bike ride around the trail. We weren't sure if he'd make it the whole way, but he was a trooper and had fun.
3 comments:
Josh and I just looked at these and we're both ready to start saving our pennies. It looks like soooo much fun!!
wow trip of a life time!!!!! what fun, it looks like you got to experience so much!!! the pictures are fabulous!!!
So much fun, Cole is in that Mickey and Minnie stage and I think it would be fun. I thought he would be to young for that kind of trip but it looks like Allison had lots of fun.
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