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The countdown was finally over!!
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We had the pleasure of sharing spring break with Ima and Pops aboard the Disney Fantasy. This cruise in particular featured a very special Star Wars Day at Sea. Being our family knew nothing about Star Wars, Brandon bought the DVD box set and we made it a goal to watch one Star Wars movie every weekend before spring break. We still don't know a lot about Star Wars as that weekend movie watching turned into nap time for the adults, but we embraced it all! As always...best told through pictures!
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| Desserts are only allowed if they are Mickey shaped! |
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| What you do on an island stop when the girls drag you through jewelry stores...find a comfy chair and start reading a map! |
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| Bunk beds are fun! |
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| Yes, everyone did the Aqua Duct. Ima did it with both of the kids! |
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| Mickey 500 (potato race car) Winner! |
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| This is the British Virgin Island of Tortola - this is where we picked up our catamaran when we explored the BVI's a few years ago. |
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| Room service anytime! |
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| Formal Night |
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| Ay Matey! |
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| Donald crashed into the side of his own water slide! |
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| This couple asked Brandon to take "a picture," but he took a selfie with the wife instead. At first the guy was a little put off, but then realized it was a joke and every time we saw them on the ship he had to take a picture with them! |
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| Pretty sure this was the dinner where the server challenged us to a puzzle with a wine glass, to which I promptly broke - puzzle not solved :( |
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| Goofy Golf on the top deck was a big hit. At least ball was heavy enough to stay in place. Ping pong on the top deck, not so much fun when the boat was moving. |
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| Pirate Night |
Castaway Cay was a fantastic day... until Elizabeth and Brandon and I went snorkeling and got separated/lost and scared the rest of the family and then Elizabeth sliced her foot on a piece of coral. Maybe a little less than magical, but one of these days the kids are going to love snorkeling and we are going to keep trying until they do!! After Elizabeth and I surfaced from our snorkeling expedition (seriously, I am the only one who could get lost on a semi-circle snorkel path) the kids gave the water obstacle course a try. Their falls were pretty funny, unfortunately they didn't appreciate it when they laughed at each other and that caused some chasing and resulted in the foot injury. By the time I got EB to the medical hut the and patched up the rest of the family had packed up so our beach day had come to an end. We might need a Castaway Cay do-over!
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| Take notice of the AquaDuct waterslide lit up in the background. I tried with all my soul to ride that illuminated waterslide with Grant on our last night. First a kid got stuck and by the time they re-opened the ride the lights weren't working. We had a dinner reservation we had to get to, but Mommy gets points for trying. Ima tried too, but she had to go back a little earlier so she could help Elizabeth get ready for dinner :) |
Star Wars days was interesting to say the least. The lobby with kids light saber fighting went on all d ay long! Brandon's pre-Star Wars speech went something like this "Kids tomorrow you are going to see a lot of light sabers tomorrow. Some might be bigger than yours. Do not have light saber envy. Most of the really big expensive light sabers belong to grown adults".
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| Please note we are all wearing a Star Wars shirt while the Force is With Us. |
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| Jedi Training |
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| Battling Darth Vader |
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| Storm Troopers everywhere |
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| EB battling Darth too! |
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| Yes, that chicken noodle soup has Mickey Mouse noodles. |
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| I'm pretty sure this conversation is something about "why don't we have ice cream right now?" |
It was an awesome trip and luckily it was a late spring break so there was only a little bit of school left before summer fun!! Thanks Im and Pops for an awesome week!
