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Disney Cruise Line, Very Merrytime Cruise- Then and Now

 

Castaway Cay, Bahamas, December 2012

Castaway Cay, Bahamas, December 2014

Disney Cruise Line, Very Merrytime Cruise- Around the Ship

"There was lots to do around the ship on our recent Disney Cruise Line, Very Merrytime Cruise."

"First off, we sailed away to a jammin', Disney Sail Away party- complete with streamers and music and Disney Characters!"

"Cheese! We are happy to be on vacation!!"

"Captain Mickey at the helm!"

"The kids' area, called Oceaner's Club, was my favorite part of the cruise. Here I am in Pixie Hollow, creating a fairy. Just like Tinkerbell!"

"On the first night, our servers folded up these funny napkin hats for us to try on. Daddy is Pluto and I am Princess Jasmine."

"Happy (belated) Birthday, Mommy!"

 

"Mommy, Daddy and I participated in the 'Anyone can cook' cooking series in the Oceaner's Lab. The theme of our cooking session was 'Sea is for Cookie.'"

"Chocolate face!"

"We enjoyed beautiful weather on Disney's own Island, Castaway Cay. I swam in the ocean and played in the sand."

"This was our first time sailing on the Disney Magic cruise ship."

"Mrs. Claus even made an appearance! She read us 'The Night Before Christmas' and told us all to be good little boys and girls."

"While everybody else got off the ship at Grand Cayman, I enjoyed the kiddie pool and splash pad (almost) all to myself!"

"24/7 ice cream is my kind of cruising! A big thumbs up!"

"Did you know that you can request princess bedsheets (opposed to plain white) while on a Disney Cruise?! You can!! I really enjoyed seeing all the different towel art animals our room host came up with, each night."

"Our servers, Gusti and Jaipthe were the BEST!! Every night, they had a plate of raw onions waiting for me, at dinnertime. Every night, Gusti brought me chocolate desserts. Yum!!"

"Whew!! Cruising is exhausting! I had so much fun!"

Disney Cruise Line, Very Merrytime Cruise- Discover Mexico

"While on our recent Disney Cruise Line, Very Merrytime Cruise, we visited Cozumel, Mexico."

"We visited some ancient Mayan Ruins."

"We learned more about the Mayan culture."

"Mommy loves to take pictures... Cheese!!"

"Part of our excursion included a tequila tasting for the adults."

"While the adults tasted tequila, the kids tasted agave (a sweetener made from the same plant used to make tequila)."

"We ate lunch at Discover Mexico. The salsa and chips were yummy!"

"Daddy and I got a little silly, posing at Discover Mexico."

"Part of our lunchtime entertainment included some high-flying Mexican acrobats."

"My favorite part of the day, though, was the pinata that all the kids got to take a swing at!"

Disney Cruise Line, Very Merrytime Cruise- Meet and Greet

"Mommy, Daddy and I went on a Disney Cruise Line Very Merrytime Cruise vacation! This time, we went for seven whole nights to the Western Caribbean!"

"I got to meet all of my favorite princesses and characters! 

I love Cinderella!"

"Belle made an appearance..."

"I got to meet Tiana, too. Baby Doll Maggie wanted to get her picture taken with Tiana, too."

"I posed with Daisy Duck...."

"...and Donald Duck, too!"

"Princess Sofia the First was present...."

"...as was Doc McStuffins!"

"I helped Peter Pan with spelling my name."

"Goofy looked quite dapper on formal night in his tuxedo."

"Pirate Mickey was a swashbuckling as ever on Pirate night,"

"Minnie Mouse looked tropical and breezy in her beachwear on Castaway Cay."

"I even got to meet Olaf! He's enjoying the summer sun on Castaway Cay!"

"But my absolute favorite- highlight of the trip- was getting to meet Princess Anna and Queen Elsa in a semi-private Meet and Greet!! Yayay!!!!"

Sentence of the Day- No Habla Espanol

Apparently, Lil' Miss has been learning Spanish at Preschool, this year. While we were driving home in the car, one day, last week, Katy told me that she had learned how to say "Hello and goodbye" in Spanish.

To test her, I asked her to say, "hello!" in Spanish. Immediately, she proudly shouted out, "OLAF!!" (from the recent Disney hit, Frozen). Now, if you are the parent to any child under the age of eight, this is kind of funny because most of your free time is spent watching/listening/playing with anything having to do with Frozen.

I corrected her and told her that it's actually, "HOLA" not, "OLAF."

Katy paused, thought about it and then asked, "Well, then why does Olaf (the snowman character in Frozen) say, "Hello, my name is HOLA and I like warm hugs" in the movie??"

Hahahahhaaha.... the logic of a four year old!

#DisneySide @Home Celebration- Princesses Playdate

***Disclosure: "I received free products in order to host the #Disney Side @Home Celebration. The opinions expressed here are my own."***

We hosted our #Disney Side @Home Celebration, today. Our #DisneySide is definitely all about PRINCESSES, so it was a Princesses (and Princes) Playdate with friends!

Princess Decorations

Drew Photography

Princess Decorations

Drew Photography

Princess cupcakes

Drew Photography

Playgroup Royalty

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My own little Princess.

Drew Photography

**Photography compliments of the talented Drew Photography. Thanks for coming to our party and sharing your talent, Stephanie!!**

***Disclosure: "I received free products in order to host the #Disney Side @Home Celebration. The opinions expressed here are my own."***

Bento Box- #DisneySide Lunch

***Disclosure: "I received free products in order to host the Disney Side @Home Celebration. The opinions expressed here are my own."***

Lunch just tastes better when it's cut into cute little Mickey sandwiches! Thanks for our new cookie cutters, #DisneySide @Home Celebration!

Disney Side @Home Celebration- Hostess Box Arrival

***Disclosure: "I received free products in order to host the Disney Side @Home Celebration. The opinions expressed here are my own."***

I was selected to be a host for the #DisneySide @Home Celebration!!

What does that mean? Well, thanks to Disney, Moms Select, American Tourister (the official luggage of WDW) and HP, I get to throw a Disney-themed party to help show off my #DisneySide!

Yesterday, my hostess box arrived! It was quite a large box- 24 lbs, to be exact! 

In it, it contained... a suitcase! Really- it contained a brand-new suitcase! It's one of the really light-weight suitcases that spins every which way with the touch of a finger. So nice! 

In Mickey black and red, of course ;-).

When I opened up the box, I found party supplies- Mickey cups, napkins, plates, decorations, cupcake liners, cookie cutters, balloons and measuring cups. (The baker in me is LOVING the cookie cutters and cupcake liners!)

Also included, were Pluto stickers, Donald tattoos, an IPhone 5 case, HP Photo Cards, and  RunDisney Cheer cards.

Tucked in the bottom of the box was a sweet print of Minnie and Mickey, Muppet calendars (Hubby's #DisneySide is all about Muppets!!), and a face-painting guide.

How AWESOME is this party pack?!?!? I'm loving all the goodies and I'm so excited and thankful to be picked as #DisneySide Host!

Now, off to party plan....!

***Disclosure: "I received free products in order to host the Disney Side @Home Celebration. The opinions expressed here are my own."***