Disney Cruise Part 4

Tyce looked forward every night to getting the schedule for the next day so we could plan what character we were going to see and when.  Goofy was one of the last ones he saw...

Our last dinner!  I think we were all pretty sad to leave Freddie and Helen...they were AWESOME servers and I loved the personalized service.  Michelle, Jackie, and I would all have loved to take them home with us to cook, serve, cut up the kids food, etc!  Unfortunately, they had to stay on the ship!  Helen told me how impressed she was with our children (in an African accent) "usually I see lots of kids at a table and think, oh my messes messes, but your kids...they were so good!  So clean!  No spills, not a lot of crumbs, no crying, such good manners!"  I'm not sure I'd say my kids are THAT perfect but, hey, she seemed to think so!!!  Maybe she was talking about Jackie's kids  :)

We made another stop at the souvenir shop...Tyce really wanted this hat...I said no...now that I'm looking at how stinkin adorable he is in it I'm regretting it...oh well...

After the final show all the characters came out, I muscled my way in to the front of the line so Kate and Tyce could see her before bed time :)

 Pirate night!

Uncle Shane and Tyce, so cute...Shane was a great sport about sharing a room with the twins and dealing with 6 little kids all week.  We'll keep that in mind Shane when you have YOUR babies and OURS are older and easier.  :)

 Grandma and Josh...

The pirate show and fireworks!

 This was the boys' favorite towel animal...I'm not going to lie...I think it looks super creepy!

All week Jackie and I had promised the kids they'd get one "special night" where they could all stay up late together and watch cartoons...the final night they finally got to do it...

They all played so hard all day, went to bed late, and my kids don't really sleep in so when they WERE asleep they were DEAD asleep!!!  This was too cute to not take a picture of.  He belongs in a Disney brochure or something!

One last post to go, Michelle sent me some of her pics that I want to add!

Disney Cruise Part 3

We got up early the morning we got to the Grand Cayman because we had an excursion planned to go swim with sting rays!  Here we are on the boat that took us to the island...

 

Family picture!  The person we happened to ask to take the pic was from Utah!  Small world!  They saw Shane's Ute shirt and were happy we were Ute fans!  I made sure to tell them that while all the Morrills might be Ute fans...I MOST CERTAINLY AM NOT!!!

 Waiting to head out on the catamaran...

 The catamaran...

Of all the kids on board the captain asked Jackson if he wanted to drive! 

 Getting ready to snorkel...

Josh and daddy snorkeling...

Jackson snorkeling...

Me snorkeling...

Swimming with the sting rays was awesome!  They felt so cool!

Jackson kissing the sting ray...

Getting a sting ray massage...

Mommy kissing it (Josh wouldn't!)... 

But he WOULD get a back massage!!!

It felt so cool having a sting ray massage my back!

Parker kissing a sting ray...

Getting his massage...

Parker and I with our sting ray who Jackson named Peter...

It was a super fun day out on the beautiful ocean and it was a cool experience to swim with sting rays!  Tyce was a total wuss and was bawling in the water.  He was begging to go back to the boat but I wouldn't let him.  He eventually calmed down enough where he wasn't crying but he still wouldn't touch the sting rays.  Maybe next time!

More to come!!!

Disney Cruise Part 2

We spent one day at Cozumel, Mexico.  We hired a guy named Moises (who, he assured us, was NOT the "original Moses" haha) who drove us around in his van.  He showed us some really interesting parts of the city (schools, LDS church, markets, neighborhoods) and taught us a lot of about the culture.  It was very eye opening.  The homes are so modest and humble.  Everyone sleeps in hammocks too because of the heat.  It made me realize how fortunate we are here in the United States.  Moises drove us to this super nice beach/resort area where we snorkeled and played in the beach and in the pool.  We all had a great time! 

 

Heading back to the ship...

Here are some more pics from on the ship.  The kids really enjoyed swimming in the pools...

The two that made this whole trip possible, Bart and Michelle, so cute...

Dinners were always an event to look forward to.  The food was yummy, the company was great, and the service was incredible!  Our servers Freddy and Helen were awesome.  They even cut up the kids food! 

Auntie Tegan and the twins...

Josh was sure enjoying his ice cream, he didn't even notice that it was on his forehead!

The whole fam...

One of my favorite things on the ship was the Broadway style shows, I was SO impressed!  We went to three of them, The Golden Mickeys, Toy Story, and Dreams.  The cast was incredible, their voices were amazing.  The props and sets were amazing too...and to think this is all happening on a ship, in the middle of the ocean!  Craziness.  The kids all loved the shows too, Tyce's face whenever he would see a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse character was priceless.  "For the safety of those around you no photography during the show" so I have no pictures of them but here the fam is waiting for one of the shows to start.  We always lined up early so we got awesome seats for all three shows...

Grandpa let each grandkid pick something out from the gift shop, Tyce completed his Mickey Mouse Clubhouse stuffed animal set by getting Minnie and Daisy...he was so excited and slept the whole night with his arms wrapped around them all...

More to come!!!