A day at sea!

On Sunday, we woke up to the beautiful sunshine and this amazing view of the ocean!!

The first activity on our agenda... a little morning "moving and shaking"!!

Next stop, breakfast with the Birthday Boy!!  November 18th was Mickey Mouse's 84th Birthday and we were so happy to get to celebrate with Mickey and his buddies at breakfast!!

Silly Goofy!!

Friendly Dale!!

Chipper Chip!

Happy Birthday, Mickey!!

Mickey's Main Squeeze!

Mickey's Best Buddy!

Peyton LOVES Pluto!!

 

Napkin hats are so much fun!  I love my Pluto ears!

Hannah and Kalynne looked very pretty in their Minnie bows!

I think Dylan makes a great Peter Pan!

 

King Ryan!

 

Pirate Peyton

 

Princess Campbell

 

My personal favorite... Mickey and Minnie!!

Ryan started feeling sick at breakfast, so he headed to bed for a while... he gave mom a little grin as he cozied up to rest!  He rested while we played, but he didn't mind missing out on the fun because he was feeling much better by the time dinner rolled around!!

 

We had a lot of fun playing in the Mickey pool!

 

Peyton caught me off guard!

 

I sure love my cousins Kaly and Hannah!

 

Campbell and Peyton made quite a splash!!

 

After a day of play and relaxation, we dressed up for dinner!

 

We were all so happy to see Ryan's big, happy smile again!

 

Nana with us kiddos in front of the giant gingerbread house!

 

Doesn't Peyton look handsome in his "formal" attire?!

 

Before dinner, we enjoyed a little dancing!

We all did our best boogy...

...and then we had fun getting LOW with the Limbo!!

All that dancing made us feel the need to rest our feet!

Peyton and Campbell started dinner with a water toast!!

 

After dinner, Peyton and I ran into the very dapper Donald Duck!

 

Look what we found when we got back to the room... a friendly, sunbathing lobster!

 

Peyton says "Peace Out" and Goodnight!!

Cruising into Thanksgiving!!



These are the smiles of boys who are ready to CRUISE through the Thanksgiving holiday aboard the Disney Magic!!  The ship set sail in Galveston on Saturday afternoon; sailed for two days to Grand Cayman; then onto Costa Maya, Mexico; made a final stop in Cozumel, Mexico; sailed for one last day; and returned to Galveston, Texas one week later!!

 

Minnie Mouse was there to greet us as we boarded the ship!

The gang is all here and ready to set sail!

adults (left to right): Daddy, Mommy, Uncle Troy and Aunt Jenn, Nana, Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle John.  kids (left to right): Ryan (9), Wilson (5), Kalynne (8), Me aka. Peyton (3), Dylan (7), Hannah (6), Campbell (3).



Our family entered the ship with a smile as the cruise staff announced "The Disney Magic welcomes The Bell Family!" ....quickly followed by a big Mickey Mouse "high-four"!!  Campbell and I walked hand-in-hand to the elevator as we made our way to our first stop... the lunch buffet!

After we ate our first of many buffet lunches, our room was ready for us to move on in!  Here I am with Dylan and Campbell getting comfortable in our "home for the week"... our place to stay the open seas!!

We quickly headed up to the sports deck to check out the offerings.  The basketball courts were full of big kids, but the ping pong table was all ours!!  Kalynne and Wilson "versed" Hannah and Ryan... it was a great match... all smiles... everyone was a winner!!

 

I give their performance a thumbs up!

I think Mommy and Dylan enjoyed the entertainment too!

The next stop on our tour of the ship was the Oceaneers Club where we checked out the computers, games, and toys that they had to offer the kids on the cruise!  We didn't make too many visits to the play place during the cruise, but they did have some exciting activities planned and we stopped by to enjoy a few... we made flubber, attended a magic show, and cooked some very yummy chocolate chip cookies!!

 

After touring around a bit more, it was time for the excitement to begin!  We had a great time at the BonVoyage Celebration with Mickey and the gang!!

Wilson showed us some of his awesome dance moves!!

 

I was so excited, I just couldn't hide it!!  BIG HUGS for my friend (and cousin) Campbell!!

Our food even brought a smile to our face...  just look at Hannah, she is grinning from ear to ear!!

 

There were a lot of great desserts on the ship, but nothing was better than the Mickey Bars!

 

After dinner, Mickey gave us a magical welcome aboard!!

When we returned to the room to turn in for the night, we found a snake in our bed.  EEEEK!!  We would have been frightened if we were any place other than the Disney Magic! 

Day one was great, but wait until you hear about the rest of our adventures!!