The last week of January we took a Disney cruise out of Fort Lauderdale with my parents & the Robbins family! The weather was absolutely perfect, and we had the best time!
We had a red-eye flight to Denver before our flight to Florida. We found a Dunkin for breakfast in the Denver airport, which was a big hit since Dunkin isn't in Alaska.
After breakfast, the girls were reading & Brady was crocheting. A sweet lady stopped dead in her tracks walking through the airport because she couldn't get over him crocheting. ;)
We stayed the night in Fort Lauderdale with my parents & got dinner at Panera {which was a thrill to us since we don't have Panera in AK} before getting on the boat the next day!
{first time on the Aqua Duck ride!}
{Disney trivia, which was much harder than we all anticipated..but so fun!}
{Show time! Every night, there was a new show & they were all fantastic!}
{Castaway Cay!}
{my 41st birthday!}
{Lookout Cay}
This was our kids' first cruise & it was the first Disney cruise for all 11 of us! We all had soooo much fun! From unlimited to soft serve ice cream cones to the miniature golf & ping pong to the Disney private islands to the beautiful views...it was the perfect vacay! But the very best part was the time with our friends & family. What a gift it is to be able to travel & make memories together.
When we were saying our goodbyes as we got off the ship, my mom got a little teary-eyed saying how much they enjoyed getting to be with me on my birthday to celebrate. We couldn't remember the last time we were together for my birthday--our best guess was during college?! Living so far away from family for so long, we don't take opportunities like this for granted! To get to travel with your best friends from high school & your kids are now almost in high school?! For our kids to have the opportunity to travel & experience the world with their grandparents? We are just so, so thankful.
