Disney Dream Cruise, day one

At the end of July, Grandma Paige and Poppa Fred surprised us by taking our family on a Disney cruise!  We were all thrilled and had the BEST time!!  I could never do the experience justice with a few blog posts, but I'll at least try to give you a small taste of our vacation.

When we arrived on the ship we headed to the pool, were both of the boys started their vacation in a big way.

Before dinner, C got his princess fix.  :)  Being the awesome big brother that he is, P was willing to go along for the ride.

Tiana spent lots of time with C.  He talked to her and sang to her, and she listened and encouraged and was so sweet.  On our last night, we found a printed 8 x 10 photo of C and Tiana signed, "To C, Love, Tiana".  We were amazed that she went out of her way to get the photo printed and then autograph it for C and have it sent to his room.

We got to the show early and got seats on the front row, and P and C were asked if they would be willing to have a part in the show that night.  P agreed, and C was reluctant at first, but Kevin, an awesome crew member, talked C into performing as well.  They made the most adorable dwarfs!  The also got certificates delivered to the room as a memento of their participation.

I tend to stay out of photos, but we tried to get some family ones on this trip.  I want my kids to have pictures of all of us when they grow up, and not just of each other.

One of my favorite things about Disney is that they work to put lots of special touches into the everyday.  The boys' dinner plates were Mickey shaped, and the waiter even made their ketchup Mickey shaped as well.

By the end of day one, we were worn out!  We went straight to sleep so we'd be ready for day two.