All aboard!

This year, Jeni's mom threw a big celebration for her 60th birthday by inviting the whole family on a seven-day Western Carribean Disney cruise. We had all of her 9 kids/spouses and 11 grandchildren.

We all met up in Orlando and took a chartered bus to the ship.

The first glimpse of the boat!

Shortly after boarding, we had our first of many dance parties on the deck.

We were happy to make the "Disney Magic" our home for the next seven days as it truly had it all, including a Mickey-shaped pool...

A waterslide to the pool...

A basketball court on the deck...

An unlimited supply of Mickey-shaped ice cream...

Mickey-shaped ketchup at every meal....

And Mickey Mouse himself!

Of course we can't forget to mention the plethora of princesses!

The kids club was great fun for the kiddos, especially with their cousins there.

The broadway type shows were were also phenomenal. Our favorite was probably "Twice Charmed."

Dinner time was always an experience.  

Sometimes it was formal...

Sometimes we had special visitors join us...

Sometimes the restaurant itself would actually transform into a whole new world by changing colors...

The food was endlessly amazing and our waiters always made sure everyone was happy and having a good time. Our waiter often took Kyler out of his chair to dance with him or play games with him, when he became impatient in his high chair.

At one dinner, Teyah had had enough of her mac and cheese, burgers, pizza, and steak off the kids menu, and yearned for some good old PB&J.  A few minutes later, our waiter had somehow found a PB&J just for her! The service was one of the best parts of the cruise. They were phenomenal! Even Ellie who has so many food sensitvities, had zero problems on the trip because the food staff made sure everything they made her was dairy free, fructose free, and that also meant made from scratch with organic, healthy ingredients. Amazing!

Every night after dinner, we were greeted by a new creature made from our room towels.

It was fun when they used our own things as props for the towel creatures!

Thank you grandma for making this possible.  The next few posts will take you through the amazing adventures of our magical week.