Disney Cruise on the high seas!

I still don't have my camera replacement, but I was fortunate that my parents and sister let us copy their pictures after the trip. We are getting our camera in the mail any day! I can't wait!

Here we are prior to boarding the ship. Everyone was filled with excited anticipation. The kids had already gathered 2 signatures in their signature books.

Once we were on board, we went straight to changing into our swimsuits at the earliest possible moment! The kids and PaPa went to the slide. Elena is so brave now, she goes down slides all by herself. The confidence of being able to swim has changed her.Once we cleaned up for dinner, Elena was determined to find Cinderella....Ethan was determined to find chocolate...and PaPa joined the Lost Boys with Peter Pan!The next day we were at Nassau in the Bahamas. Nana and PaPa stayed on the ship with the kids. The parents went off to play on a small island that was breathtaking! We had the entire beach to ourselves! There were loads of other people that went to the same island, but no one ventured over to the back side of the island. Lucky for us!
Joel and Julie did some snorkeling while Jenn tried to explain to the staff why we were swimming in "Do not Swim Areas". Fortunate for us that Jenn is very good with words.

When we boarded the ship it was time to get ready for the Pirate Party! Captain Jack was on board. The guy was hilarious! He asked Elena what she was the princess of...she was too embarrassed to talk. So he called her the "Princess of nothing". While standing for pictures he would sway as if drunk on rum. He had Johnny Depp's interpretation of Jack down to an art!Even Ethan got into the Pirate spirit.

How do Pirates know they are Pirates?

Because they ARGGHHHH!

Our next port was the private Disney Island called Castaway Cay. You could see the Flying Dutchman prop from the movies as we were pulling into port.

The water was incredible! Everyone was at their happiest here in the sun and crystal water.

Elena was enjoying swimming underwater at the beach...this was a first.

Not every kid can say their Pumpkin Passy has been to the Bahamas. He was sucking salt water thru this thing. We couldn't get it away, but we were on vacation so we were all allowed to indulge in a few bad habits. :)

Elena and Daddy build their "E" castle.

Ethan was so happy to have another boy to play with. He was constantly hugging and attacking Will the entire cruise.

The kids did a lot of pin trading with cruise staff. This was great fun. I think that Nana and PaPa did more pin buying for the kids than the kids did pin trading. What lucky kids they are!Aunt Jenn took the two oldest for a pizza snack. While they were out, Elena noticed this sign and asked, "Jenn, what is Freshly Appled Steak Oil"? How cute is that! Then the two cousins proceeded to argue over what the sign said.After crying about being SOOO hot, Elena plopped down on the stairs and gave Aunt Jenn this pose. This was of course after Jenn asked her to put her dress top back on.A Daddy daughter moment.Thanks Nana and PaPa for a fabulous trip. We all had so much fun and can't wait for our next Disney adventure!