The kids started school on August 9th. They are excited to be in the 8th grade. All three kids are in choir again. Caleb is also taking STEAM and Woodshop. Sarah is taking FACS and is an office aid, and Eliza is taking PE and weight training. It sounds like they are all going to have a great year.
Right after waking up on Friday morning, we went down to breakfast and then it was time for us to disembark. (Insert sad face here).
We didnt have much luggage, so we opted for the express walk-off. It saved us the hassle of having to wait around outside the ship for our luggage.
It didn't take us long at all to exit the ship and get to our car and begin the long drive home. We covered a lot of miles that day. Aside from getting gas and a quick meal, the only stop we made was outside the Duck Commander warehouse since Duck Dynasty is a favorite show of ours. It was a fun spot to stop and stretch our legs. It was around 11pm before we finally stopped for the night in Canton Texas.
Saturday was another long day of driving. At around 7 pm we were in Soccoro NM and didn't feel like we could drive another mile! So even though we only had around 5 more hours to go we got a Hotel for the night. On Sunday morning we slept in and then watched a LDS worship service on the BYU channel in our hotel room. Then we hit the road and we were home around mid afternoon.
After all that driving, we were so glad to finally be home.
We loved our Vacation. We made so many great memories and bonded as a family! We hope to be able to go on another cruise someday. But for now, were looking forward to a great school year and saving our pennies for next summer's vacation.
Thursday was our "Day at Sea". Right after another delicious breakfast, we went to the Walt Disney Theatre and watched "Cars 3" on the big screen. It was still in the theatres, and we hadn't seen it yet. It was fun to watch it "for free"!
When the Movie was over, the kids went to the Edge, and Adam and I took care of our onboard bill, then explored the ship some more. Even after three days on the ship, we were still seeing new and interesting things on the ship. We also played shuffleboard for a little while before meeting up with the kids for lunch.
After lunch the kids wanted to swimming. Adam and I stayed in the room and watched a movie. When the kids were done swimming they joined us for some movie watching. One fun thing about the cruise is that room service menu items are free, so for the price of a tip, I had mickey ice cream bars deliversd to our room and we enjoyed them while watching Avengers. We went to the Evolution lounge for another family game called "So You think you know your Family." It wasn't as fun as the other games, so after a while we left and played a little foosball and relaxed on the deck before dinner.
Our dinner was in the Royal Palace Dining room and as usual the food and service were amazing!
The last show of our cruise was Called Disney's Believe! The music and dancing and special effects were fantastic!
We watched a movie in our room before going to bed. We were a little sad, knowing that it was our last night on the cruise. We didn't want the fun to end in the morning.
After eating a delicious breakfast, we all went up to the top deck to relax and watch our ship pull into port in Nassau, Bahama. We took our time going down to disembark. We didn't have a port activity planned, but we wanted to go check out the little marketplace that was within walking distance from our ship.
We should've just stayed on the boat. Every two steps we took, there was someone trying to sell us something, braid our hair, or take us to some beach or fishing trip. (FOR a fee of course.) We felt a bit unsafe, especially with our kids so after buying a few little souvenirs, we went right back to the ship and had lunch.
That afternoon, the kids spent a lot of time in "The Edge" It's a fun place for tweens to hang out and play games. Eliza got to play foosball and Donald Duck was her teammate! The trio also watched a movie while swimming in the pool. Adam and I had a nice relaxing afternoon. We got Massages, took a nap and watched a movie in our room.
We all met up in time to have dinner together in the Enchated Garden, then afterward we played another game show. The game that evening was called Mirror, Mirror and everyone in the room was divided into six different teams. Dopey the Dwarf helped host the game that was a combination of Disney trivia and a relay game. Our team didn't win, but we had fun playing anyway.
We watched another wonderful musical show called "Villians Tonight". The show featured many of our favorite villains and had us all laughing. Afterwards we spent some more time on our balcony and then went to bed.
