On the ship!

Dad had rented a 15 passenger van so we could all drive from the hotel to the ship port together! It was a party!! We got checked in at the Disney terminal. Owen decided he just wanted to be one with the terminal floor. The ship was so big. The Disney employees called out our names and gave us a big round of applause as we walked onto the ship. We felt like royalty. We headed to the top deck to start the food binging and watch the ship set sail. 

A picture of the Disney Port Canaveral terminal 

A formal dinner pic of the Johnsons

The beautiful ballroom area

I love this face of Owen. So much emotion being expressed here. He was not excited about the spouting water. 

First night on the ship included setting sail and dancing with the Disney characters. The Disney infiltration begins! 

Every night during dinner they would have live music in the ballroom area 

They snagged Mickey! It was a feat, there were always long lines to take pictures with the characters. Disney is simply amazing at marketing and convincing us we NEED those pictures!! But Mickey is pretty cute, how can you resist?!

Owen loved the veranda outside our room. He always has blankie time before bedtime

One of our sweet waitresses who took an especial liking to Owen. She had his three drinks of water, chocolate milk, and apple juice ready for him at every meal. 

One of the three beautiful dining areas...this was an interactive animation room. 

Usually dinner time for Owen ended up somewhere like these stairs where he could get his wiggles out. 

My mom was so sweet and gave us all 'ship gifts'! 

True love!

Disney Cruise 2015 - Universal Studios Orlando

My dad has been planning a Disney cruise for the whole family to go on since June 2014. We didn't think May 2015 would ever come! He even surprised us with a few days to spend at Universal Orlando Studios before the cruise.

We flew in and Dad picked us up in a huge 15 passenger van so we could all be together!! We all met up at the hotel in the Universal Studios park. It was a beautiful tropical oasis. Thank you Dad!! I was just two months pregnant and sick most of the time so that definitely put a damper on the trip for me. I wished I could've felt better, but we are so excited to be expecting another baby.

Our first day in the park was sooooo hot for Owen and I. So we had some dip n dots and took the water ferry back to the hotel and napped and hung out at the pool while everyone played in the park (I couldn't ride anything anyways)....Mark's favorites were the Harry Potter rides. We went out that night to a fancy bbq restaurant that my parents had really liked from previous trips. Copper Canyon.

The second day was a little cooler and we all enjoyed the Harry Potter land and some butter beer which was delicious. The boys all did the adventurous ride while Mom and I stayed back with Owen. We did the motion picture studio ride and rode the Jurassic Park ride to get a nice splash of water! Dad loved the Doobie Brothers show. Mom took Owen back to the hotel to play in the pool with him and nap. That night we went to an Emeril restaurant that was AMAZING!! So yummy.