cruisin'

Preschool closes down the week before the new school year. Therefore, Michael and I have to take that week off of work. Since we had to take time off we decided to go on a family cruise. I did a lot of research on the internet and through word of mouth and everyone who took young kids on a cruise recommended it. We booked a four day cruise out of Port Caneveral. Boarding the ship is a little chaotic and since I was in charge of all documentation that you have to show eight times, it was a little stressful. Once on the ship, the kids went straight for the ice cream.

This was the one bunk bed in the room. Between this and the ice cream they were as happy as clams.

During the safety demonstration Addison took pictures of herself. Then they were ready to hit the hot tub.

That night we went to the dining room for dinner. The girls weren't on their best dining room behavior, but it was a long day with no naps and they were tired. My dad went on the cruise with us. It was nice to have the extra set of hands and help since I was a little worried about having the kids on a ship. He also got to spend a lot of quality time with the girls. My dad HATES pictures, but he quickly realized that I wasn't giving up. This one actually came out pretty decent.

After dinner we explored the ship. It was raining a little so there wasn't many people out. The girls had a blast running all over the miniature golf course.

This seemed like the perfect picture opportunity, except Addison isn't looking and Morgan is into these weird poses. Michael looks good.

I was trying to hide all of the crap I was carrying.

The nightly towel creation. This one is a seal. The girls didn't realize that when you pick it up it destroys the animal. It didn't last long.

The night was a little rough because of two very tired little girls, but we all woke up ready for fun the next day.