A year ago we booked a Disney Cruise and Universal Trip and finally the day arrived for us to set sail. And taking the kids out of school a couple of days the week before worked out great (teachers were great in letting them make up and get most of their work done before we left) and being out the entire week of Thanksgiving here made it easy and them only missing 2 days. The new Disney ship, Disney Dream was just amazing. We loved everything about it. The ship was beautiful, the room was so nice and spacious, we all loved the Aqua Duck ride on the ship, Molly loved Nemo's Reef splash area.....she was there for hours, they all LOVED the kids area and never wanted to leave it. We stayed on the ship in Nassau and enjoyed all there was to do on the ship. Castaway Cay, Disney's Private Island was amazing as well. The white beach and crystal clear blue water....awe!!!! That day we spent off the boat on the beach. Disney makes sure your kids are happy and when the kids are happy.....that makes you and your trip a happy one.
Family shot on while exploring the ship.
Love this picture of Trevor & Ben.
We saw the shows each night....they were all incredible. We liked them as much as the kids did.
Each night you rotated Dining rooms but your waiters came with you. Kids favorite was Animators Palate and the Nemo zooming around the room talking to you was crazy fun. Our waiters, Trevis & Ajus were so great with the kids. Every time we saw them they would make them all kinds of things out of the menus, such as birds and frogs. Trevis even colored and created a bouquet of flowers for Molly one day at breakfast. But Ben was thrilled with the magic tricks and all the fun they provided.
Arriving at Castaway Cay
Disney Dream = Happy Kids
We connected with 2 special kids counselors on the ship. This is Vix, the kids loved her and she loved them. They would never want to leave her!
After we got off the ship we drove to Universal and spent Thanksgiving week there. (Mon. - Thurs.) Missed having a big turkey dinner but had so much fun just being a family and riding rides. Our lunch that day was at the 3 Broomsticks & having a Butterbeer! LOVED the Harry Potter area and the Forbidden Journey ride....Best ride ever!!!! SOOOO Fun. Ben & Rachel rode it a dozen times in 3 days. Twice as much as Trevor and I. The Hulk roller coaster...uh...no way for us girls...but those crazy boys rode it A LOT!
Molly's favorite, no doubt was the Seuss Landing area. We rode those rides over and over.
A fun bike cart pull going back to hotel one night.
And he even scored some, this time being one of them....we were very proud of him and how positive he always was. (that can be tough when you are the smallest 5th grader and play against boys from 5th & 6th grade) Way to go Ben!
The big 5th grade event took place the day before Christmas break at Haw Creek Elementary where the gymnasium was transformed into a beautiful dining room thanks to myself and some other 5th grade parents. The kids were all dressed up and the lunch was catered in, (turkey, ham, rolls, mac & cheese, green beans)....and Ben's table had the best waitress (Me) for making sure their drinks were filled.
No, I can not believe it has been 6 years since this little princess made our family complete. The years have gone by way too quickly. Molly is so full of life. Her sweetness, independence, maturity & funny sayings.... keep us all laughing daily. We often find ourselves saying, "where in the world did she come up with that?" I really think she is 6 going on 16! The 3rd child is so different. And yes, the girl has an attitude at times that I wonder if we will ever survive her teenage years. But in the meantime we will take those times and get through them, the times when she is so completely innocent and loving, this times when she is doing things that Ben and Rachel would never think of getting into....cherish them all with hope that the next year doesn't go by quite so quickly.
She had her party at Diamond Girlz Day Spa....really cute place. I am not sure she was thrilled with the facial....but was she ever so excited about getting sparkling nails.
The crew: (back row) Rachel, Audrey & Mallory. 
And then at home she just had to have cupcakes....if only she would eat it all....she licks all the icing off and gives it back as an un-decorated cupcake! Crazy girl, she asked us to just make them out of icing!
A year ago we booked a Disney Cruise and Universal Trip and finally the day arrived for us to set sail. And taking the kids out of school a couple of days the week before worked out great (teachers were great in letting them make up and get most of their work done before we left) and being out the entire week of Thanksgiving here made it easy and them only missing 2 days. The new Disney ship, Disney Dream was just amazing. We loved everything about it. The ship was beautiful, the room was so nice and spacious, we all loved the Aqua Duck ride on the ship, Molly loved Nemo's Reef splash area.....she was there for hours, they all LOVED the kids area and never wanted to leave it. We stayed on the ship in Nassau and enjoyed all there was to do on the ship. Castaway Cay, Disney's Private Island was amazing as well. The white beach and crystal clear blue water....awe!!!! That day we spent off the boat on the beach. Disney makes sure your kids are happy and when the kids are happy.....that makes you and your trip a happy one. 
We saw the shows each night....they were all incredible. We liked them as much as the kids did.
Each night you rotated Dining rooms but your waiters came with you. Kids favorite was Animators Palate and the Nemo zooming around the room talking to you was crazy fun. Our waiters, Trevis & Ajus were so great with the kids. Every time we saw them they would make them all kinds of things out of the menus, such as birds and frogs. Trevis even colored and created a bouquet of flowers for Molly one day at breakfast. But Ben was thrilled with the magic tricks and all the fun they provided.
We connected with 2 special kids counselors on the ship. This is Vix, the kids loved her and she loved them. They would never want to leave her!
After we got off the ship we drove to Universal and spent Thanksgiving week there. (Mon. - Thurs.) Missed having a big turkey dinner but had so much fun just being a family and riding rides. Our lunch that day was at the 3 Broomsticks & having a Butterbeer! LOVED the Harry Potter area and the Forbidden Journey ride....Best ride ever!!!! SOOOO Fun. Ben & Rachel rode it a dozen times in 3 days. Twice as much as Trevor and I. The Hulk roller coaster...uh...no way for us girls...but those crazy boys rode it A LOT!
