Author Archives: Patrick

Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort Spring Break Day Two – Resort Fun

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After a fun day one relaxing at Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort, we were finally settled in and enjoying the start to our relaxing week.  Although it was a bit brisk, and quite windy, that didn’t stop Colonel and I from our traditional bike ride to the beach.  Since I already had my bike, we met down by the Community… Read more »

Disney’s Hilton Head Island Spring Break 2017 Day One – Arrival

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Drive From Orlando, FL to Hilton Head Island, SC After a busy few months of work, birthday prep, and school, the Hayes family was ready to enjoy a relaxing Spring Break at one of our favorite destinations to chill, Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort.  We first visited Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort on our east coast road trip in 2008,… Read more »

Dining, Disney & More Dining – Emily’s Birthday Fest 2017

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Friday, February 10th 2017 – Emily’s Pre-Birthday Begins Those of you who know Emily know that she loves to stretch out her birthday celebration as long as humanly possible, and 2017 was no exception.  We official kicked up EmilyFest on Friday night as Emily’s parents were kind enough to have the boys stay the night so we could enjoy date… Read more »

Breakfast on The Dream, Lunch at Epcot, Sawyer’s 5th Birthday

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Morning on the Disney Dream With the seas as rough as they had been the night before after departing Castaway Cay, waking up to the calmness was both a blessing and a curse. It meant that the ship was tied up and we were back at Port Canaveral… our cruise had ended.  We were excited, however, to wake up to… Read more »

2017 Disney Dream 3 Night Bahamas Cruise – Sawyer’s 5th Birthday Day 3

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Disney’s Castaway Cay Island Morning Day three of the three day Bahamas cruise always pulls you in two directions.  On one hand it is amazing because you get to enjoy the day on one of the most beautiful islands on earth.  On the other hand, it is your last day of the cruise which means tomorrow you are back to… Read more »

2017 Disney Dream 3 Night Bahamas Cruise – Sawyer’s 5th Birthday Day 2

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Sunrise on the Disney Dream – Day 2 Nassau We arose to the gentle rocking of the ship as we continued the last portion of our journey to Nassau, Bahamas.  Day one on the Disney Dream was a blast and we were looking forward to another fun day on the ship.  Most of the Hayes household likes to sleep in… Read more »

2017 Disney Dream 3 Night Bahamas Cruise – Sawyer’s 5th Birthday, Day 1

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Traveling to Port Canaveral Emily had, in her usual style, arranged all of the details for a memorable fifth birthday for Sawyer, which kicked off with a three night Disney Dream birthday cruise.   The bags were packed with the essentials as well as some fun birthday surprises for Sawyer.  After getting the car packed, Sawyer and I went to… Read more »

23 Hours of Mickey… A Sad Tale

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Hayes Family Fish Tank

For as much time as we spend at Disney, my assumption is you are thinking this post is about one of our crazy weekend experiences at the park.  While you would be correct on the weekend part, this had nothing to do with any theme park at all. It started Saturday when Emily needed to run to Michael’s to pick… Read more »

Epcot Holiday’s Around the World… Sans Kids

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As I am sure many of you can attest, the holidays are a crazy time.  We often set unrealistic expectations and then expect ourselves to deliver on those expectations, leading to high levels of stress and exhaustion.  Yep, we were there.  Emily and I agreed that it would be fun to take our cameras and the GoPro to Epcot and… Read more »

Our Christmas Holiday Spirit Day – Disney Springs & Magic Kingdom

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Christmas & Santa at Disney Springs After spending the prior several weekends either traveling or decorating for the holidays, we were ready to get out of the house and get some holiday cheer.  Ever since I can remember, we have singled out one weekend day in December to head to Downtown Disney (now Disney Springs) for a visit and photo… Read more »