7 Essentials for Organizing Your Disney Cruise Line Stateroom

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Disney Dream Cruise Ship Castaway Cay

     Cruise vacations are my very favorite type of vacation.  Our family has cruised exclusively on Disney Cruise Line and find it more relaxing than any other type of vacation we take.  I am the family planner, so I love the fact that once I am onboard, the planning has been done and the thinking is truly taken out… Read more »

Disney Wonder Alaska Icy Strait Point | 2019 Summer Vacation | Day 8

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After a glorious and restful day at sea on day two of the Disney Wonder Alaskan Cruise, the family was eager to step foot on Alaskan soil for the first time in any of our lives.  The excitement would have to wait as the ship wasn’t docking at Icy Strait Point until just after noon.  This was a refreshing change,… Read more »

Disney Wonder Alaska Day at Sea | 2019 Summer Vacation | Day 7

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We woke up to a chilly Canada morning on our first full day aboard our Disney Wonder Alaskan Cruise. The family woke up between 6:00-7:00 AM, and we enjoyed easing into our first sea day. The Mickey short cartoons provided a perfect audio and video accompaniment to our lazy morning.  While the family stayed cozy I took the opportunity to… Read more »

Disney Wonder Alaska Embarkation Day | 2019 Summer Vacation | Day 6

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I arose to my first morning in Canada to my normal 5:15 am internal alarm clock. The benefit of being up early today, however, was to view (and film) the arrival of the Disney Wonder in the Port of Vancouver.  I showered quickly and headed down to the waterfront to secure my spot and set up the GoPro for the… Read more »

Amtrak Train Ride From Seattle to Vancouver | 2019 Summer Vacation | Day 5

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To say that 4:30 came too early was an understatement.  After a picture perfect day touring Seattle the prior day, we weren’t quite ready to say goodbye; however with our Disney Cruise on the horizon, it didn’t take much convincing to get up and get going.  Emily and I got ready first to let the boys sleep for a little… Read more »

Space Needle, Pike Place Market & More Seattle | 2019 Summer Vacation | Day 4

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Beautiful Morning in Seattle After an adventurous start to our west coast vacation in Portland (check out our Portland adventures) we were excited to wake up at the Hyatt at Olive 8, overlooking the beautiful Seattle morning skyline.  The room was situated on the corner of the sixth floor of the hotel, and provided more space than we could have… Read more »

Portland Fun, Exploration & Family Time | 2019 Summer Vacation | Days 1-3

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Day 1 – Travel Day from Orlando, FL to Portland, OR Another historic trip, forever in the planning, was finally upon us… an epic two-plus-week vacation to the Pacific Northwest. Since Emily turned forty this year, we all braced ourselves for a year of epic adventures. It started off with a surprise birthday party for her the weekend after her… Read more »

HayesPlay407 Pool Fun – Hunter’s First Video Project

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I don’t believe I can tell you exactly what inspired this project, but Hunter finally decided that he wanted to give video editing a try.  Over the weekend we pulled out the GoPro, and had some fun taking videos around the pool.  Mostly, the boys were interested in doing their “Epic” (debatable) jumps into the pool.  Moving the camera around… Read more »

Disney’s Beach House | Hilton Head Island: Spring Break 2019 | Blog Last Day

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The last full resort day was finally upon us.  With all last days, we wanted to cram in as much fun as we possibly could.  We had plans for kayaking, heading out to Disney’s Beach House, shopping, resort fun and more!  I relished my last quiet resort morning blogging on my comfy couch.  I was joined shortly after by the… Read more »

Coligny Beach & Plaza | Hilton Head Spring Break 2019 | Blog Day 7

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I thoroughly enjoyed getting a good night’s sleep after our active day celebrating Hunter’s twelfth birthday.  The morning started out chilly, but was forecast to be the warmest day of our Hilton Head Island visit.  Great day for a visit to Coligny Beach!   Hunter and Sawyer arose earlier than normal, eager to start their days building LEGOs. Hunter wanted to… Read more »