Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Castaway Cay
The next day we docked at Castaway Cay - Disney's private island. When we woke up it was raining on the island and not many people were getting off the ship but around 10:00 we decided to head out. It was still pretty wet and cloudy but the island is beautiful; they decorated for Christmas and it was very scenic. It was nice to be on the beach and not even need sunscreen. The sun came out around noon and the rest of the afternoon was nice until about 3:30 and it started sprinkling again. We had a nice BBQ lunch at the picnic benches; Disney did a great job with food, especially having lots of fruit available. The boys just loved playing in the sand and even getting in the water to see the different fish in the ocean. Too bad we couldn't just spend days on that beach.
Sunday, December 20, 2015
The first 3 days of the Disney cruise
The first week of December we took a Disney Bahamian cruise for 7 days out of Galveston. We took Joshua out of kinder and it was definitely worth it. The Johns also went with us and the boys had fun playing with Teagan.
We left on a Friday with a deck sail away party and that's where we got a glimpse of the entertainment we had throughout the cruise. We had dinner every night at a nice rotation of restaurants at 5:45 with the same servers. It was nice that the servers got to know us especially the kids for the whole week. They got to know what we liked and needed throughout dinner. The servers were so accommodating and also did magic tricks for the kids to entertain them throughout the hour and a half dinner. Every evening they had a show after dinner in their theater and it was always an amazing show.
We were at sea on Saturday so we just explored the ship, the kids club, and saw characters on the ship. Siji and I also took a cooking class where we watched the chef make mushroom risotto. That afternoon and evening the ship was rocking pretty hard and I definitely got sea sick as did a lot of people. I got a little nervous that I wasn't going to be able to make it through this 7 day cruise.
On Sunday we docked in Key West, FL and I was very excited to eat good seafood and of course key lime pie. The town was very quaint and we walked around as we experienced spot showers. We ate at a good seafood restaurant and then went next door and ate key lime pie on a stick dipped in chocolate. We also bought key lime fudge to take back home. Everything was fine till Noah fell as he was running and scraped his knee. Good thing it happened on our way back to the ship. That night was Frozen themed dinner on the ship. The head waiter asked if we'd like the cooks to prepare Indian food for us that night and it was delicious. Will post the pics of these past 3 days here.
Deck party
Our first dinner
They got this Mickey Mouse bar almost every night.
Cooking class
Our small cabin
Formal night
Yummy key lime pie
We left on a Friday with a deck sail away party and that's where we got a glimpse of the entertainment we had throughout the cruise. We had dinner every night at a nice rotation of restaurants at 5:45 with the same servers. It was nice that the servers got to know us especially the kids for the whole week. They got to know what we liked and needed throughout dinner. The servers were so accommodating and also did magic tricks for the kids to entertain them throughout the hour and a half dinner. Every evening they had a show after dinner in their theater and it was always an amazing show.
We were at sea on Saturday so we just explored the ship, the kids club, and saw characters on the ship. Siji and I also took a cooking class where we watched the chef make mushroom risotto. That afternoon and evening the ship was rocking pretty hard and I definitely got sea sick as did a lot of people. I got a little nervous that I wasn't going to be able to make it through this 7 day cruise.
On Sunday we docked in Key West, FL and I was very excited to eat good seafood and of course key lime pie. The town was very quaint and we walked around as we experienced spot showers. We ate at a good seafood restaurant and then went next door and ate key lime pie on a stick dipped in chocolate. We also bought key lime fudge to take back home. Everything was fine till Noah fell as he was running and scraped his knee. Good thing it happened on our way back to the ship. That night was Frozen themed dinner on the ship. The head waiter asked if we'd like the cooks to prepare Indian food for us that night and it was delicious. Will post the pics of these past 3 days here.
Key West
The cooks prepared Indian food for us - very good!
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
The month of November
The first weekend of November my friend Trisha and I took a weekend trip to Chicago. We had a few minor bumps getting into Chicago but we had a wonderful trip doing things we couldn't do with kids. We waited at a tapas restaurant (Purple Pig) Friday night for an hour and a half before getting seated. We also went to an art museum Saturday for 3 hours. Of course we ate deep dish pizza and got Garrett's popcorn before coming home.
Our family had Thanksgiving lunch the weekend prior to Thanksgiving at our house in Austin. We had fried turkey and some good sides. We had a good weekend playing with the kids and eating lots of food. Mom, Dad, and Subin were all able to go to Noah's Thanksgiving lunch and they also visited Joshua's school where Joshua showed him his classroom.
On Thanksgiving we stayed in Austin and Mom cooked Chinese food ( we were all tired of turkey by then.) Nice relaxing Thanksgiving Day with lots of Internet shopping.
Our family had Thanksgiving lunch the weekend prior to Thanksgiving at our house in Austin. We had fried turkey and some good sides. We had a good weekend playing with the kids and eating lots of food. Mom, Dad, and Subin were all able to go to Noah's Thanksgiving lunch and they also visited Joshua's school where Joshua showed him his classroom.
On Thanksgiving we stayed in Austin and Mom cooked Chinese food ( we were all tired of turkey by then.) Nice relaxing Thanksgiving Day with lots of Internet shopping.
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