On Saturday, the boat was docked at Castaway Cay, their private island, all day. After breakfast, we decided to head off the boat even though it was a little chilly that morning.
The girls were happy as could be playing in the water; it was a little too cold for my taste (hey, we were there on November 10th!). I absolutely love this picture that Ryan took of them playing in the gorgeous water.
We had not brought one single beach toy with us, so we surprised them with these Nemo buckets that we purchased on the island (how convenient, right?). They were pretty excited about them.
Mia set right to work digging and covering herself with sand.
Lily started building a sandcastle too.
Liz and Ryan started looking for sand dollars in the water. Liz braved the cold water to go out pretty deep looking for one! Unfortunately, none were found.
The girls were content to play in the sand and stay in the shallow water.
After a couple of hours, the beach started to get more crowded as more people got off the boat and made their way over. We decided it would be more fun to head back to the pool area of the ship; we were correct in our guess that the place would be practically deserted for the beach. The girls were more than happy when they realized we were going back to the pool deck. Back to the fun twirly slide!
Hanging with my precious girls.
We pretty much had the place to ourselves which was great. While we swam, we also enjoyed Mary Poppins on the big screen. Movie and a swim...what could be better?
Having a blast!
Lily enjoyed her short time in the hot tub.
The girls also visited Nemo's Reef again for some more splashing fun.
Finally, it was time to pack up and head back in to wash up and take a late, short nap. After the girls woke up, we watched a beautiful sunset off our balcony and got ready for our final dinner in the Enchanted Garden restaurant.
A few minutes into our dinner, Lily started getting very upset about her ear hurting. Ryan took her back to our room to rest, eat room service and take some Amoxicillan (we still had some from Mia's dosage received earlier in the week). Liz, Mia and I enjoyed our last dinner and then went back to the room to check on Ryan and Lily. Thankfully Lily was feeling a little better, so we all went to see the "Dream" show in the theatre together. It was a good show that had lots of great characters in it, so we all enjoyed that. Unfortunately, after the show was over, it was time to head back to pack up and head to bed.
On Sunday morning, we finished packing the last few items and then headed off the boat back in Port Canaveral. We made a quick stop for breakfast at McDonald's (we weren't willing to be ready and at the boat's breakfast at 6:45) and then headed on home which was a smooth ride.
Our adventure had come to a close. I have to say, this trip was pretty much everything I had been dreaming about for quite awhile. Sure, of course there were a few not great moments when the girls got overly tired/hungry/whiny, but for the most part, they were so happy and excited to see and do everything. I love seeing this world through their innocence and eyes, and Disney is a great place to experience this. We're so glad Liz has a big birthday coming up, so we could all take this trip together and make tons of great family memories!
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