Disney cruise day 2 - Out to Sea

On day two of our Disney cruise we woke up in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean!

We had some special appointments to meet some Princesses! 

After we met the princesses the girls decided they wanted to check out the kid's club. 

At this point I still wasn't sure if I was impressed with this cruising thing!
Jennifer and I decided to sit  on our balcony and enjoy the view off of our balcony! The water was beautiful! I got very brave and stood next to the railing. (This was a huge accomplishment for me! Ha!)

The girls sent a message they were ready to leave the kid's club and we picked them up and grabbed some lunch! 

I tried some orzo pasta for the first time. I was trying to knock some of those 40 things off my list! 

There are so many activities on the ship so after lunch we separated and did our own things.

I went to the spa to enjoy the rainforest room. My fabulous travel planner Jennifer had gifted me a spa pass! 

I spent some time relaxing and then I caught up with the girls just in time for them to participate in the Mickey 200. They had to design and create a derby car out of veggies! 

Showing off their car!

And guess what?!? Those girls won the Mickey 200! 

I ran up to the salon and had a blow out! Nothing makes me feel better than having someone else wash and dry my hair! 

That night we had dinner at Tiana's place and it was Pirate night! 

I started with a wedge salad! I had to snap a picture because my friend Lesa loves a wedge salad! 

The girls had a pirate makeover for our Pirate night! The party starts at 10 pm on the deck. Well this group didn't make it that late! When we told Hadley what time the party started she said, "Well that's not happening!" 

I ate a beignet for the first time - another 40 thing! 

The cutest pirates around! They loved this makeover. They got their own lip gloss and nail polish! 

After dinner we headed to the theater and watch another fabulous show, Disney Dreams! 

Disney really knows how to put on a show! 

I went to bed excited about the next day - Castaway Cay! 

xoxo

Disney - Cruise day 1 and Birthday

You only turn 7 and 40 once in your life!

So why not celebrate big!?!

Never in a million years did I think that I would ever go on a cruise. I am afraid of the water. I am a terrible swimmer. I have a fear of drowning. I have an irrational fear of going over a bridge in a car. So when I told some of my closest friends that I was going on a cruise for my 40th birthday I think they thought I had lost my mind!

I do have a lot of friends who are cruise people and they swear its the best vacation they have ever been on. So I figured I would try it out for a few days and decide if they were right or just delusional.

I decided to try Disney because I love Disney and I have heard Disney cruises were the best. 

In December I asked the girls if they wanted to go with me on a cruise and they were like Yes! As long as their mommy got to go too! 

Our sail date was set for April 20th! 

We were ready to go. Since we were staying at a Disney resort we arranged to have a transfer to the port. We had time to kill around our resort.  Hadley and I took a selfie to remember our birthday breakfast! 

Cutest seven year olds I know.

Jennifer took this video of us while we were walking onto the ship.

Once we were on the ship we found our room, found a place to eat lunch, went to the mandatory safety drill, went to dance party, and got ready for dinner!

We were excited to be on the ship and ready to figure it all out! 

We had the early dinner at 5:45! We rotated each night to a different dining room. Our first night was at Animator's Palate. 

The room started black and white and eventually turned to color. The food was amazing! We had this truffle pasta that was out of this world! Hadley asked for it every night. 

At the end of dinner Mickey Mouse came out and greeted us! 

And of course we celebrated our birthdays with chocolate cake! 

I love sharing a birthday with these sweet girls! 

I am very lucky and blessed that I have these girls in my life.  I hope Hadley and Harper know just how much they are loved! Being their Aunt Moe is one of the biggest blessings in my life. 

After dinner we headed to the show that was on the ship that night, The Golden Mickey's! It was so good! Disney really knows what they are doing! 

We got back to our room and the girl's beds were set up and ready for the night! 

Happy Birthday sweet girls!  

By this time the ship was making its way out to sea. I was worried about being sea sick. While we were at dinner I could feel the ship moving. It was such an odd sensation. Thank goodness for Sea Bands! 

The first day was fun but I still wasn't convinced that cruise life was for me! The next day was a day at sea and we had some special appointments early in the morning! 

I like to set goals and have some challenges. When I booked the cruise I started to think about new adventures. So I decided to set a challenge for my 40th year. I was going to try 40 new things for my 40th year! I felt like the cruise would be the first new thing. #moes40for40

xoxo

Disney 2017 - Epcot and Animal Kingdom

On our second day at Disney World we headed to Epcot and Animal Kingdom. We started the morning with fast passes to the new Soarin ride.  Soarin has always been one of my favorite rides and  the new Soaring did not disappoint. The only thing I didn't like is that it didn't have the orange smell! 

After we rode Soarin we made our way over to the new Frozen ride in Norway. 

We got to the ride and saw this...

a 55 minute wait! We got in line and waited our turn. 

While we were waiting we took some pictures. 

Sweetest little girls I know!

I love a good ride picture and this one did not disappoint! HAHA!

The girls were not big fans of the ride! It was cute but probably not worth the 55 minute wait. 

It was the Epcot flower and garden festival. The flowers were beautiful around the park! 

The girls got to meet Daisy Duck when we were headed out.

After Epcot we caught the bus to Animal Kingdom. We were excited to watch the Lion King show. We even managed to get front row seats. They told us to have our cameras ready! 

So close to the show!

Unfortunately the show came to a quick end because a performer got hurt. They quickly ushered us out and we didn't get to finish the show. Needless to say we were so bummed out. 

Harper told us that they needed to get us out so they could find the guy's mommy. 

It was hot and we decided to take a snack break!

We looked on our Disney app and it said the safari ride had a 15 minute wait. We headed over to ride around the pride lands. 

It was late in the day and we ate a quick bite for supper and rested. 

I snapped this picture  - last day as 6 year olds and a 39 year old!!!

xoxo

Disney 2017 - Magic Kingdom

A few months ago I started planning my 40th birthday trip. I knew I didn't want to be in Augusta, Asheville, or Pinehurst for the big day. I knew I wanted to be with the girls since we share a birthday. During my search I had a friend tell me that I should take the girls on a Disney cruise. She promised they were fantastic! If you know me you know that I am afraid of deep water and have severe anxiety on bridges. But I messaged my Disney travel planner and got a quote. And that is how the week long Disney adventure began for our birthdays!

The planning started with a cruise and ended up being a land to sea Disney vacation! 

Hadley and Harper picked the parks for the beginning of the week! 

Excited for the fun day ahead! 

We rode the Little Mermaid ride first then hit up the Dumbo ride. 

These girls have my heart. I love that they want to hang out with Aunt Moe now. Let's hope they still want to in ten years!

The girls met Belle at Enchanted Tales with Belle.

I was excited about our fast passes for the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train but Harper wasn't really into the ride. 

One last photo before the day was over. (Hadley wasn't really wanting to be in the picture!)

Mom and I love Disney and had a great time together! 

xoxo