One Final Morning...
Morning came all too soon. Not one of us was ready for either a. peeling our eyes open after such a short sleep or especially b. coming to the end of such a magical vacation.
Before we walked out of our room, I snapped one last picture of my favorite picture from our room. It's of Mr. and Mrs. Disney enjoying some time aboard a ship themselves.
And then, within an hour of waking, we were shutting our cabin doors for the very last time. *Sigh*
When we arrived we were so happy to see that Gavin was well enough to make an appearance for this meal. Here is a picture of
Aladdin with two of the very best servers anywhere.
One very tired
Little Prince.
Gavin took a lot of time saying goodbye to our
Little Prince. He had doted on him all week long and it seemed he truly was sad to say goodbye.
I don't remember what anyone had to eat. It was way too early in the morning and I was honestly too absorbed in trying to squeeze every little bit of joy I could out of my last little bit of time on board. However, all of that said, it was VERY VERY good.
After breakfast, we took time to stop for a potty break before we disembarked. We had a l-o-n-g drive ahead of us and I wanted to have the kids set for as long as possible before we got underway. After our short pit stop, I couldn't help but sneak out on to the deck for one last quick snap shot and to take one last deep breath of the ocean air.
A sad walk.
And a bittersweet sign. But one that I hope does come true.
**TIP- Use a porter...they have a way to sort of fast track you through the lines (the faster they go, the more people they can tote bags for, the people they help, the more money they make in tips). It was well worth being zipped ahead and not having to struggle to lug your own stuff out of the terminal and through customs!**
As we walked out to our waiting vans, we said goodbye to our friends (they had one last night in FL with some family). We then spent a good ten minutes trying to puzzle out how to fit all of the stuff we had accumulated back into the van along with all of our luggage and family.
I am lucky that dh is such a good Tetris player. It was jam packed by the time we finally did get everything loaded in. Sad boys all loaded up (like sardines in a very small can).
And finally, as we drove away...one last look back at our magical floating home for the past week...The Disney Magic.
And after a very long trip, we finally drove up our drive, over our bridge and up to our house. Although I very much wished we still had more vacation left to enjoy, I was very happy to return home. There is something wonderful about simply coming home after a long trip. As we all climbed out of the car (late in the evening) it was with tired bodies, happy memories and a very comforting feeling of home greeting us.
He is such an interesting fellow! Which original did you end up purchasing? 
I had hoped to have it hanging for Christmas. I kept getting different answers each time I called in. For a bit, I was very annoyed. However, I am only happy now that it is here! 
She is the other person who really took an interest in Goofy. While the Park West fufillment end of things was slow, I have nothing but glowing comments about their onboard staff. 
And how sweet was the CM there!
It has been a complete joy to read! The entire time I've been thinking "We must go on a cruise, we must go on a cruise, we must go on a curise." Which I know we will, in a few years when Henry is a bit older...but everytime I read your TR, I want to do one NOW!
excellent!!!!!!!
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!! 
Thank you so much for sharing your trip with us. I always absolutely love your reports and this was a truly amazing one. You're all so lucky to be able to share such great family memories 
That picture of a tired LP was TOO CUTE too!
Are all the week-long birthday bashes in your signature being spent at Disney? What an amazing year this will be for all of you! Have you started a pre-trip for your trip this week?
