Disneyworld... oh wait I mean CRUISE day 1

This was the morning we went on our cruise but we had a few hours before we had to get on the Disney Cruise bus. We went over to Magic Kingdom. It was very convenient to use the boat instead of the bus. It was an added bonus that we didn't have to fold up the stroller. The picture is of the pier after we were on the boat.

We were tired but we were still happy to be on vacation. We finally had time to get a few pictures in front of Magic Kingdom. Ryan likes to move at such a quick pace it is hard to get a lot of pictures.

A quick picture of all the kids. I only have to claim five of them.

Our visit that day was short. We went back to Wilderness Lodge and hung out in the lobby for a little while.

Danica is showing off her newly acquired Minnie purse. She loved her souvenir and the fact that it contained candy was a bonus.It is nice that the kids can entertain themselves. There were also a few people that didn't seem to mind the entertainment. I hate feeling that my kids are bothering other people. Most of the time my kids are good but I can't always help those who may be annoyed.

Still waitingand lounging.

Finally we made it to the port terminal.

I had no idea Polly Pocket had her own Disney cruise ship.

A few hours later we pulled the camera out again at dinner.On the cruise each table had three servers. The head server who I believe is over the whole area. The server who takes care of your food and the assistant server who takes care of drinks and helps the server. The head server came and introduced everyone and asked if we wanted a picture we said sure. He turned and took a picture of our server. It was funny. She was really great. Then he turned back and took a picture of us.

After dinner we went to the show. It was called The Golden Mickey's. We saw it on the last cruise but it was worth seeing again. The kids had some left over treats that they were able to bring in with them.

If you noticed Jenna was missing from the last two pictures. While we were waiting, a cast member came and asked if she would go on stage to help with the show. She said yes and she got to be one of Snow White's Dwarf's. Jenna was the tallest and oldest of the kids that got picked so she got to hold on to Snow White's hand. The only thing that upset Jenna was she wanted to wear a beard but they told her only the boys got to wear them. We were not able to get pictures of this but we will always have the memory and this....

We got back to our stateroom and found this little guy waiting for us. Every night our beds were put down and we got a different animal and more chocolates. Everyday the beds were made back up and the stateroom was cleaned. Yes I miss it. I want to go back.

Disneyworld...Day 5 My favorite park Magic Kingdom

This was the most memorable day for me. I love Magic Kingdom but we got a little extra pixie dust sprinkled on us. I will explain a little further down. We begin the day with Grandpa showing Derek that Grandpa truly is Grumpy (I thought Ryan was).

Derek waiting for the Magic Kingdom shuttle.We may have gotten the kids up early this morning but I was ready to go.

The nice thing about doing the blog is I get to decide what pictures to put in and what to leave out. I actually like myself in this one. Danica is always a cutie.

We waited in line to get into Magic Kingdom early even though it wasn't an early day because we had breakfast reservations.

This stroller is brought to you courtesy of Ryan and Rachel and although it was a pain to fold up for the bus it was very nice to have. Derek was contained but he had the option of sitting or standing. Thanks Ryan and Rachel.I was so excited I look like a kid in a candy store. I was teasing or talking to Irelee about something but I can't remember what it was now.

This is at the Crystal Palace where we had our reservations. I was the second person at the window, our reservation was at 8:05AM.

Now for the pixie dust. We were waiting to be called and a host came out and said Lund, family of nine. We said we're here and he asked us if we would be the family of the day!!!!!!!!!! It was so cool. They asked that one of the children read a statement Jenna was closest to me so they chose her. We have it on video but it looks funny because Ryan recorded it sideways and we didn't realize it didn't adjust for the tv screen. We were escorted in and given a nice table close to the buffet. The characters started their rounds with us. In the middle of our breakfast we were given this...We loved Poohbear.

We sympathized with Eeyore.

We laughed with Piglet.

Piglet kissed Danica. How sweet.We can't forget Tigger. He bounces around almost as much as Derek.Okay family secret time. My childhood nickname was Poohbear. Very embarrassing, but Irelee wanted to get a picture of me with him. The things we do for our kids. Walking off our delicious and memorable breakfast.Standing under the castle.

The castle but you would never know we are standing there.They are so sweet when they get along. It makes it easier to wait in line when you have a buddy.

Grandma and Irelee opted out of the carousel but they took pictures for us.Danica

The boys.

The girls minus Grandma who took the pictures and went all the other rides. What a trooper. Many people just can't take the tea cups.

A cast member took this for Ryan. Ryan had it easy I got to drive with Derek!!!!We had dinner reservations at 1900 Park Fare. It is in the Grand Floridian Hotel. The food was not as good here as it was everywhere else but the characters would bring me back. I am still laughing over the Stepmother. She tried to set Derek up with her daughters.

The fact that she did this on purpose and it looks better than some of my accidental pictures just kills me.I can't tell you which stepsister did a better job but truthfully they were both funner than Cinderella. They really played their parts well.Cinderella was pretty but I would have loved for more time with the stepmother and her daughters.Derek was just happy to see a boy instead of another girl.

This was the closest Irelee got to any character. She claims it was because the dresses on the girls were so big, but look at that smile on her face. The prince doesn't seem to unhappy either.