Hint: Make sure that the curtins are closed when you go to sleep, even if the kids are still awake.
Yes thats right the youngest David (3) woke up and said that it was morning at 7 am, and that the sun was out. I tried to tell him it wasnt morning that didnt go over well, but he closed his eyes for about two more minutes, a few extra seconds of sleep is always good. Oh boy am I excited I am getting on my first cruise ship today I dont even want to go back to sleep. Lets get all of the kids together and go to the ship now!
Thats not exactly what happened we hung out at the beach and swam in the pool for a few hours before we went to the port at 12 or 12:45. They had none of the paper work filled out when we got there so the kids and I went to get our pictures taken with Goofy by the model ship. The older girls just wanted to know where their friends were, yes we were traveling with more kids oh yay! But, How am I supposed to know where some kids are that I have never met?
We hung out for a while the paperwork was filled out they went to the counter to get our key to the world cards and all sorts of fun stuff like that. The older kids saw their friends and talked to them for a minute before they headed towards the boat, they went to watch tv for a little while I went to take pictures, I wanted pictures of that model boat then I could try to figure out where our room was when I looked at the pictures later.
Time to board the Magic, oh yay I cant wait this was the start of the scrubbing of the hands. The youngest was not into the fact that he had to wash his hands before getting on the boat but we made it, we get on the boat they read our names now its off for the search to our stateroom. First things first, getting upstairs, make sure that David gets to push the button or there is going to be trouble, cram into the little elevator at mid-ship. Let david push the button for the 8th deck. We get up and are off for a walk, we find our state rooms and decide that we dont have enough keys. I will need another key to the other state room and keys for the kids to loose. We make sure that the two rooms connect and find a way to keep them open.
The kids are just starving so we head to topsiders for lunch. This was fun, as I am sure you have read there were dolphins at the port which was exciting the kids loved seeing them. Back to the room to call Audrey and Craig, then off to the Bon Voyage party. We had a great place that they could see up on deck ten directly across from the big screen, in the middle there is like a stage for the kids to stand on so that they can see. They want to leave before the horn even blows, I wont let them I want to stay.
Time for the safety drill we get there right at the end it is already time to go back to our stateroom and put away our life vests. (the youngest had refused to wear his life vest anyway). We go back to the room and throw the life vests in the closet it is time to go exploring, the girls and I take off. Somewhere along the way we realize that Charlotte (5) has lost her key card (with charging privlages) so we go searching for it. Running around the boat is great fun when in a search. We are unsuccessful better go tell mom.
Its time for dinner!
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