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Monday, January 20, 2025

Perfect day at CocoCay

Our first stop was Perfect day at CocoCay. We walked off the gangway to rain, but still managed to enjoy the many waterslides, wave pool & food that the island had to offer! The lineups were windy and cold, but it didn't stop the kids from having fun! They all made me go up the tallest waterslide there and enjoyed laughing at me as I screamed all the way down. 











The sun finally came out mid afternoon and we were happy for the warmth on our faces before boarding once again!





Dinner was delicious!

And the musical we took in later that evening was great (even though a couple of the kids fell asleep in their seats). I will be finding sheet music for the song 30 000 feet by Ben Rector when I get home!

 

Sunday, January 19, 2025

Oasis

This morning Mike dropped us at the cruise port and then returned the rental car and caught an Uber back to us. They took our luggage to deliver to our rooms, but we stashed our swim suits in our backpacks so we could enjoy the pool while we waited!


The big kids were pretty hungry to lunch when we boarded and couldn't pass up their favorite pizza place! You can grab a slice or five here at pretty much all hours of the day.



Finley and Oliver thought everything was pretty cool! I loved watching them soak it all in!





We plopped ourselves down on the pool deck for the afternoon and ordered drinks to enjoy. The kids mostly swam, but we did wander over to check out the zipline at one point.

Joseph was the only one brave enough to go!






When rock climbing opened up for the day, the boys were pretty much the first ones there. They will be spending a lot of time on this wall this week!

Shortly before our dinner time, we went to check out our rooms and change into proper dinner attire.


These two ordered Shirley Temples and had fun picking their appetizer, main, and dessert from the menu. 


The food is always delicious and so so filling. I enjoyed not having to cook or clean up afterwards! It was nice to just sit and visit with the children for the evening.



The boys headed straight to the mini golf after dinner (where they spent majority of their time on the last cruise). I hung out close by and cheered them on.

Then we got in line to see the Aqua 80 show. I chuckled when I turned to see all of them lined up at the bottom of the slide just chillin'.

The show was epic and pictures don't do it justice! The high dives and the dancing and the music were unforgettable. The kids are already asking when we can see it again!

 

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Fort Lauderdale

Today we drove to our cruise port and found our air bnb for the night. After the long drive, the kids were eager to stretch their legs and see the Ocean, so we looked up a beach and hopped in the car again. 

Not long after we had parked, they ran to jump waves! They were all loving it!





Mike & I literally just sat back and watched as they all laughed and hung out together. It was probably one of my favorite parts of the entire trip so far.







We hung out long enough for the sun to begin to set, and it was a beautiful sight!

Then it was back to the air bnb to change and find some dinner! We also hit up a grocery store around the corner for some quick breakfast things before we board our cruise tomorrow! At one point I'd had it with the boys shenanigans and I said, "Cut that out or I'm taking you home!" Finley replied, "Just wait till we are on the cruise and then she can't take you home any more..."

"I'll just throw you overboard!" I retorted.

They all burst out laughing and I couldn't help but smile.

These guys are already pretty tired after two days of roller coasters. Hopefully the cruise will be relaxing enough for them!