Addie's Weekly Photo
Cooper's Weekly Photo
All about Addie
Vacation: This was Addison's first "real" vacation. We've gone on short weekend trips here and there but never anything this adventurous! Addison did great being in new surroundings, and meeting new people.
The drive: I think road trips are going to be more frequent in Addie's future. She seemed to love it when daddy and I would point things out like Trains, animals, trees, trucks, water, etc.
The food: I can't say that Addison really ate much the entire time we were gone! Seriously!! While Shane and I were trying all new foods, Addison stuck with french fries and fruit!! ha ha
The People: Addie has begun a shy phase where she will hide behind Shane or myself on occasion if someone engages conversation with her. Sometimes we can get her to snap out of it but other times she will hold her ground and not say hi. Once she would come out of her shell, she would get very excited and talkative! While on the cruise, there was a server named Charm who became Addie's best friend!! I've never seen Addie light up the way she did with this girl! It seemed like every night, no matter what mood Addison was in, Charm was the one person that could get Addison to have a great time!! Thank GOD For Charm!!
The characters: Addison LOVED the characters on the ship. We got as many pics as we could but her favorites were probably Minnie and Mickey. Where most of the younger girls were excited about the fairies and princesses, Addison just wanted the Characters from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! The only time we noticed Addison freak out when she got close was when we walked her up for a picture with Stitch (from Lilo and Stitch). She walked away shaking her head saying "no... no... no" in a somewhat panicked tone.
Shows: We took Addison to a few shows and she did pretty well. I'm not sure if she has a sensitivity to sound or not, but she seemed to cover her ears every time people would cheer or clap. Other than loud noises, she loved watching most of the shows on the ship.
Elevators: These are hit or miss.... sometimes we would get on the elevators and Addison would get really excited, and other times she would scream outside of the elevator like she was scared to get on! There were times that Addie had the whole elevator cracking up because of how excited she would get when it would start moving. She also had people in the elevator in awe when she would count with the digital screen as it would go up or down. Very cute AND smart!! LOL
Sleeping: Addie slept in our bed through the whole vacation. We were a bit lazy and didn't bring a pack-n-play and didn't want to request one to our room. It was nice anyway because we would all lay in bed and giggle and it was a nice time to bond. Once we got home though, I think we were all ready for SPACE, Addie happens to be a kicker and very restless sleeper at night!
Moods: Overall, Addie had a great mood on the cruise. The only time we noticed much of a bad temper was around dinnertime once we got on the ship. It seemed like clockwork too.... around an hour or so before dinner, Addie would turn into a bear!!! I thought it might be because she was hungry, but she would eat and would throw tantrum after tantrum!! Luckily, we had the greatest server at our side during each dining experience and she always was able to turn our meal into a pleasant experience!! Thanks CHARM!! :)
Classic Mickey: We bought a Classical Mickey DVD for Addison recently. We showed the DVD to Addie for the first time during our drive to Florida. At some point while she was watching, she became very teary eyed and acted as though something scared her. We immediately turned the movie off and put one of her Clubhouse DVD's in. Thinking it was just a fluke, we tried the DVD again on the way home and received the same reaction. We still haven't looked to see what freaked her out so much (can't see the DVD screen from the front of the car), but I will be checking it out soon!!!
Buckle Me: I'm not sure where it comes from but if you get into the drivers seat without buckling Addison, she will begin to cry and scream! The car was hot one day that I had started loading us in and I didn't want to buckle Addie in until I started the A/C so after setting her in her seat, I made my way to the front of the van and started it. Upon turning the ignition, Addison lost it and began repeating "buckle...buckle...buckle!!". I went back to her seat and reassured her that everything was okay and I was going to buckle her. This happened a few more times while we were on vacation. I can't recall a time that we didn't buckle her and drove around but she must think we are some crazy drivers!!! HA!
All about Cooper
Vacation: Okay, so he wasn't in Florida with us but this was his first time away from all of us (Daddy, mommy and Addie). Nana said he did really well and was obviously very spoiled while we were gone.
Sleeping: While Cooper was with Nana, Aunt Cheryl, and Grandma K, he began sleeping through the night!! Starting around day 2 of vacation, he started sleeping 8 to 10 hours per night!!! Mommy couldn't believe it but sure enough once we got home, he slept 8-10 hours each night!! WOW! We should take vacation more often! :)
Flirts with Minnie Mouse: Cooper loves it if we put stuffed animals/dolls in front of him while he's sitting up or laying down. One of his favorites is Minnie Mouse. It's the cutest thing because he will look at Minnie and then smile and bat his eyes looking away. I think Coop has a crush on Minnie!! :)
More Photos From the week (and more to come):
I've got my eye on you!! LOL
Our drive to Florida
Yet another day of driving!!
And ANOTHER day of driving!! Ha ha
YEP!! ANOTHER day of driving!! :)
Eating cheetos and trying not to fall asleep.
I actually got a video of this and it's hilarious!!
The view from one of our hotel rooms!! AWESOME!
Hanging out in Jacksonville FL
Downtown Jacksonville, Addie needed to play
in the water fountain... of course!! :)
Stopped at a random beach in FL
Addie's FIRST time seeing the ocean! :)
She loved just sitting on the shore and throwing sand :)
There was a little park just off the beach where
we splashed around after Addie's first visit to the ocean.
Hanging out in the pool at our resort in Port Canaveral, FL.
Nana sent us many pics of Coop
while we were gone.....
Bath time!
What a cutie!
Flirting with Minnie Mouse
Sleeping through the night!!
Telling the camera person to shhhhh!
One of the babysitters while we were gone
Aunt Cheryl!! :)
And Grandma K!! Coop's Favorite!! :)
Don't tell Nana and Cheryl! ;)
Grandma's have the magic touch! :)
The view from our balcony on the cruise ship at Nassau!
This was our view at breakfast! :)
Addie and Daddy at breakfast
Just before boarding the ship they
take your picture on the Disney Dream cruise
Addie giving Mickey one of MANY hugs!!
It doesn't show from the pictures, but she
LOVED taking pics with all of the characters!
Here's Chip and Dale
Pluto
Goofy was....well.... GOOFY!
Very cute to watch him interact with kids :)
Mickey.... again ;)
Daisy
I think Minnie was her favorite (other than Mickey)
We caught Minnie at a time that she was able to interact
with Addie a long time and Addison stood around
"talking" to her for a good 5 minutes.
She loved Minnie!!
US!
Mommy and daddy's favorite character on the ship
CHARM!! We miss her and love her! She became
family while we were on the cruise ship and was
AMAZING with all of the kids at our table.
Minnie Mouse dressed for Pirate Night
Castaway Cay "Key"
And our ship in the background
One of the splash zones on the ship.
Pretty overcast this day, but nice enough to explore the ship!
dressed up for dinner just for one night ;)
They took a picture of us and Shanes family in
front of the grand staircase. CUTE! :)
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