I DON'T LIKE TO GO THIS LONG WITHOUT POSTING BUT

we came back a week ago from a vacation and I have been trying to catch up since then. We went to Florida and then took a 4 night Disney cruise which was a great experience for the kids. Jason and I have been on a cruise before with Carnival, but let me tell you that Disney really knows how to cater to kids.
I will share with you that I am an avid hand washer. I wash my hands all the time because I am around kids a lot and I am terrified of getting sick after all the morning sickness I had with this pregnancy. So I was very pleasantly surprised when I discovered that everywhere we went on the ship there were sanitary wipes available to wash your hands. Before you entered a restaurant, there was someone standing in the entrance handing each person a wipe before you sat down to eat. So needless to say, I didn't need my bottle of sanitizer that I had brought along for this purpose.
My favorite part of the cruise was the food...maybe because I am pregnant...maybe because all six of us ate breakfast, lunch and dinner together everyday when we are lucky to eat dinner together two times a week at home. The kids always had their own menus to choose from and when the waiters brought their food out, they cut it up for them. I will have to tell you that Grace ordered off the adults' menu more often than the kids, she loves seafood. In fact she ate so much we had to cut her off because we were worried that she would get sick. I was really impressed at how many different foods Savanah tried and liked. I'm sure you've heard the saying about good food bringing people together and there is truth to that. It was something we all enjoyed.
Stella, being 17 months old, had a great time. You would think at that age she would be too young to enjoy all aspects of a vacation but she really did, she liked having all of us together. Each night we went to see a "Broadway" style show and the best part was that we could take Stella and didn't feel out of place and no one cared if there was a baby that started crying.
Of course, it would not be right if everyone was healthy the entire time. Preston and Jason had strep throat on the ship and had to see the doctor. They gave Preston the positive test strip as a souvenir. The poor guy, he couldn't even eat his Mickey Mouse waffles for breakfast, but the meds did kick in fast and they both recovered.
I did not take as many pictures as I would have liked too. When it came down to it, it was challenging to chase four kids around and have my camera out at all times. So I ended up leaving it behind more often. I have the most pictures of Stella because I took the three younger kids to the beach in the Bahamas while Savanah and Jason went snorkeling and Stella was just so captivated by the sand and water, I loved watching her. So the pictures are coming soon.