May 31, 2015 - First Day at Sea

Love those days at sea!  Today, we enjoyed waking up to glorious sunshine, which we enjoyed from our balcony.  After a relaxing breakfast, David and Lily headed off to the Oceaneer Club, Bubbie went to the gym, Connor went off to explore, and Zaydie sipped coffee at the Cafe Club.  Later,  we enjoyed a poolside lunch.  Zaydie and David decided to try the Aqua-Duck.  This crazy tube ride WAY ABOVE the top deck of the cruise ship.  Lily is still furious with Disney because she was 1/2 inch  too short to ride!

We found other activities to distract Lily while David and Zaydie rode that wild Acqua-Duck twice!

After a great day of fun in the sun, we returned to our cabin to get ready for the first formal night.  I must say, our group cleans up well!

We enjoyed an awesome dinner in the Enchanted Dining Room.  Afterwards, Connor went off to have fun with his new friends in the Vibe, while David and Lily played in the Oceaneer Playground for the hour that Bubbie and Zaydie sipped coffee.  We returned to the cutest sea turtle made from pillows/blankets in our cabin.  Love these sea days!

Welcome Aboard - Fantasy Disney Cruise

After an easy drive from Orlando to Port Canaveral along the BeachLine Expressway, we boarded the Disney Fantasy, Cabin 8132!  We registered David and Lily for the Kids Club, enjoyed a delicious lunch, and then headed out to the pool where David and Lily enjoyed sliding down the pool's slide about a zillion times!  Everyone showered for dinner and headed off to the Animator's Palate for an awesome dinner.  Our table mates (#111) were a lovely mom and her two sons from Miami.

Afterwards, we spent some time on our balcony admiring the stars.  Then, we headed off to bed (we loved the swan our Cabin Steward left on the bed) after a fabulous first day on our cruise.

Kleimon Cousins are Reunited!

May 29, 2015

David's first words this morning, "Lily, today Cousin Connor Kleimon gets here!" And the excitement escalated from there.  After a lovely breakfast at the hotel, we traveled about 2-1/2 hours to our next hotel, The Hampton Inn, near the Orlando International Airport.  We enjoyed lunch at Chili's (love their new screen games for kids), and then Rob left for the airport to pick up Connor.  Lily, Bubbie, and David played at the pool until everyone was reunited around 5:30! Then everyone played at the pool until it was time for dinner.

After a quick clean up, we walked over to Chili's for dinner, but the wait was an hour!  We walked to Sonny's, and while walking  (about 25 yards) a tired David sighed and said, "I think we need a taxi!"

We did enjoy an awesome dinner at Sonny's!  Once back in our hotel room, the Kleimon Cousins put together puzzles, played games, and Connor read bedtime stories. 

 Absolutely perfect ending to a perfect day.  Life is good!

Disney Cruise - 2015

May 28, 2015
    Today we began our journey - destination Disney Cruise!   This trip is just for the Grandparents and Grandchildren.  We left Marietta around 10:20 this morning traveling to our first hotel in Lake City, FL.  The weather was perfect, the traffic fairly light, and the kids (David and Lily) were fabulous travelers.  We stopped at a McDonald's in Perry, GA where the kids enjoyed the playground and lunch. We arrived around 4:00 PM in Lake City to spend the evening at the Country Inn & Suites.  We booked this hotel intentionally because of their indoor swimming pool.  This way, the kids could swim off their energy no matter what the weather.

We enjoyed a couple of hours relaxing and splashing.  David said that he wanted to eat in a "real restaurant" so we ventured off to the Long Horn.  Everyone was starved and enjoyed a fabulous meal. Time for bed now, for tomorrow is another exciting day.  Connor arrives at the Orlando Airport around 4:00 PM.  Can't wait to have all the Kleimon kids assembled!