Day 7 - Castaway Cay!

Our last full day on the cruise and we were at Castaway Cay ... Disney's private island.  It was a beautiful day!

We got off the ship as soon as we could and headed down to the beach.

Travis and Parker started the day running the Castaway Cay 5K on the island.

About 40 or so people ran.

Parker came in first!

Travis came in 6th (after running an extra .3 miles).

Congratulations guys!  They said it was way too hot and humid!

After the race was over, we headed for the water for some swimming.

All of a sudden there was a huge school of fish that swam through.  They were jumping out of the water and one even jumped into Parker's hand!

It was pretty crazy!  They came through several times that morning.

Conner enjoying the warm sand and warm water!

One, two, three ...

into the water you go!

Conner couldn't throw Parker, so Travis came over to help.

Later that day a sting ray swam right through as well.  I think it's funny that there are people snorkeling and the stingray is right behind them.

The boys played football.

I relaxed in the sun.

Since our last visit to Castaway Cay, they build a couple of water slides called Pelican Plunge.  We had to try them out.

They were really fast!  Here is Calissa coming out into the ocean.

Parker

Waiting for our turn.

We survived the plunge!
(Isn't the water beautiful?)

Calissa, Grandma, and Lindsay

Trav throwing Calissa into the water. Do you think she liked it?

My dad enjoyed reading his book in the shade.

My parents decided to try out snorkeling for the first time.  I went over to help them get their gear on and help get them into the water.

My mom liked it, but my dad wasn't so sure about it.  I was proud of them for trying something new!

Relaxing on the beach!

Conner and Christopher making sand angels.

Calissa is getting ready to take the tube out for a float!

The boys found a ping pong table in the Games Pavilion on the island.

Travis found a pool table.  We love Castaway Cay!  It is always one of the highlights of our trip!

Calissa and I headed back a little early because she had an appointment at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique on board the ship.  

She got her hair, makeup and nails done.  She was really excited!

Getting the royal treatment!

Doesn't she look beautiful?

She loved the attention that she received the rest of that day (and several more since her hair stayed good for another couple of days).

Here is our room host with Calissa our last night on board the ship.  She was always so friendly and made us feel extra special each time she saw us.

Our show for the evening was "An Unforgettable Journey" and featured the magic and illusion of Jason Bishop.  We had been to his small show the night before and were impressed, but he was AMAZING this night! He did an incredible trick with playing cards to end the show that blew us all away.  Wonder if there is a YouTube video of it somewhere.  Really ... it was amazing!  I don't know what happens to me on these cruises, but I have such an amazing time that I always cry at the last show.  They always talk about the wonderful memories made and the time spent with family and I just lose it.  Just need to enjoy every moment I guess and hope we can do it again soon!

On our way to dinner Calissa ran into Sleeping Beauty.

She was so nice to spend a few minutes chatting with Calissa!

A couple of close-ups of her beautiful hair.  

Her pillowcase was covered in glitter the next morning!

The boys being silly about something at the beginning of dinner.  We were so sad that it was our last day.

Here are our wonderful servers (and Lindsay)!  They were terrific and followed us from restaurant to restaurant.  We were the only table that they had!

A picture of the stairs.  We climbed TONS of stairs on our trip.  Since we were on the 10th floor, we got our fair share of exercise!

Our stateroom

Me in my new Disney Cruise Line pajamas!  I love them.

Our last towel art of the cruise!