Disney Cruise - Spring Break 2017

So, there's no real need to caption every photo. This Disney cruise was unreal. 4 day Bahama cruise on the Disney Dream with stops in Nassau and Castaway Cay. Perfect weather - not one drop of rain and a fabulous time had by all. Here are some pictures from our week at sea!

Waiting for our flight out of Cincinnati into Orlando. We set sail out of Port Canaveral.

 FINALLY! Aboard the Disney Dream!

 Our home for the week!

 Me and my best girl...at sea....

 Characters were everywhere! It was so nice to be able to catch them and not have to wait in lines an hour long like at Disney World.

 A view of Atlantis from the ship as we were pulling into Nassau.

 Sam's favorite spot was floating in the pool watching movies on the big screen.

 Sarah Kate and Daddy LOVED the Aqua Duck!

 On Castaway Cay! This island was perfection!! The beach had a lagoon feel to it and the island welcomed us with a island bbq lunch.

 PIRATE NIGHT!!

 This man. He works so hard for our family. Not just to give us the things we need but what we want and things we can't even dream up. Love him so.

It was an incredible trip that our little family will not soon forget. Blessed to have the opportunity to spend it with people I love most of all!

Sarah Kate's 5th Grade Year in a Nutshell

Obviously so much has happened in our world since my last post around Christmas time. We've been on vacation and had lots of fun things go on. I'll post about those later. But, right now, I want to just put this out there...look at this...Sarah Kate has completed her entire career in elementary school. She is officially a middle schooler. (Pardon me while I dry my eyes. Boo-hoo-hoo!!)

It's just unreal how fast time has gone by. I thought I'd do a quick post with some fun pictures from the entire 5th grade year. She made a beautiful transition into a new school with a new friends. She's certainly a soul that blooms where she's planted and I hope she carries that ability her entire life. She makes me so proud!

These pictures imported kind of crazy. So, there's no order. Some are from field trips, field day, fancy dinner, awards...just a big pile of memories to sort through for reference later.

 Red's game field trip at the end of the school year was so much fun! Sarah Kate and her buddies even made it on the big screen!

 Of course I have to post pictures of her first Valentine! Her first boyfriend...so cute.

 She ended the year with so many awards! Presidential Academic Award of Excellence, PE award, History club, library & computer lab worker, Junior Beta Club, and a few others I'm forgetting.

Emma and Sarah Kate with their 5th grade teacher, Mrs. Pawley 

 Mrs. Pawley has each kid put their handprint on their wall...so sweet!

 Field day fun!!!

We had a slumber party on the first day of summer. Completely unplanned but so happy we did it to ice the cake of completing 5th grade. So much fun!

She had a great first year in Harrison county and made tons of amazing friends. She's already excited about Middle School! Can't wait to see where this fierce little girl goes! Big things ahead for sure!