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After everyone was back in the room we all started getting ready for our last night on the cruise. Lukas & I were ready and we went out to get in line to meet Captain Mickey. White waiting for Mickey, Belle was roaming about so the boys got to meet her too. Dylan & Mike caught up with us as we met Belle and just before our turn for Mickey so they timed it well. After leaving Mickey we ran into Aurora too!
Then it was time to start heading to the theater to see the last show, which I think was Believe. Before the show we had time to greet Pluto & Goofy in their formal attire. While in line to meet Pluto, Dylan decided he knew what he was going to spend his gift card on so since the gift shop was right there he & Mike went in and came out with a Captain Mickey plush that still has a prime spot in Dylan’s bed. If I remember correctly (again because I base all of this off my limited memory and the pictures I took) we were waiting for Goofy when Chad & Hope came by, but Melissa wasn’t there. She may have been getting ready still or was off trying to find Jason. They were a ways back from us so we didn’t get to chat in line. After we were done with seeing Goofy we didn’t have time to do much of anything else so we just hung out in the area until show time. Meanwhile still no Melissa to be seen and it’s nearing time for Hope to meet Goofy and I know Chad has a hard time with manning the camera so I decided to go see if he needed some assistance. He was going to have the people behind them take the picture if I had not come over. I can’t remember if Melissa made it back in time or not but either way I know Hope met Goofy and pictures were taken (you can see them in her TR).
you can see Captain Mickey in Dylan's hands here
Finally we separated ways and while they went to pin trade we went to the show. The boys did enjoy all the shows and were very good in them but this one was too much for them and they both gave up after a bit of time. They were totally konked out! Once the show was over we had to wake them up. Dylan was still sleepy so Mike took him back to the room for a bit before dinner while Lukas wanted to meet Minnie so that’s what we did!
After meeting Minnie we headed back to the room to get the boys before going to dinner. I was looking forward to tonight and seeing Animator’s Palate.
We made our way down to dinner and led back to our table – again in the back corner. Were they trying to tell us something?! It was very cool in there – all the different stages of animation and the screens with Crush were just amazing! The kids all sat on one side again while the adults were on the other with one of us (Mike) on the end. I don’t know why I remember the seating arrangement tonight! Dinner was delicious as usual and Mike was proud of himself for eating every bite of the 4 courses each night – said he almost didn’t make it tonight with the rich dessert he ordered. We had herbed foccacia and ciabatta bread with garlic dip and it was so good! Mike started with the smoked salmon tartar followed by the baked potato & cheddar cheese soup, then had red snapper for his entrée (which is not listed currently online) and I think the crunchy walnut cake for dessert. I started with the black truffle pasta pursiettes followed by the baked potato & cheddar cheese coup then had the lemon-thyme marinated organic chicken breast and the chilled mango mousse for dessert (no sugar added and wanted something light – also not currently online). Lukas was a big boy again and ordered fish! I’m sure Dylan had something like chicken tenders.
loved these plates & little butter knife!
Since I had noted the boys’ birthdays on our reservations and we hadn’t celebrated their birthdays yet, tonight was the night. So when dessert came, it also came with a song for all the kids! They looked tired and rather embarrassed by this.
After dinner we were slowly moving out and got started talking to our wonderful wait staff while the kids were being silly and doing cheers. They’d put their hands all in and yell “1! 2! 3! Go Tigers!” or something like that. (Tigers is the name of Dylan’s soccer team.) Then since our table was on the way to the kitchen practically every CM that came by would join in with them. They were a giggling mess!
We finally made it to the lobby when we stopped for one more picture that Melissa kindly took of us – had to show off my matchy-matchy you know.
Then I think Mike & I had to run back to the room in order to get the suitcases out in time. I’ve never packed so terribly and so fast ever. I threw so much stuff in those suitcases and had a really hard time getting them closed but we made it and soon were sleeping in those comfy beds for one more time.
Day 8 – 10/16 - Favorite Things:
Mike – Animator’s Palette
Kelly – making sandcastles with Lukas
Dylan – Pelican Plunge
Lukas – playing in the sand
Sounds like a great last night on the cruise! The kids looked like they had so much fun at dinner. Must have been the nap during the show gave them a little extra spunk.
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You really fit a lot into this last night. I'm not surprised the boys fell asleep during ths show. The CC day is a long and busy one. The kids look like they were having a blast with the cheers. You all look great in your matchy!
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