Disney Cruise Day 3

This is Disney's private island!!  We snorkeled in this little cove that's protected by a natural barrier.  There wasn't anything to see except tiny little jellyfish that were making Bailey freak out.  And the water was really cold, so we didn't spend too much time in the water.  Dave won us some snorkeling gear the night before at the "Heroes vs. Villians" show on the boat by being the one who cheered the loudest.  So proud of my husband!

This sign shows the path of Hurricane Irene just 5 months ago and how close it came to Castaway Cay.  You could still see some damage to the trees.

Everyone will tell you how fabulous the food is on a cruise, but the best meal we had the whole time was this one here, when they did a big old southern BBQ for us on the beach.  Dave was in rib heaven, and it was much better than the fancy food on the boat.

Of course they had the free ice cream all day long on the beach too.  That's how you spell H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S to Avery.

Next on our "to-do" list was a bike ride around the island.

We rode all the way to the other side through the tropical foilage to this lookout point.

You may have noticed we are missing a kid on this day.  That's because Cade would rather hang out with the awesome youth leaders they have who were doing some fun island exploring and playing games with the kids his age.  The leaders were way more fun than us. ;)

Can you feel the love Avery has for her big sister?

Can we live here?

This may be my favorite picture of all time.  Mainly because Avery was just so completely happy and blissful this entire trip. She loved the big boat, the palm trees, the tropical flowers, the sand, and hanging out in a swimsuit eating ice cream all day.  The whole thing was magical for her. I just wish I could freeze moments like this forever, and live in this dream world!

Saying goodbye to Castaway Cay.  As the boat pulled away, it was time to get ready for our Pirate night.  They had left some bandanas and eye patches on our beds so we could dress up like pirates for dinner and the show.

Dave is rocking his eye patch and Cade is stumped by our server Alwayne's latest brain bender.

On the top deck was a pirate show with Jack Sparrow and canons shooting fireworks.

After the fireworks we danced till we were exhausted.  So much fun in one day!