Category Archives: Family

Events that include our immediate and extend family!

Ellen’s Energy Mis-Adventure… The Final Ride

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Being that we are lucky enough to live in Central Florida, we have dedicated numerous weekends to visiting the Disney theme parks. Even before the boys were born we often partook in visits to the parks, if for no other reason than to just enjoy the atmosphere. After the boys were born, we continued this tradition but agreed that we… Read more »

The Day The Movies Died… Goodbye Great Movie Ride

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It was two weeks ago today that Disney announced all the amazing additions and updates that are coming to the US parks as well as the Disney Cruise Line. It was an exciting announcement as they told of new attractions and lands that were slated for each of the four parks at Walt Disney World. Disney’s Hollywood Studios, which is… Read more »

Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort Day Seven – Dolphin Tour

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Regardless of the amount of time you spend on a vacation, you inevitably get to the last full day.  With such an amazing week behind us, from our arrival day, a week prior, through today, we were not ready to leave.  But today, the realization set in that this was the last day to enjoy all of the fun that… Read more »

Dining, Disney & More Dining – Emily’s Birthday Fest 2017

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Friday, February 10th 2017 – Emily’s Pre-Birthday Begins Those of you who know Emily know that she loves to stretch out her birthday celebration as long as humanly possible, and 2017 was no exception.  We official kicked up EmilyFest on Friday night as Emily’s parents were kind enough to have the boys stay the night so we could enjoy date… Read more »

Breakfast on The Dream, Lunch at Epcot, Sawyer’s 5th Birthday

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Morning on the Disney Dream With the seas as rough as they had been the night before after departing Castaway Cay, waking up to the calmness was both a blessing and a curse. It meant that the ship was tied up and we were back at Port Canaveral… our cruise had ended.  We were excited, however, to wake up to… Read more »

2017 Disney Dream 3 Night Bahamas Cruise – Sawyer’s 5th Birthday Day 3

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Disney’s Castaway Cay Island Morning Day three of the three day Bahamas cruise always pulls you in two directions.  On one hand it is amazing because you get to enjoy the day on one of the most beautiful islands on earth.  On the other hand, it is your last day of the cruise which means tomorrow you are back to… Read more »

2017 Disney Dream 3 Night Bahamas Cruise – Sawyer’s 5th Birthday Day 2

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Sunrise on the Disney Dream – Day 2 Nassau We arose to the gentle rocking of the ship as we continued the last portion of our journey to Nassau, Bahamas.  Day one on the Disney Dream was a blast and we were looking forward to another fun day on the ship.  Most of the Hayes household likes to sleep in… Read more »

2017 Disney Dream 3 Night Bahamas Cruise – Sawyer’s 5th Birthday, Day 1

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Traveling to Port Canaveral Emily had, in her usual style, arranged all of the details for a memorable fifth birthday for Sawyer, which kicked off with a three night Disney Dream birthday cruise.   The bags were packed with the essentials as well as some fun birthday surprises for Sawyer.  After getting the car packed, Sawyer and I went to… Read more »

23 Hours of Mickey… A Sad Tale

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Hayes Family Fish Tank

For as much time as we spend at Disney, my assumption is you are thinking this post is about one of our crazy weekend experiences at the park.  While you would be correct on the weekend part, this had nothing to do with any theme park at all. It started Saturday when Emily needed to run to Michael’s to pick… Read more »

Epcot Holiday’s Around the World… Sans Kids

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As I am sure many of you can attest, the holidays are a crazy time.  We often set unrealistic expectations and then expect ourselves to deliver on those expectations, leading to high levels of stress and exhaustion.  Yep, we were there.  Emily and I agreed that it would be fun to take our cameras and the GoPro to Epcot and… Read more »