"They really said the whole meal is on the house because you're getting married?!"

Wednesday we sailed. Justin and I drove over to Merritt Island to meet up with our friend Jim for a day out on the ocean. Today there was enough wind to raise the sails and I got to be Captain (until I got sea sick and we headed back to the dock). The greatest moment was when I spotted a dolphin right behind our boat. 

I'm pretty obsessed with Jim's house that is essentially a scrapbook of his life and the adventures he's had around the world. Justin and I were both so happy to get to catch up with him, go back to our regular booth at Murdock's and watch an alligator in his pond on Thursday morning before we headed out. 

Meanwhile my family spent the day at the Animal Kingdom. Lincoln got a new lanyard for Disney pins and Redford walked away with a new Na'Vi headband and tail that I hope he'll wear for the rest of forever.

Justin and I had an Italian feast waiting for the family when they got back from the park and then we all went to get ice-cream one last time together.

Don't you sleep with your Avatar ears too?

Justin and I got to squeeze in one more run and two more games of mini golf on Friday morning before we headed to the airport for our noon flight. This Spring Break was even greater than we had hoped for.

"I want to find Maleficent's heart box!" Magic Kingdom

WELCOME TO THE MAGIC KINGDOM!!!!

Waiting eagerly for the park to open while watching the characters on stage in-front of the castle. 

I got to ride The 7 Dwarf's Roller Coaster right beside Redford-- oh my, this child's face.

Lincoln and Red climbed EVERYTHING while we waited in lines all day long.

I got a Mickey Mouse ice-cream bar while we waited for my family to use their Splash Mountain Fast Pass. Is there anything more iconic?

Maybe watching a 4 year old stuff his face with cotton candy...

We got front row seats to watch the parade and Red was so excited to talk to everyone and get a high-5 from Snow White.

Justin and I got to go back and ride Splash Mountain-- my favorite ride-- after lunch. 

Unlikely highlights of the afternoon-- riding the monorail and the train around the perimeter of the park...

 Getting those special smashed pennies with Justin...

 We got all of the Castle pictures...

And Lincoln and Redford dominated the silly face game. 

Mom and Dad took the boys back to Westgate after they picked out Buzz and Woody as their souvenirs to the Magic Kingdom. Katie, Nick, Justin and I stuck around to ride more rides and watch the fireworks and laser show on the Castle at the end of the night. The Magic Kingdom is the best.

"Jesus can fight Captain Hook with no weapons."

The rest of my family beat us to Florida and sent us pictures from their day at Legoland. It's safe to say that Redford and Lincoln are living their best lives. 

When they left the park, they each got to pick out a new Lego set which they immediately started building as soon as they got back home.

Meanwhile, Justin and I flew out of Indy and only got bumped from one flight. I got "Tell Me More" which I'm very excited about and Justin put together a video from our Crystal Mountain trip over Christmas Break.

We met up with the family at Splitsville in Disney Springs for dinner and I got the best running hug from Redford. Oh how I've missed this kid's laughter and hugs. We had pizza and sushi and the guys got to watch the Final Four game which was obviously priority #1.

Sunday was Easter! We went to the Celebration Community Church and Redford kept us entertained the whole time. Please notice that when Justin put Red up on his shoulders, Redford immediately kissed Justin's head.

We strolled through downtown Celebration and got ice-cream cones for the boys and a flight of cookie dough for the adults-- funfetti is my favorite. 

Back at Westgate, we hit the water park for the rest of the afternoon-- being sharks, floating in the Lazy River, going down the water slides and soaking up the sun. I played tennis with mom late in the afternoon and it was just so good to be in the sunshine.

Justin and I headed to the Disney Boardwalk for our Date Night. We hit up Kimonos for some of the best sushi I've ever had, took the ferry over to the yacht club, explored the resorts, watched Notre Dame Women win the Championship at ESPN, got my favorite ice-cream at Ample Hills and walked around the lake. It was seriously the greatest day.

Almost every morning started with running for me and the gym for Justin. Monday morning we took Linc and Red to play mini golf while the rest of the adults were busy. Lincoln got the first two hole-in-ones of the trip which was pretty amazing.

We went to the water park, ate the free hot dog lunch at the nearby pool, went back to the water park, soaked up the sun and then Katie and Nick made dinner for everyone. Bethie, Katie and I had a girl night to go get ice-cream at Ample Hills and go over the wedding seating chart because the wedding is only a month away!