Carnival Magic - Day 4 - Aruba - 2025/03/11

It's Day 4 on our Carnival Magic Cruise and we're having an absolute blast! The last couple days have been Sea Days, but today we've arrived at our first port! Aruba!

I couldn't get Google Maps to show the cruise route, but it went from Miami, between Cuba and the Bahamas, beside Haiti and down to the small island of Aruba. 

Carnival Magic - Days 2 and 3 at Sea - 2025/03/09-10

It's Day 2 of our 8 day Carnival Magic Cruise. And today is a Day at Sea. We're sailing down to Aruba and it's going to take a couple days to get there. That means we're spending the day on the boat and enjoying all that it has to offer! 

Our first night in our cruise ship cabin went well. Being an inside cabin, it's super dark, and no one was in a rush to get up. Luckily on "Days at Sea" they offer a sit down brunch that goes until 11:30am or so. And from what our family, who have done this cruise before, tells us, it's one of the best meals on the boat! 

Blue Raspberry Icee Peeps and Peeps flavored Icee - taste test comparison

Today we're trying the last of our collection of Peeps flavors we've gathered this Easter. We found Dr Pepper Peeps (which were delicious), Rice Krispies Treats Peeps (which were unremarkable), and Churro Peeps (which were also unremarkable). For our last flavor, we are trying Peeps Blue Raspberry Icee! 

And so, we headed to the store to find Icees that we could compare them to! "But wait," I hear you say, "haven't you already tried Blue Raspberry Peeps?" Wow, what an amazing memory you have. I'm impressed. We have indeed tried Blue Raspberry Peeps, but those were a little different.  

Back in 2020, right as the pandemic started, we found Blue Raspberry Peeps, but they weren't branded as Icee at that time. Despite that, I was trying to think of things to compare it to that were blue raspberry flavored. Even back then I chose Blue Raspberry Icees and Blue Raspberry Sour Punch Straws! 

Happy Easter! 2025/04/20

Happy Easter!

The Easter Bunny came with treats for the kids. He must have remembered that Alli liked Blue Raspberry Peeps and Ian liked Cotton Candy Peeps from our taste test years ago. And that Alli likes Dove chocolate, while Ian likes Hershey's chocolate. 

Carnival Magic - Our first family cruise together! - Day 1 - 2025/03/07-08

It's time for another Flowers family adventure! 
Theresa's family just love love love going on cruises. The warm weather, the food, the entertainment. We see them when they come through Florida on their way to a cruise and they always have great things to say about it. The kids were wondering when/if we're ever going to go on a cruise ourselves? 

Well kids, it's time! After getting a deal in her inbox, Theresa found one that worked out great for our schedule and would visit some fun places too. And so, on a Friday afternoon, we all piled into the car and drove down to Miami! It's going to be a fun one! 

Peeps Cinnamon Churro - taste test comparison

It's time for another Peeps taste test! So far this season we've had Dr Pepper Peeps and Rice Krispies Treats Peeps. Today it's Peeps Cinnamon Churro! 

I've made my own churros at home a few times when we made Disney Treats at home, tasted Cinnamon Toast Crunch Churros, and Chocolate Cinnamon Toast Crunch Churros. Today though, we'll give someone else a chance. I found these Goya Churros with chocolate dipping sauce at our local Target. 

Peeps Rice Krispy Treats - taste test comparison

Happy Easter! We're trying out lots of the new Peeps flavors that came out this year and today we're trying Rice Krispy Treat flavored Peeps! And even better than trying Peeps alone is hanging out and doing things with friends! We're going to make Rice Krispy Treats together and see how the Peeps Compare! 

Let's make some Rice Krispies!