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4.19.2009

Trip of a Lifetime...

This was definitely a trip that we never thought we would go on. A cruise never even crossed our minds. However, when the Petersons asked if we wanted to go, we took them up on the offer. It was such a blessing to be able to go on a family vacation together and to be with our friends who we love dearly. The kids and us will never forget the wonderful time that we had.


It had rained on our drive down to Miami. Luckily the rain did not follow us on the cruise. This is the moms with the kids waiting in the pouring rain while Brian and Steve went to park the cars.
The beautiful ship. The kids and quite frankly myself were just so amazed by the size. It was awesome.

Before we could do anything we had to make sure all of the safety gear worked.



A day at the beach in Cozumel, Mexico. Lots of sun and fun.


Ashlyn loved the beach and swimming in the ocean. She never wanted to leave. Connor was a great snorkeler. The boys all loved building the sand castles.


The water everywhere was breathtaking. You have to see it to believe it.


Sunbather.
Gorgeous!!!




Jackson got a scare from this "tin" man dressed up.

Connor and Jackson posing in what I thought was just a cute car. I didn't know I had the boys advertising for the most well known bar.
This was the guy that made the girls bracelets with their names in them. He was so fast.



ICE CREAM!

ICE CREAM AND MORE ICE CREAM!!

Seriously, everytime we turned around the kids got more ice cream. The cones kept getting higher and higher.

These are the guys that performed at one of the shows. They are called the Cat's Pajamas. They are a four man acapella group. I loved them. I just had to have a picture and I bought their CD.


Our two very "cool" boys - Enjoying the show.


On to Grand Cayman Islands.



The Ferry ride over.




This gift store we went into had sand floors. Ashlyn drew pictures.

Brady loving the dreadlocks.


This was a chicken in the middle of the road, but what you can't see is that it was right in front of a Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurant. Funny


Hanging Out.

Best Friends. They were inseparable. I think they thought they owned the boat!

Brian with a pear. Probably the only healthy thing he ate all week. The food was delicious and it was non-stop.
Fancy dancy Lisa, looking adorable as always!!






HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY JACKSON -

It was so fun to be able to celebrate his birthday with him.

The boys all ate steaks. Lisa and I teased that we were in trouble when we got home because for sure we were not going to let them eat this good.




Us girls, dressed for the night. The weather was beautiful. It was so fun being able to take walks around the ship and have good talks and good thoughts.
Love this picture! I love my girls.
The sun sets were amazing.




When we had turn down service, they made little animals out of the towels.

Little conversations. Priceless.


The chocoholic buffet. We were going to miss out on this even though it was at 11:30 at night.



This is the fancy restaurant that our wild boys snuck in to. There was a dress code and they certainly did not meet that.



Leaving, so sad.



What a wonderful trip.

TRULY, A TRIP OF A LIFETIME.

7 comments:

Liz said...

Wow...tons of fun! I can't wait to go on a cruise in...oh...7 years when this baby is not a baby any more! Good to see the pics.

msfears said...

Man that looks like so much fun! Very relaxing. I also especially love the picture with Brady and the Dreds. It's a good look for him.

Tara Fears said...

FUN! I didn't even know you were going on a cruise! We need to talk cruises because my unpublished March Fourth Goal is to get Gary to take me on a cruise. - He's really worried about getting sick. But I'm pretty sure we can just drug him up the whole time, it would be worth it, right?!? Looks like you guys had lots of fun!

Drew and Michele said...

Looks like you Had TONS of fun!!So Jealous!

Mary B said...

We love cruises. My family goes on one every year. Bill likes that you don't have to drive anywhere. Looks like you all had a great time. It is going to be awhile before we are able to take vacations like that.

The Fears said...

great pics. now that we know you love cruises too, we should do one together next time. Looks like great weather too. miss ya

Susan said...

oh my goodness...I am so happy for you guys to go on a CRUISE! For me, however, I would have to be knocked out for Drew to get me on a boat. Glad you had a fabulous time!!!