The Cruise

On June 19th, Jared and I took off to Florida for a Western Caribbean Cruise. We were able to go with my parents and two sisters. Jared's family was kind enough to take the girls for the 10 days we were away. At first, I was nervous because I have vertigo issues and I wasn't sure how it would hold-up on a cruise, but I only got sick one night. Our ship was the second largest cruise ship in the world, so I'm sure that helped with the motion of the ocean.

We boarded the ship Sunday the 20th, and were at sea both Sunday and Monday. Tuesday we were in Labadees, Haiti. We didn't do any excursions in Haiti, just some R&R at the beach. It was beautiful and extremely hot. Wednesday we were in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. We swam with the dolphins and were going to hike Dunns River Falls, but ended up just going and looking at them. Thursday we were in Grand Cayman. We went to Sting Ray City and also did some snorkeling. The water was beautiful there. Friday we were in Cozumel, Mexico. We did a Dune Buggy Ride around the island and snorkeling.

Picture overload...

Checking out our rooms. We had balcony rooms (I told Jared I will always pay extra for the balcony). They were adjacent to my parents which was nice. It made our balcony extra big.

Labadees, Haiti...Royal Caribbean owns this island so it was not packed with tourists which was nice and the food is free.

We found Faja Edwards on the balcony quite often with his laptop and earphones. I would have hated to see his internet charge bill :)

Tiff and I splurged one night with the gambling and joined a game of BINGO. It was fun, but we lost. It was quite the job trying to manage my 6 cards at once.

On our boatride out to Sting Ray City

Waiting to start our Dune Buggy excursion. I would recommend this excursion if you are ever in Cozumel. It was a lot of fun.

Snorkeling in Cozumel. My sisters and I aren't pictured in our snorkeling gear because we opted out and got massages on the beach instead. They were wonderful and cheap :)

My mom had her birthday the last day we were on the ship, so we celebrated at dinner that night.

Me and the best guy EVER...I had so much fun with him. It was great to get away and be able to spend time together. Life gets busy and having the girlies dampens our one-on-one time together. I loved being able to sit there and just enjoy our time together. I have decided cruising is definitely the way to travel. I would love to be able to tackle one a year...we'll see how that goes :) Hopefully, it's not just wishful thinking.

Thanks to Jared's family for watching the munchkins. This trip would not have been possible without your willingness to help us out.

Ryah's 2nd Birthday

We celebrated Ryah's 2nd birthday a little early since Jared and I were on a cruise over her birthday. She got a tramp (way over the birthday budget, but it is for her and Kes), a princess outfit, a cute chair from grandma, and random pink stuff since all she wanted for her birthday was a pink present. I am not sure where she got the pink obsession from, but it is getting pretty bad.

I can't believe it has been 2 years since we had Ry. She had a blast and still thinks it is her birthday when she sees a candle on a cake. She says, "Sing Happy Birthday to Ryah." We will see how she does on Keslee's birthday next week. :)

Memorial Day...a little late

Summer has been so busy...that is the only excuse I have for posting our Memorial Day adventures over a month late. It's more for the journaling. We went to Wasatch Mountain State Park by Midway with Jared's family. We had a great time. We went on walks, played at the park, went to Park City, ate yummy food, and most of all enjoyed each other's company. Enjoy the pics!

Keslee trying out Brynlee's scooter. She thought it was pretty fun, but it wore out dad :)

Keslee and Brynlee on the four wheeler...Kes loves that toy!!!

My girls love to swing. Pakah (Ryah's attempt to say Grandpa) was kind enough to let Kes swing on his lap because Ryah wasn't about to give up the baby swing any time soon.

Jared, Tyler and Braxton cooking breakfast...my most favorite meal when camping.

I'm sure this will be a place we visit again. It was beautiful and is right next to two golf courses, so that is a plus for Jared. Thanks Kay's for a fun weekend!!!