THE BATHS AT VIRGIN GORDA

After swimming with the dolphins we went back to the ship had some lunch and then headed to The Baths. We went here 2 years ago on our cruise and they had some of the best snorkeling so Quinn wanted to go back. You have to hike down these rocks and caves but it is beautiful once you get down to the secluded beach. Unfortunately this time the waves were so bad you could not snorkel and there were bugs EVERYWHERE so I could not just relax because they were swarming us, still pretty though!!

Here I am getting ready to walk through the cave

Yes, that is the small hole you have to crawl through to get down to the beach.

SWIMMING WITH THE DOLPHINS

Day 2 Tortola

I have ALWAYS wanted to swim with the dolphins so when I saw this excursion I begged Quinn to take me and he happily agreed!! It was so much fun and a once and a lifetime experience. We got a cute little dolphin named Neptuno he first came along and we would just pet them, they are so smooth and then we danced with him, gave him a kiss and then we had to swim out and he came and picked us up and we went for a little ride, it was so cool. There was thousands of little fish swimming around that freaked me out more then the actual dolphin!!

That asked not to take pictures because of course they wanted us to buy their freaking $25.00 picture, so no picture of Quinn but I had to buy one to show the kids I actually did do it!! But we cheated a little and took a couple while they were not looking.

Quinn and I with the dolphins in the back

They kept jumping and doing tricks

Here he is teaching us how they dance with you

CRUSIN

Day 2

St. Thomas

We got off the ship and walked around all the shops and then we had a taxi take us to Magens Bay. The BEST beach of the trip it is rated in the top 10 beaches in the world and it lived up to it, the unbelievable blue water and sand.

Here we are at the top looking down on Magens Bay

On the beach

Quinn did a lot of this while I...

did a lot of this!!

One more BEAUTIFUL shot of the water

Standing in front of our ship

It is hard to see but there were these huge Iguanas walking every where. I was freaked out even getting this close to them because I feared another one was going to sneak up on me.

DAY 1

Puerto Rico

We flew into Puerto Rico on Saturday night so we were so tired from flying all day, we just went to bed and then the next morning we went outside our door to our hotel and layed out at the beach and then got ready to board the ship!!

The pool from our hotel room

The view of the beach

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

We had a great Halloween this year!! We started with a Halloween Parade at Peyton's school, had a Halloween Party with our neighbors, I forgot my camera :( went up to Grandma and Grandpa's for some chili and then walked around in cold, wet rainy weather!! I love watching my kids they get so excited to dress up, Quinn not so much so they for sure got their love for this Holiday from their Mom!! Caleb was a Skelton and Peyton was Minnie Mouse and yes she has two different costumes on. The dumb dress I bought at the store decided to completely fall apart when I washed it so I had to hurry and make one the day before Halloween and I liked the one I made better there goes $25.00 down the drain!!

Peyton aka Minnie at her School

They did a little Halloween Parade

My scary Skeleton

Peyton and my ever so HAPPY son getting another picture!! We had Family pictures this same day so he was a little done with smiling.

All the cousins (minus Brookie)

Out Trick or Treating in the rain

Daddy, Peyton's personal umbrella holder

SAND DUNES!!

We had to get in one last camping trip of the season so over UEA we went up to the Sand Dunes, it was CRAZY busy up there but luckily we found a great little spot for Caleb to learn to ride his dirt bike for the 1st time!! I got it on video but of course I do not know how to load it on here. That kid picked it up like a pro and rode for hours, no joke!! I am so proud of him and pray that he will always be SAFE because I am not going to get him off that bike!!

Caleb with all the toys

Caleb getting ready to go out for the first time on his dirt bike

Peyton needing some camera time!!

The kids could have done this for hours! Peyton LOVES to ride with her Daddy and always wants him to go faster and Caleb loves to ride with his Daddy!!

Love them!!

BREAKFAST WITH THE WITCHES!!

We went last week to have breakfast with the witches (note to self NEVER go over UEA weekend) Seriously you could not even walk at that place we walked for about 5 min and said it was not worth it and we will come back later or maybe it was due to the fact that the kids kept going close to the water and every time we would tell them they were going to slip in and sure enough Hailey got a little close and slipped in!! The breakfast was fun for the kids and they had a good little entertainment. Caleb still is talking about how one of the witches brought a boy on stage and made him kiss her he got a good little giggle out of that!! How could you not love Halloween so many fun things to do!!

I think my kids wanted their picture at every little spot possible!!

Kam, Hailey, Little Miss Witch and Caleb at the breakfast.

Peyton did not want to be anywhere near the "real" witch

Caleb on the "boy side" and the girls on "their side"

He was looking at this picture and was like I can't wait until Chase is old enough to be on my side!! Notice Peyton will go by this weird looking witch but not a real one!!

6th ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARTY!!

We had our annual Halloween party this year! I made the kids each pick 10 friends and that was it, the previous year we were getting 35+ kids and it was becoming to much!! We searched for eyeballs in a pot of brains, we played musical numbers, and decorated cookies. It was a successful party and can't wait for next year!! In the words of my VERY tired 3 year old "thanks Mom that was the best party ever"

The whole gang

Peyton and her best buddy Kamryn

My little Minnie

The only picture I could get of my skeleton.

All he wanted to do was play football with the boys!

Caleb, Zach & Tyson

I had the Halloween party early this year because I made pillow cases for all the kids, so I wanted them to be able to sleep with them for the month of October. I found a cute little poem to go with them and made Halloween soaps! Purple sparkle bats for the girls and green frankensteins for the boys!!

The crew decorating cookies

Caleb and Zach with their beautiful cookies

The spread

Monster Eyeballs

The before picture, I wish I would have taken a after picture!!