What was I thinking???

I started feeding Bella some orange jello the other day. She took some out of her mouth, and had it on her onsie. I figured I might as well let her try with a spoon and jello. She was so happy, and was having so much fun. She had it everywhere, but she was happy, isn't that all that matters?
I'm glad that dad came home just in time to clean her up!

Her favorite part was the bath in the sink.

Surprisingly, the Jello came out of her shirt.

Sad Day!

It was a sad day when we had to pack up and head home. Easton and Camden were not ready to head back to our real lives. We were excited to get back to AnaBella though.

Camden was exhausted.

Easton almost started crying, again, when he found out we were going home!
The pretty port of Galveston Texas.

All of the kids hanging out while waiting for our flight.

We had a great time, what a great job I have!

The Last Day at Sea

On our last day at sea the day began with nice weather. The boys went swimming and we tried to enjoy the last few hours of warm weather. We had to miniature golf one last time, we had the last cocktail party for Futura, and went to the last parade in the Promenade.
Easton became quite good at putting this week.

We were just nervous who, or what, Camden was going to hit either with his club, or his ball, ever time it was his turn.

The last time that D.C. pulled suckers from their ears.

Camden was worn out. He had a great time being the "Strong Man" at the Circus night in kids club. He couldn't even stay up for the parade.

Easton waving goodbye to the friends that he made onboard.

Razzle-Dazzle Ryan and Spaghetti Sara were in these costumes, and Easton thought they were pretty cool.

Cozumel

This was our last port day. We had a surprise planned for the boys. Easton's favorite animal is the dolphin. He had to make a little book in school with his favorite animal, and he chose the dolphin. Little did the boys know but we planned to do the "Dolphin Encounter". We went to Chankanaab Park, there they were not old enought to swim with the dophins, but we did get to touch them, kiss them, and shake their hands.

The boys were so excited when they found out that they were going to actually be in the water with the dolphin.

This place had a nice pool, and a snorkeling area. This gave the boys something to do while waiting for the their encounter.

To all of those that know me, they know that I may be considered a little "frugal." This is one of the times that I wish that I would have spent the money to purchase the pictures of us kissing the dolphins. I was so ticked off that they wanted over $100 for the pictures that I didn't buy any of them, and so this picture below is the only one that I have of the boys with a "dolphin." I did buy the video though, and the boys love watching it, and showing it to anyone that wants to watch it.

D.C.'s Birthday

It was D.C.'s birthday and the boys wanted to take him little birthday cards that they made, and little presents they picked out for him while in port. We went to his room to deliver them, and he happened to pull out the Starbursts that were in the boys ears!

The boys were always talking about D.C., and how great he is.

This was taken on the Royal Promenade. The boys came to dinner for about five minutes and then they wanted to go to the kids club. We couldn't ever talk them into coming to dinner with us again. They always wanted to be in the kids club.

Costa Maya, Mexico

Mexico-Finally!!! I don't know how many times we were asked, "When are we going to be in Mexico?" Spencer served his mission in Mexico, and every once in awhile decides he needs to teach the boys Spanish. They couldn't wait to go to Mexico, where Dad served his mission. We went to the Mayan Ruins, Chacchoben. It is always very interesting to learn about the Mayan Culture. The bus ride out to the ruins was a little over an hour. On the way there we passed some tiny, cement houses. As we passed by I was telling Easton that those were their homes. He said, "But Mom, those houses don't look very comfortable." It is so good for our children to see how blessed we really are.

The boys were pretty good for spending two hours walking around Mayan ruins. They were ready to get back to the ship!

The water was so pretty here.

Roatan, Honduras

Our first port was Roatan, Honduras. Spencer and I had been there before, so we decided to make this our beach day. I was worried about the weather at first, but we ended up having a nice day on Tabyana Beach.

Roatan is such a beautiful island.

Spencer is such a good dad! He is the kids favorite, including Bella's.

It only became overcast on our way back to the ship.

Camden was exhausted after a fun day in the sun.

This night was the pirate night. The boys were dressed up like Pirates and they went on a parade around the ship. They sang a song and did a little chant in the dining room. It was so cute, and all of the kids so much fun.

Days at Sea

There was a change of itinerary and we ended up with the first two days on the ship at sea. We did not have a problem with this, it was so nice to spend some time relaxing, and spending time together. The first day onboard we spent time wandering the ship, enjoying the best part of Royal Caribbean ships (soft serve ice-cream), minature golfing, and little bit of time "working".
I think we played miniature golf everyday aboard this ship.

The boys loved the animals on the bed at night. They were excited to talk to our room steward, Ziggy, everyday and thank him for the animals.

The second day we ate breakfast in the Windjammer, and the boys were watching for Dolphins.

The Kids program had a different theme every day. The second day was Zoo Animal Day, but Camden wanted to be Batman, again.

Easton made a great tiger!

The boys made a new friend on the cruise, D.C. He works for one of the companies that went along with our group. He knew magic and could pull things out of the boys ears. This night he could see Starburst, but they weren't quite ready to come out.

It was Mardi Gras while we were onboard, so they had a Mardi Gras Parade.