Cruise

We are trying to decide what to do about our house.  We want a bigger house and ideally build an addition so Brian has been working with companies about that.  We have also explored some open houses.  Nothing has caught our eye yet. 

Over President’s day weekend we took a short cruise to the Bahamas.  Melissa and family came to join us.  We flew down to Orlando on Thursday night.  We were actually the first flight on Allegiant to Orlando Stanford.  We got Christen upon landing which was cool.  We then drove to a hotel and had dinner at Waffle House.  We told the kids it was a fancy dinner since we had a waiter. 

On Friday morning we took a quick trip to Walmart to pick up kid toothpaste and a shower curtain for the beach (so Brian could make them a pool).  The kids saw boogie boards and they were on sale so they got them too.  They were super excited. 

Brian heard there was a rocket laughing from Kennedy Space Center on Saturday so we drove over there to see what we could see.  We didn’t see the rocket but paid for parking to get a closer look at the facility.  We didn’t have time to stay long. 

We drove to the cruise terminal.  I booked the rental car from the wrong company (it was farther from the cruise port) but Brian figured it out okay.  He dropped us off first and then returned the car.  We got on the ship without any issues.  We went to our stateroom which was the first inside cabin with the kids.  It was small but it worked for 3 days. Austin and Sydney loved the bunk beds. 

We had lunch, muster drive, and then went swimming in the pool.  We were disappointed in the water park on board for that fact Sydney (who is 4) had nowhere to play.  She was too big for the baby area but too small for kid area.  We found that ridiculous!  Sydney was sad. 

The kids were great at dinner every night.  Camden and Graham had iPad however Austin and Sydney knew they did not.  They colored and talked with us.  We had one formal night which is always fun getting dressed up.

On Saturday we were in Nassau.  We walked to the beach near the port.  We played in the water and sand for several hours.  Austin and Sydney played with their boards in the waves.  Sydney really loved it!  Austin enjoyed playing in the sand.  Then we walked to the splash pad. They played there for a few minutes.  Then it was off to the straw market.  It is kind of sad since they have so much stuff already from that place.  They have went to the Bahamas every year now!  Sydney picked out a dress that she loves! And Austin got a guitar.  He played it at first however has lost interest in it. 

On Sunday, we were at the private island.  We were so excited that we finally made it there. It seems like we never stop at that port.  We had to take a tender to shore.  We got a clam shell so we had some shade.  There was a huge area that you could walk out like a quarter of mile into the ocean that was shallow.  We did that first.  Another family found a crab and Austin took a picture with his underwater camera. 

On Monday, we arrived back in Orlando and flew home.  It was a perfect little trip for our days off school.  

Austin has been into Pokémon.  He got cards for his birthday and he plays at after school care.  I don’t understand the game at all.  The library offers a program so we went to that.  He had fun with his kids there.  Unfortunately I still don’t understand the game. But Austin does and loves it!

Austin has also started indoor soccer.  He really likes it.  And he is good at it.  He has scored a goal in every game so far.  It is fun to watch too!