John's

We all had a fun time at John's Incredible Pizza for Papa's Birthday! 

Cayden had a blast playing with the games (even without tokens ) 

 :)

In the Kitchen

Cayden and I had a fun time making some yummy treats!

We made 'rice-krispie' treats but with cheerios and trix

 Measuring the ingredients (mostly) all by himself

 Spreading the gooey mixture in the pan

And Finally getting to try them. 

Cayden thought they were amazing!

Projects

Cayden showing off some of his art projects from school. 

 He made a rocket ship and sparkly star for his space unit.

And also a vegetable garden

Sunny Days

 Enjoying a sunny warm day at Nana and Papa's house

Valuable Time

Well, having a toddler boy means that independent and quiet activities rarely happen. 

This was great!

an old muffin pan

craft puff-balls

tweezers

Cayden sat and played for a long time; and when he was done-he dumped them out and did it again! 

Concentration

Independent Play

Quiet Time

Coordination

Easter

 Cayden and Juliana were Best-Buddies at Easter

 Checkin' out the goodies

Cayden convinced Uncle Chris to blow bubbles with him

 The kiddos playing in the tree fort

Nana and Great Grandma Jan

A few more

Biggest in the WORLD

 Last month we took an amazing cruise vacation on the

Allure of the Seas

 The BIGGEST cruise ship EVER made!

 The ship was HUGE!  and had so many things to do and see!

 This is the outdoor stage at the farthest end of the ship 

At night they had water-show performances

 Our room had a balcony over 'central park'

 Open-air and real growing plants.  With shops and Cafes

 On-board boardwalk! 

 Complete with a carousel ride, Johnny Rockets, Hot Dog cafe, candy store and much more!

 The ship even had indoor fountains below a skybar that literally moved up and down between floors on the ship

 Of course there was also all the food you could want/more than you could ever eat. 

LOL!  Notice that each of us have more than one plate in front of us  ;)

 'Save room for dessert' became 'Make Room For Dessert'

 We stopped off at some neat ports.  Here are the boys; swimming in Haiti!  

 Next stop:  Jamaica! 

 That's our ship behind us!  Not a hotel!  We were docked so close to the shopping

 Billy making friends with local Law Enforcement

 These are the georgeous waters of Cozumel

Perfectly Clear!

 That's the Allure, docked literally right next to another RC Ship.

Ours is the big one  ;) 

 The boys went on a Jeep excursion with snorkeling (not great for the baby)

So mom and I had a 'Girls Day'

 At our excursion we were cooking, mixing drinks (virgin), and dancing!

 We get there and tables are set up with all the supplies we would need for the day

 Fresh squeezed lime for margaritas!

 Cheers!

It's all you can drink!

 With the direction of our instructors - We diced, cut, chopped, and ground ingredients to make 7 different types of salsa! 

Plus an unlimited supply of chips to eat all we wanted of our creations. 

These are the dips mom and I made-the final was a fruit salsa served over ice cream! 

 Our cooking class ended with Salsa Dance lessons 

:) 

Headed back on board and back to Florida

 Days at sea were just as great as being at a port. 

There was so much to do!

Here are the boys- surfing on-board the ship!

 Mom and Dad even went surfing too!   

 There was also a zip-line 18 floors up. Mini Golf. Numerous pools and spas. A kiddie water park. Movie Theatre. 'Beach-side' pool. And of course all the food/ snacks/ ice cream you could want!

 We all had an amazing time!  Fun and Relaxing!  This was a great experience full of Brand New Memories! 

Thank you Mom and Dad!!!!!