Our first port was Grand Cayman. We had to take a tender (small boat) to get off the boat.
Our next stop was the Turtle Farm. This was a highlight of our trip according to the girls. They loved it here. One of the workers found a baby turtle in the breeding area and let the kids hold it. I've never seen a turtle that small before. They gave the kids food to feed the turtles and they could put their hands in the tanks and take them out and hold them. Ashlyn was so good at catching them, everytime we turned around she had another one.
Our last stop was feeding and swimming with the stingrays. We rode about 30 minutes out into the ocean to a sand bar. The water was so beautiful. The stingrays were everywhere. Both girls had no fear of getting out there and swimming with them.
We went to the showroom on the ship to watch a show called "What's in the Bag?" We were just going to watch and then they asked for the first person to ride another person like a horse up to the stage gets a point for their team. Well you know those Edison boys...Darrick said, "Come on Phil, let's go." They were up there in a flash. Then when it came time for more audience help, they kept looking to our family. Philly was a trooper and...well the pictures speak for themselves. Needless to say...our team won!!
We hung out at the port for a bit, then took a short van ride to a private beach for the day.
The beach was called "Tabyana Beach". It was beautiful!
I loved this shower they had there...very unique! Looks like a tree, but it's a shower.
It started to rain just as we were getting back on the ship. We had a rocky night on the boat due to the weather.
Luckily our next stop in Belize, the weather was beautiful. We took a horse drawn carriage ride through the town. It was neat to see their culture. The carriage driver literally stopped in front of his house to give the horse water and we met his little 18 month old son. We also stopped for homemade corn tortillas on the way around town.
This is how Emma likes to eat her ice cream. Forget the spoon...my two fingers work just fine!
The girls loved coming back to the room at night to see what animal our room steward had made for us out of the bathroom towels!
I love this little spit fire...even if she loves her Uncle Darrick more than me. Could you not just eat her up. I can't wait until her little brother gets here...maybe I'll be his favorite over Darrick!
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Emma and Uncle Darrick blowing out the candles.
The girls wanted to pose for pictures everywhere!
The "Speling Bee Winnur" sign cracked me up.
We went to a private beach this day also. There were no waves, so the girls had fun swimming. Darrick caught a crab, that's him in the yellow cup above.
Our waiter Robert (in the middle) was awesome. He took excellent care of us and was wonderful to the kids. I miss him the most from the cruise...especially at breakfast, lunch, and dinner when I have to serve my kids!
It was Mickey's birthday while we were there. He celebrated with 2 desserts! Wait...I think we all celebrated with 2 desserts!! EVERY NIGHT!
Singing Happy Birthday to Rick for his 60th birthday. Isn't he thrilled about what's on his head.
Courtney and Jordyn singing Hot & Cold by Katy Perry during Kareoke. They were hooked and wanted to do it every night. Unfortunately, that's the only time we went!
Our last night the younger cousins all enjoyed dancing to the live band. Courtney and Jordyn were doing the double worm that they had seen the dancers do in the show earlier!
Here is Florida as we were coming into port early Sunday morning. We had a great family trip and we loved getting to watch all the cousins together and having so much fun!
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