Crusin' for a Brusin'

Okay, no brusin', but it just seemed to go...
Being the spoiled people that we are, we got to join the Platinum cruise to the Bahamas in February. It was a great trip, and the perfect amount of time. I didn't even puke once, which, if you know me, is a big deal! We enjoy the cruise boats because it is fun to be with so many friends, but really what we like about cruises are the stops. That being said, we were disappointed to have one of the ports cancelled for bad whether. I doubt we were quite as disappointed as the two couples that were supposed to get married at that stop, but still, I did want to see the island.
The two stops we did get were a lot of fun though. First we went to Grand Turk. A few of us headed into town to find a scuba store to take us out. It was the most amazing scuba diving ever! I am pretty lucky considering the only two places I have really been scuba diving are The Great Barrier Reef and the Bahamas! We saw a HUGE lobster. I mean HUGE! I thought it was going to eat me! We also saw a small shark and all sorts of cool fish and coral! Like I said, it was just amazing.

This is the only picture I took. Just our little scuba group waiting for our boat.
Next stop, Nassau. It was also beautiful, but a lot bigger of a city there. We rented scooters and just cruised around. The boys did a lot of snorkeling and found this starfish, along with a bunch of sand dollars, but not a whole lot of other critters.

Crusin' on our sweet scooter. You can tell we are going really fast!

When we got off the boat, we had to wait all day in Florida before our flight left, so we got a group and rented a van to take to the Everglades. We were hoping to at least see one or two gators, but they were everywhere!!! My husband figured he had seen enough animal planet that he knew how to wrestle them. Luckily most of them jumped in the water before he could get close enough. He did get to touch one on the tail first, which made him feel awfully manly! That's why I married him!

This is probably the biggest one we saw. They really were all over! My favorite part about being in Florida is when we were driving on a long dirt road forever, and saw some hunters. We decided to pull over and ask them if they knew how long the road went, but when I rolled down my window, He immediately asks: "Y'all headed to the Wild hog jamboree? That's where you're gonna get if you's keep goin' that way." So, of course we kept going that way!

Thanks Platinum for another great trip! And thanks Grandma and Papa choo-choo for hanging out with the kiddies!

Winter time!

Okay, my laptop is finally up and running, so I just might do a few posts this month. Even my husband harrasses me for being a slacker on the blog.
Well, since in my book, winter is over, here are a few things we have done this winter:
Ran around with buckets on our head. Not sure why, but Maxwell loves to put anything on his head and run around, which means he runs into walls all of the time! Crazy kid!

Went to Pirate Treasure Island and had some horrible pizza! But got some sweet pirate hats and amazing arcade prizes out of it.

Savannah loves playing in the hot tub with her cousins! Her dad is nice enough to take her out a lot because her mom is not the biggest fan of it.

Before you judge me for being the worst mom ever, it was her dad that let her roll in the snow in a swim suit. I just figured I might as well take a picture of it. She loved it and kept begging to make more snow angels even after I told her NO WAY! Crazy girl!

Riding Skittles around the neighborhood. Savannah insists she rides out in front where her friends can see her. She thinks she is pretty cool.

Making a snowman...named Frosty of course. Savannah loves Christmas songs and still sings them nonstop, which drives her dad crazy! If we are ever singing in the car or for Family Home Evening, her first pick is always Rudolf! She even sings it in the shower!

We went sledding on the hill at Uncle Joe's. Our kids were not a big fan of sledding, but love playing in the snow. Matt was nice enough to build some princess castles with the kids.

That about covers it. We did get to do one snowmobiling trip at Island Park. The snow was so deep. I only got to ride for about 45 minutes and got stuck 3 times, but it was a fun trip. That about covers our fun in the snow this year. I am glad it is finally warming up and hope it stays!