Dinner Time!

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to keep a little boy entertained until his food arrives.

Ok, so coloring works too.

More From Jamaica

As I mentioned in a prior blog, I took over 1,000 pictures last week, so I'm trying to consolidate the better photos into collages to help me post everything a little quicker. I hope you enjoy them.

After snorkeling our catamaran dropped us off at Margaritaville for a very short time. We were welcomed with shots.

In the short time we were in town near Margaritaville, we managed to stock up on this stuff.

Our excursion ended a little after lunch when the boat drove us back to the port where the ship was docked. The clouds started to roll in and we enjoyed the rest of the afternoon on the balcony of our stateroom while Micah napped through the rain storm. Luckily, this was the last of the rain we encountered on our trip.

We Be Jammin'

The night before we arrived in Jamaica Tom and I dropped Micah off at Camp Carnival and enjoyed a nice dinner date together to celebrate Tom's 29th Birthday!

I love you, Tommy!

Land Ho! By the third day at sea, we were thrilled to see land, the beautiful island of Jamaica.

We can't go anywhere without a car.

Micah enjoyed swimming with the "fisheys".

Let's be honest. I was a little nervous taking Micah snorkeling with us, plus he hasn't been swimming since some time last August. As we were climbing down the ladder into the clear blue ocean, Micah kept saying, "go swimming". He was excited. The water was cold at first but after a couple of minutes of kicking we were just fine. Micah got salt water in his mouth once and fussed for a moment, but he shook it off like a big boy. The poor little guy was a trooper and didn't complain once about the bulging pamper that was soaking up a large portion of the ocean. Tom and I were so excited about snorkeling that we forgot to change him into a swimmy diaper before we jumped in.

More from Jamaica tomorrow. Later Taters!

"Us Dat?"

"Us Dat?": A question FREQUENTLY spoken by Micah and usually combined with finger pointing. Translation: "What's that?". This stage is sure to be followed by the dreaded "why?" stage.

I think Micah uttered the words "us dat?" 1,000,000,000 times last week and he's still going strong today.


But... fortunately, answering Micah's questions weren't the only things we did on the ship last week. Here are some photos of our first two days on the ship. Enjoy!

Ummm, I just realized I took over 1,000 pictures last week. Eeek! I have some sorting and organizing to do.

Later Taters!

Relaxed, Rejuvenated and

...hardly ready to go back to work tomorrow.

The vacation to tropical weather was splendid and much needed, but we're happy to be home and able to curl up in our own bed tonight.



I'll be back with more pictures tomorrow. Right now, though, I need to tackle the heaping mounds of laundry.

Later Taters!

Bon Voyage!

Last Thursday Tom entered his final year of being in his 20s.

Tomorrow we set sail on a 7-day cruise to celebrate his 29th Birthday!

I mean, really. Who doesn't want to escape the frigid temperatures, snow storms and blizzards that have attacked the entire U.S.? I'll gladly spend a week in the Caribbean.

I'll be back in a week and hopefully I'll be overwhelmed with tons of pictures from Montego Bay, the Cayman Islands, and Cozumel.

Later Taters!

Wet & Wild

While Daddy is away, the children will play. In the tub, that is.

Tom's in Salt Lake City for the remainder of the week for work. So, that leaves me in charge of bath time...and everything else too.

Here is the progression of pictures through his bath:

"Cheese!"

"Ok, Mom. Just one more. Cheese."

"Cheeeeeese. Can't you see I'm busy playing!"

I think he was tired of the camera after a while. Ha Ha!