Our first day on the ship we spent watching the playoffs for football.... Go Eagles! The next day we had a sea day. We spent the day getting some sun, in the casino, playing each other in Scrabble (I beat Derrik 3 times!... for anyone who knows how competitive he is this is an amazing accomplishment. I've never beat him at anything), eating amazing food, and just enjoying some time to have fun!
Our second day we were in Roatan. We went to Tabyana Beach which has the most amazing snorkeling. He had such a great time out in the water together. Before I met Derrik he was terrified from the water, and now he has come such a long way. We went so far out, and he was such a champ though it all. He cut his hand open on some coral, but managed to survive.
The next day we were in Belize. We were suppose to be doing a four-wheeler excursion that took us through the jungle. The four-wheelers were fun, but didn't even compare to the cave our guide took us in. I'm not going to bother describing it because it does it no justice, but it was the coolest thing i've ever soon. It was nothing like the tourist traps most of these places take you into. We literaly had to crawl into this cave, and it opened up into a huge maze that you could get lost in for days exploring though.. if the bats and scrorpions don't bother you! I was fine in the company of the sixteen other people with us, but would have been terrified on my own.
Danielle heading into the cave... extremely chlosterphobic (spelling?!)
Derrik and Danielle inside the cave
Derrik and Danielle after our four-wheeling excursion... such a blast!
The next day we arrived in Cozumel. Out of the three location this one probably sounds the most appealing, but is honestly the least interesting. There are so many ships and so many tourist traps it's just not as much fun. We did a snorkel drift here from one reef to another. We saw some nice stuff in the reef, but it didn't compare to Tabyana Beach.
A monkey in the shopping plaza in Cozumel... the sweest thing ever! I loved it!.. It pooped on me right before this picture... yuck!
Our next day was at sea and spent doing the same things as the previous sea day, but with some serious napping too! We new that as much as we wanted to enjoy the sun and fun of vacation that taking a nap was something we really miss with the little man around all the time.
Our next day was at Great Stirrup Cay. We went snorkeling again which was a lot of fun this time. There was a huge rock to swim out to and swim around it. We spent some time out in the water, got out and got some drinks, and soaked up the last of the sun we could on our vacaton!
Savoring the last of our vacation!
We had such an amazing time together, and thank my parents so much for giving us this time away before life gets so crazy again with baseball. My mother ended up in the ER twice while we were gone. Once for herself with kidney stones, and once with Ally who has been sick since Christmas and unfortunately still is. She had the week from hell, and I felt awful knowing I was off having such a great time. She is such a great Grammy! Also a huge thank you to my Aunt who came over to watch Ryder on her birthday while my mom was in the hospital... Thanks Auntie!!!!!
Enough about us... I know what everyone really wants to hear about and see is Ryder. I was told that Ryder was absolutely amazing while we were gone. He didn't really look like he grew much while we were gone, but his personality changed dramatically! He all of a sudden has really found his voice and just makes the loudest noices all the time. He is really starting to distinguish who he knows and doesn't know. He gives the biggest smile to those who see him daily. He is so close to so many things right now! He's trying to sit... not actually sit on his own, but he loves to sit when someone is holding him. He's still trying to roll over. He also loves to stand on us and push with his feet. He is just much sturdier over all, and is just getting so be SOOO much fun!
Ryder sleeping on the couch the night before we left on vacation... I didn't want to put him to bed and say good-bye for a week :(
Ryder's new contraptions... Loves it!
Daddy and Ryder this morning... I think I was thinking plaid when I got everyones outfits together this morning lol
Ryder watching Mommy do her reports at work.. such a cutie!
2 comments:
I am glad that you had such a great time away...I am jealous! The pics of Ryder are so cute...all of the sudden he seems like a little man...so cute!
Looks like you had a great trip!! I know what you mean about Cuzomel-we had fun while we were there, but didn't compare to the other places we went on our cruise. I checked in on Ryder while you were gone and I heard he was on his best behavior :).
Auntie Karen
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