Having fun at Johnny Rockets..... In the middle of the caribbean!

Yes, I know.... there was a Johnny Rockets onboard too! We only ate there once- since there is about 2 within 10 miles of our house. Brantley had so much fun teaching Jaxson how to dance- and Jaxson just thought it was so much fun- to be able to dance at the table and sing out loud! He thought it was much better than the formal dining room- where he had to be quiet and show off his manners! ha!

Water Park Onboard!

Yes, there was a waterpark! Brantley had a blast here and so did Jax! I even had fun! It is amazing what they can put on cruise ships these days!

Flow Rider

On the ship- they had a flow rider- where you can learn to surf. Brantley and TK had a blast on this! Notice on the right- 4 down- TK, WIPE OUT!

Little Island Boy

Jaxson loved the crafts that the islanders made. We actually bought these for Brantley, since Brantley wanted to stay on the ship- in Adventure Ocean Camp Program with friends. Brantley did not want to go shopping, so he stayed onboard. Poor, Jax was too young and had to go along for the day. I think he dud have fun once he and daddy went to the beach!

St.Maarten

Our third stop was St.Maarten/St.Martin. It is the only island in the caribbean owned by the dutch and the french. The dutch side of the island is St.Maarten and the french side is St.Martin. The top 2 rows of pictures are the ones from the french side and the last 3 are the dutch side. The Belgian Chocolate box is my favorite stop! We went last year, and they delivered our chocolates back to our room, so we had to go again! St.Maarten is a beautiful place! One of my favorite places I have been to yet!

Snorkeling in St.Thomas

This was a blast! I loved the catamaran ride on the way out to Shark Cove- it was great! The top right picture- TK is holding a certain fish- it was very prickly! The 2nd picture on the right is TK and his siter Lauren, and the bottom is his brother Tyler. The bottom left is TK and I- we look so funny in all of our gear!

St.Thomas

Our second stop, was St.Thomas,USVI. Beautiful place! Since we were there last summer- this year we decided to do a shore excursion- and yes, it was snorkeling again! We also shopped for a little while and ate lunch by the shore. The bottom 2 pictures are the view from the restaurant. It was just very relaxing! Did I mention that we had a babysitter and were able to go out with Lauren and Tyler and their friends? It was a blast! St.Thomas is the one place that people fly in and vacation just for shopping duty free! It is worth it! You can save a lot of money by not paying tax on watches and jewelry!

CoCo Cay, Bahamas

Our first stop was Coco Cay. It was beautiful! It is a private island owned by Royal Caribbean. Once we arrived, we immediately went to rent snorkeling gear and headed to the beach. TK and Brantley went out for a while and I watched Jax play in the sand, then it was my turn! I love snorkeling on islands! It is a whole new world under water! The men and little boy in the pictures that are dressed in costumes- put on a parade for the island. All of the instruments are handmade and it was so neat to see them dancing and playing music. Everyone was carefree and it seems to be the easy way of life!

Cruise 2009

Last week we were on an awesome family vacation. The lovely Royal Caribbean, Freedom of the Seas. It was an awesome shipo with tons to do, rock climbing, ice skating (yes, Ice skating in the caribbean- crazy, I know!), surfing (flow rider), and inside the ship was a shopping mall/food court. Brantley and Jaxson had a blast! It was a fun filled, busy week- but a vacation that will we always remember. We were lucky to visit- St.Thomas,St.Maarten and CoCo Cay, Bahamas. We flew to Orlando and boarded the ship from there. Hope you enjoy our pictures!

Best Buddies - Last School Party

These 3 are going to miss each other this summer- well atleast, since they are twins Brantley will miss them.

Brantley's End of the Year Party

Brantley is now out for the summer! He had an awesome school year! We will miss first grade and all of his little friends.

Brantley and Jaxson at Story Time!

Jaxson was able to join Brantley for his end of the year party. Jaxson was so interested in what the "BIG" kids were doing. Brantley is such a great big brother!!!! I love this picture!

22 months old

Jax is now 22 months old! He is getting bigger and learning new things everyday! This picture is from this morning when he was watching President Obama at Arlington Cemetery during The National Anthem. Look how cute he is with his hand over his heart!

Another Monogramming site!

I am loving all the monogramming that I am doing lately, but I have taken a vacation until Fall! I have ordered a few things from Robin at Ball Point Designs- click the link to look at her site and also, enter to win her giveaway.
http://ballpointdesigns.blogspot.com/

Cute Gifts!

I love to find cute gift stores online. I found daisymaes.net and it is too cute! I actually remember Penny from growing up in Columbus, MS. Check her site out, very affordable and cute! daisymaes.net

Backyard Fun

We finally were able to use our little pool that we bought back in February. Brantley taught Jaxson too many tricks on the slide- so this will be a fun summer- hoping that no one will get hurt! We cant wait until our neighborhood pools open next weekend!!!! This is perfect for now though! The boys had a blast this afternoon!

Best friends!

These 3 boys are the best of friends! Brantley was in class this year with "the twins" and we were also blessed to be on their dad's team this year. We will miss these boys during the summer!

Baseball 2009

Baseball season is coming to an end. We had a great season, great coaches and a lot of fun this year! We are #3 in our league so we will be in an end of the season tournament next weekend. Go Braves!!!!

On the Road...... Again!

We have been out of town a lot lately! As you can tell in the above picture (taken in the car) we are on the go! Baseball season is coming to an end and school only has 2 and 1/2 weeks left! We are looking forward to summer vacation!

No Pictures due to No Camera!

I think my camera was stolen...... I am very picky about my things and usually can remember right where I put them. My camera is missing. I always keep it on my bar in the kitchen so I can snap a pic at any moment, and when I go places I take it in my purse. IT IS GONE! So..... I had a Canon ES something- just like a Rebel but not quite. So if any of you have a great camera that was not super costly- PLEASE tell me!!!! We are going on vacation in 4 weeks, so I need a good one- but I also need to save money! I have one that I can take- but I think it is cursed. The last vacation TK and I took-we were gone for 8 days and had a camera full- and somehow 'my card' erased them all, so I do not like it! So please give me all of your info about cameras- I have no idea!!!!!

Super Bulldog Weekend

Super Bulldog Weekend

21 Months old!

I cant believe he will be 2 in 3 months!!! Time flies by! We have hit the terrible twos early!!!

Happy Birthday to ME!

We hada fabulous dinner in Columbus! Thank you all for such a great birthday!!! Love you all!

Sweet Brothers!

Hanging out with Aunt Lauren

Brantley and Alana LOVE Lauren! She was in town to shop so we met for dinner to celebrate Brandi's birthday!