Cruise, Day 3

Day 3 was our first stop of two stops.  We arrived in Cozumel early Wednesday morning and we were in port from about 8 until 5.  Our excursion for the day was an all inclusive beach day at a local resort.  The resort was about a 45 minute bus ride away.

This was our one group pic, unfortunately the camera hadn't adjusted to the humidity yet

If you look close, all the pink dots are flamingos...they were everywhere!

Connor was too little for the cruise slide, so he really took advantage of this slide at the resort

Happy Birthday Stephanie!

Sometimes a spoon is just too much work!

The pool was so pretty at night.  Every night they would drain the pool and fill it back up with ocean water in the morning.  When you got out of the pool your skin felt like all the moisture had been sucked out from the salt! 

Cruise, Day 2

Day 2 of the cruise was spent cruising down to Cozumel, Mexico.  Connor was not interested in the kids playroom/daycare the cruise offered, so we were always on our toes trying to keep him entertained.  The weather was perfect and of course we had no problem finding good food to eat!

I think we played miniture golf 3 times a day

The lunch buffet had ice cream, which was delicious

So basically Connor ate ice cream at every meal except breakfast

Cruise, Day 1

At the end of June, we went on a family cruise as our Christmas present from my mom and Roy.  In total we had 11 people (Mom, Roy, me, Matt, Connor, Stephanie, Brent, Angelina, Brittany, Rachel, and Bradley)!  I wouldn't be lying if I said at times it felt like we were trying to heard cats.  All in all, we had a wonderful time!

We left out of New Orleans on Monday afternoon and headed towards Cozumel for our first stop.  Monday afternoon we settled into our state rooms and waited for our luggage to be dropped off. 

Dinner was at 6 every evening and I have to admit that I was skeptical of how the food would taste. To my surprise the food was absolutely delicious and our servers couldn't have been better! Every night there was a different menu. We each chose an appetizer, main course, and dessert!

Bradley, Angelina, Brittany, and Rachel

Stephanie and Brent

Roy and Stephanie

Mom and Roy

Connor got chocolate ice cream every night for dessert

I have to admit Angry Birds on the iPhone was a life saver at dinner

The kid was bouncing off the walls the first night after dinner

Corn hole was a game Connor enjoyed playing in the evenings

It was boys (Brent and Matt) vs. girls (me and Stephanie). If my memory serves me right the girls won!

Connorisms

Connor says things that I don't want to forget.  Three isn't always the easiest age (due to him testing all the boundaries), but he's definitely very vocal and you NEVER know what is going to come out of his mouth!!!

Here are just a few of the most recent things:

Water lemon (two words for Connor and translates to watermelon for everyone else)

The other day when I picked Connor up from school it was starting to thunder.  We were half way through the parking lot and Connor starts yelling (right after thunder) "IT'S GOD! Mom, did you hear GOD?" It completely caught me off guard, not to mention everyone was looking at us.  He proceeded to tell me that God was playing basketball and that's why we were able to hear him.

Connor has said on several different occasions, that when he grows up he'd like to be a dog.  Today Cooper had her stitches removed at the vet's office and Connor asked "Cooper got to see her small friends and her big friends? When I grow up and I'm a dog, I want to go visit my friends." So I asked, are you a dog today? "No, Mom.  I'm not a dog today, when I grow up I'll be a dog!"

Good night dreams (translation: Sweet Dreams)

Sidewards (translation: combination of backwards and sideways)

Sumscream (translation: sunscreen)

Never a dull moment with this little boy!

First Swim of the Year

Today Gigi and I took Connor for his first swim of the year.  Last year he did swimming lessons, but that has all been forgotten.  I ended up getting him a Puddle Jumper, just like the one Crissy recommended.  Whoever invented this little contraption is genius!  It works so well, not like the floaties I grew up with...you know the ones when you jumped in the pool, they would slip right off!

 

 

 

 

By the end of day, he didn't need anyone holding his hand which was major progress from the beginning.

 

 

As you can see, he definitely had a wonderful time at the pool.  This kid does NOT nap anymore on the weekends, so I know he was worn out.  We'll definitely be going to the pool more often!

Italian Fest

It's been a while since Matt and I went out out, meaning more than just dinner.  We went to a couple's shower with Ashley and David for a friend of ours who's getting married in July.  After the shower we all decided to head over to Italian Fest. 

The weather could not have been more perfect for the evening, very unusual for Memphis at the beginning of June.

One of the reasons we went to Italian Fest was to watch The Eli Young Band.  They were supposed to start at 9, but didn't start until about 9:45.  We waited for them to play the ONE song we knew, Crazy Girl.  It ended up being the last song they played...just our luck!  Needless to say, we ended up getting home around midnight and on Sunday I was dragging.  I'm definitely getting to be too old!!!