Stop 3... St. Kits

We had to do our route backwards as well as skip our stop in Dominica because of tropical storms. Instead of Dominica we went to St. Kits. When we got of the ship we were bombarded with people wanting to sell us tours and such. We also got suckered into taking pictures with monkeys for way more money then it was worth. The monkeys were cute though so we got over it.

We ended up just taking a tour of the whole island. It was a good tour. St. Kits was a very dirty place. Lots of garbage everywhere, but it was still very beautiful.

Part of the island is a rain forest. It was so green. While we were in that section it started pouring rain so hard. Every time it rained like that it make me laugh. I loved it. I had never been in rain like that before this trip.


Lava rock.

Stop 2... St. Thomas

All I can say is two words....SCUBA DIVING!!!! Absolutely amazing. Love love loved it!! It was just basic scuba class and then we went under to about 25 feet. It was one of my most favorite parts of the trip. It was kind of hard to get used to at first. There I was, breathing under water, but I wanted to go up for air. It was a weird feeling but I got used to it. St. Thomas is known for its bargain shopping in fine jewelry. We didnt have that kind of money to spend but went shopping around anyway. We got some more sunscreen and some water shoes:)

Sexy scuba ladies!!

Some people in the group just didn't get it. I don't know what there was about it that was confusing but we had to wait quite awhile in shallow water for the instructor to help them. I guess if it was me Id be thankful to get all the kinks worked out first.

Cruisin baby!!

Okay, so my posts are all out of order but at least I am posting them right? I was able to take off and go with my sister on a 10 day cruise at the end of October to the beginning of November. It was awesome. We did the southern Caribbean. Our stops were in Princess Cays (Bahamas), St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Grenada, Bonaire, and Aruba. My favorite places were Grenada and Bonaire. They were just beautiful! Princess Cays is just for sunbathing, swimming, and snorkeling. I have been snorkeling in the Philippines but it was nothing compared to this. The fish were awesome.

There were some locals on the beach that were doing watermelon carvings. They were so cool! Then they sliced it up and gave it to use for lunch.


This is the picture of our ship. It is called the Emerald Princess. It was huge and very nice. Princess definitely caters to an older crowd and we really liked that. Didnt want to deal with a bunch of rowdy 20 something year olds. We just wanted to relax.

My sister and I on our way out to the island.

An empty house.

Yesterday we had to put my husbands dog down. He's been with our family over 10 yrs. It was just time. He had many things wrong with him but they were all things he could live with. The problem we ran into is he became agressive when he felt the kids were in his space. I dont blame him. Hes old and didnt want them to mess with him, but I couldnt risk him overstepping boundaries and seriously hurting one of them. He's bitten twice now and it was only time before it happened again. I miss him so much all ready. I complained about him all the time and told myself I didnt like him. But deep down I loved him, we were buds. He was so annoying while I was trying to cook. He was always in the kitchen trying to get into everything. This morning while I made my sons lunch, I missed him annoying me. I know its better this way, he was hurting and old, now he is free. It still hurts. Goodbye old man.

Halloween

I know its almost Christmas but I figure late is better then never. This year I was gone for Halloween but James did a great job getting the kids out. In Alaska we always have to do costumes that work with snow clothes. Connor had been saying for awhile that he wanted to be Wall E so I let the creative juices flow and made him a costume. Except for the body everything is made out of diaper boxes. The body was just an old box we had laying in the garage. Grayden wanted to be Woody. The only Woody costume we could find was a few sizes too big. Thankfully we went ahead and got it, it fit perfectly over his snow clothes. Scarlett didnt get a choice, but she was the cutest little lady bug ever! :)

Walking with Dinosaurs!!

We got a sitter for Scarlett and took the boys to a show that is currently in town. It is called Walking with Dinosaurs. It was awesome. The show gave a history lesson on dinosaurs, when they lived, and how the earth was during that time. The special effects were pretty cool but the dinosaurs were amazing!!! They were so life like. The boys loved it. I took some pictures but they dont even do it justice.

Gabbing with Grandpa