Day in Jamaica..

Our excursion for Jamaica was the Bobsled.  They picked us up on this bus and took us to Mystic Mountain.

Before riding the sky explorer, we walked thru this rainforest which was BEAUTIFUL!!

We rode these chairs up the mountain 700 ft up in the air..talk about scenerie..we got to see it all.  It was a 15 minute ride up and sooo relaxing.

Picture of our boat!

This was at the top of the mountain.  They had shopping, history reading, restaurant, and a pool.  Very neat!

Of course I did some shopping here!

I wish pictures showed the beauty but doesn't do much justice.

The bobsled ride!  Bryson was the driver..scary!

Going down the mountain..

The infinity pool we got to enjoy..

Our view..wow.

Our CRUISE!!!

So, I did it.  I left my baby for a whole week.  I'm glad I got away with my husband but we both missed Braylea terribly and cannot wait until we get to have family vacations!

We left on the wrong foot because I set the alarm inaccurately and Bryson woke me up 2 hours late in a panic.  We woke up at 4:20 and supposed to leave from Kansas City a little before 7:30..ouch.  Let's just say, we flew there and made it just as the plane was boarding.  Talk about an adrenaline rush!  We boarded our ship Saturday afternoon in Miam, FL.  The ship is bigger than I would have ever imagined..

I'm so glad our travel agent talked us into an oceanview room..This was taken from it and we would have been lost without it!

Bye Miami!!

Picture from our room before we go check out the boat and eat some supper!

My love found below..sunshine, pools, lawnchairs, relaxation.  We saw this scenerie quite often, I must say.

We were in bed by probably by 8 Saturday night.  Yes, we are old but a whole day of flying, going through the dreadful safety training and getting settled in with knowing how to get around the boat just plain wore us out!

Sunday we spent the day at sea.  Relaxing was great.  We layed out for awhile, I went to the spa that afternoon, and we enjoyed a show that evening.  Having no schedule was pretty neat for a change. 

I always heard that cruises are know for their food.  Well, I agree!  I worked so hard to get back into a swimsuit for this trip and then ruined the hard work because I couldn't resist the food once onboard.  You could eat at any time of the day.  Buffet style, formal style, 24 hour pizza/ice cream..it was ridiculous.  If only the alcoholic drinks were all inclusive, we would have been set!  That is definitely where they get you.  $5-$6 beers and $9-$10 mixed drinks..wow!

And..Monday we woke up to this scenerie.  Hello Jamaica!!

Ready to spend the day at port..

To be continued..

Random

Cousin Kam's 1st Bday!

We got to celebrate Kamden's first birthday Saturday.  A year ago we didn't know if the little guy was going to make it and here we are celebrating a birthday of a healthy lil boy(well, big boy now!).  Braylea and I went a little early to help out if needed.  Braylea did the opposite..the split second I took my eyes off of her, she grabbed a handful of the back of his car cake.  She didn't make it too deep in where luckily we were able to reconstruct the back of it with the fondu icing. 

I have no pictures of the actual party because silly me forgot to check the battery of my camera and I lost my charge on the battery!  I was so mad.

The big boy already walking!

Kissin' Cousins. :)

Braylea definitely had a good time with all the kids.  She even decided to help Kamden eat his cake(head first). Like I said,  I was SO mad I didn't get to use my camera!!

Park+Family Time+Sunshine=Good Times!!

This was a few weeks ago, but I'm a little behind on downloading pictures..oops!  We were at the park from noon to almost 5 that day - talk about one worn out lil girl.  We had lotta fun though!  We need more weekends like that.

Kissing cousins! :)

Easter Weekend

What an awesome weekend!  First, it was Bryson's first weekend back from being on the road every weekend since the end of January and it was actually a beautiful weekend to spend together.  We put Daddy to work immediately though by buying Miss B a swing set.  This also brought in Papa Bill to assist in the big build.  When Bryson went to purchase this swing set, I don't believe he knew that NOTHING was already pre-built.  This ended up being a two day project..oops!

We just played around them and enjoyed the sunshine!

Braylea decided to play on the loose parts and make the best out of it until it was ready in full force.

Break time!

First concrete 'boo-boo's'..and she doesn't forget about them either!  My lil drama queen already.

When Daddy got the mower out for the first time, she was so amazed by it that the swing set didn't even exist in her eyes.  Daddy let her drive for awhile..

When I picked her up from daycare today, the first thing she said was 'wing' which translates to 'swing'.  She didn't forget!  So, we spent awhile outside after work.  It is so nice not to have to keep her couped up inside anymore!

She wanted to 'wing' and hold the 'bah'..multi-tasker already! :)

Look..no hands!

The final assembly!  Daddy and Papa did an awesome job!

She looks so grown up here..too scary!

My Silly Girl!!