Logan got awards in Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Reading, and Gym. He made the principal and superintendents honor roll.
He also got a trophy for his AR points...too bad he's getting to big to want to sit still for pictures!!
Proud of how he conducted himself this year. Showed a great sense of friendship and leadership. Prouder of him everyday.
Had to show this picture...last time we were at the zoo with Logan. So little.
And now...getting so big!
Cody and Rylee just followed right along and had a good time! My little monkeys!
The petting zoo is always a big hit.
Rylee followed this little guy around and just kept talking to him like she does Tank. She loves animals!
Statue pictures, no zoo trip would be complete without them!
Lunch time. Good lord food at the zoo is expensive!!!
Little Rylee, my biggest monkey of all!
The big kids went to look at the snakes and Cody decided he'd rather play on the playground.
So he and Rylee went exploring.
Long hot day at the zoo, but lots of fun!
Love and miss you all!
Packed house!!
Cody and his friend in blue had a good ol' time standing up there waiting for awards. You can see him mid goofy face here!
Then came Cody's turn. He got awards in colors, shapes, numbers, letters and was given the name "Most Athletic" from his teachers. He also was awards the "Citizen of the Year" award!! So proud!! She said she could always count on him to do the right thing and do it right when she asked. That's my boy!!!
We will really miss his teachers next year. We really enjoyed and loved them. Excited about a new year though!! Kindergarten here we come!!
Then had some lunch outside.
This is Logan's crew of friends. And Cody's too I guess. He snuck out from Pre-K and had a second lunch with Logan...cheater!!
Next came water games and slip and slide! Rylee really liked it the best!
Soaking wet, should have packed her bathing suit!!
All school balloon toss. Somehow I ended up just as wet as the kids!
Next came the water ball fight!!
And then on to free sno cones, cotton candy, nachos, and candy!! What a wonderful day!
Favorite part of days like this is having kids ask if it's free. Love seeing their faces when they get to have all the goodies they want and don't have to worry about money!!
Stopped for breakfast and lunch and next thing we know, we're home. And of course the kids want to play outside first thing. A little four wheeler ride.
And then some bike riding.
And a little glow in the dark Boccee ball. My favorite!
And throw in a little post vacation arguing and you've got the end of a wonderful week!
Seriously, best vacation ever. The kids are ready to go again!! Love and miss you all!
Next came...putt putt! (I know you're shocked right?)
Here's the view from the course. It's amazing to me everything they can jam in this ship. Fun fun!
Finally rode the water slide. Had to fib a little on Cody and pay off the attendant, but he got to go too! :-)
Logan.
And little Cody!
They loved it! And did it over, and over, and over, and over again!
Cody would come by and say hi every once and awhile and play with her.
But mostly she just swam and played.
Next came lunch. Logan got Chinese and used chopsticks, pretty exciting...pretty sure we did them wrong but hey, we tried!
We just found this secret room and it was so quiet, gonna be eating there the whole time next cruise!
After lunch we found their chocolate fountain. Um, what a mess!
But yummy!!
We played some shuffle board and ping pong and on our way down this bird landed on Justin!! Crazy!!
Next came the second round of Bingo. This time Grammy got super close...darn the luck!
We swam the rest of the day and made some new friends. Ate dinner and then headed to bed. This is how exhausted Rylee was...fell asleep sitting up! :-)
Logan of course was wide awake so we went to the arcade.
Speaking of arcade...remember that iPod game Logan conned Justin into playing? Well he played it, over and over again and finally WON! Yup, he won me an ipod!!!! Awesome huh?
The kids loved these people. I felt kind of bad for them, standing there all day in the heat in those costumes. My favorite were the guys all painted grey and they acted like statues until you got close then they'd move or say something...funny.
We shopped around a little, spent way too much money and then headed to our Dolphin Adventure. Here's the bummer, they wouldn't let you take pictures, you had the opportunity to buy the ones they took however. Anyway, we're too cheap for that so we just have our memories. It was awesome. Everyone got on their life jacket and got in the ocean. The dolphin came by and we got to feel it and get a kiss!! Rylee liked that part the best, she kind of bailed on the rest of it. The rest of us however got to swim with it! They had us swim out and we got to hold the dolphin, hug it, do a belly swim (it swam next to you, turned over and you grabbed onto their fins and they pulled you around), and then my kids favorite...the boogy board swim. You got hold of a boody board, laid there, and then BAM next thing you know you're flying through the water. The dolphin comes up and pushes your feet with it's nose. It's super strong and fast. So much fun.
And then went for a little ocean swim. Found this little guy on our walk. Good camouflage huh?
Is this not gorgeous?? I mean seriously. It was the move beautiful setting.
There were all kind of little fish to see and coral.
Everyone took their time at first.
Logan brought along his snorkel gear so he went snorkeling. He kept coming up and telling us what he saw. See that ship way in the distance?? That's ours!! :-)
The little ones found the swimming pool so we stayed there for awhile. It was great, had a swim platform so both Cody and Rylee could walk around and feel like they were deep but not too deep!
Couldn't get her to stay still long enough for a picture.
On our way out we decided we needed a shot of our favorite excursion place!!
Did a little more shopping and found Carlos n' Charlie's and this fun cake thingy.
Happy faces!
They had a lady going around making balloon hats, and of course...the kids LOVED that!
Another quick family shop before getting back on the ship.
And shock of all shocks, we end up at the putt putt course!
Had some dinner and then zoomed down to the room to see our fun animal...all time favorite here!!! Isn't that fun??
My room had a frog...not as fun as a monkey!
They had a towel folding class that we could the end of, it's amazing what they can do!
And that was the end of our day. Got cleaned up and headed to bed. One more day on the ship and then our vacation is over. So sad!! 