A Little Help Decorating the Tree

Tonight we hung out and decorated the christmas tree.  It was the first year the twins were really able to help and I was extremely grateful....plus it made it so much more fun! 

The twins enjoyed uncovering their favorite ornaments.

TaDa!  The finished product with two excited kids, let the count down to Christmas begin!

A Belated Halloween House

Phillip and Amelia spent the night last night. I had some random Halloween candy house we never got to so I pulled it out for something to do with the kids. They had a blast and as you can tell from their mouths, definitely tried the black icing!

A Night at the Ballet

Tonight Ethan and I were allowed to come into Elaine's ballet class. She did great and Ethan was so sweet. He sat and watched her the whole time.... Of course he commentated the whole time!

The "Really Good Chili" Place

Ethan has fallen in love with Cincinnati chili 3 ways! He is constantly asking to go to the really good chili restaurant! So after ballet we were exhausted and headed to Blue Ash Chili since Ethan did so good watching Elaine's ballet class

Fun with Pizza Dough

Just a fun dinner out at Pomodori's! The twins love how they give them pizza dough to play with while they wait for their food.

Halloween

Tonight the twins went Trick or Treating in the neighborhood with Bradley.  It was cold and rainy so the kids all had to bundle up which lead to funny additions to their TMNT outfits!



With Nonie in the hospital, the twins were able to stop at our house and have Poppy hand them candy....they were super excited and thought it was really cool!

After lots of houses, they were bushed and ready to examine their loot!

Pumpkin Carving

Tonight the twins carved our pumpkin with Patrick.  Ethan grew bored quickly when it came to cleaning out the inside but Elaine thought it was crazy fun!  Ethan definitely jumped in when it was time to design the face and they both were excited to light it up.  They can't wait for the big day!

UC Homecoming

We met up at UC with Uncle Timmy, Phillip, and Amelia to celebrate UC's homecoming! The parade was great and the kids had a blast visiting their daddys' old fraternity house.

Goodbye Vacation

Our last day on the ship ended up being a stormy day but none of us cared.  We had a great week and were happy to relax indoors on the ship playing cards and just relaxing.  The twins went to Kids Camp and had a blast.  They got their faces painted, met Freddy the Fun Ship mascot, and got a book about Freddy.  They were thrilled.  It was very sad to say goodbye to the ship and return to real life!

Grand Caymen

Elaine fueling up at breakfast to see the turtles!

 Today we docked at the Grand Caymen Island.  We headed out on an excursion with Nonie and Poppy to see their famous turtle farm.

Ethan and Nonie dancing while we waited for our bus to transport us to the turtle farm



Elaine took to the turtles right away and loved every minute of holding them.

Ethan held the turtle for a split second,
thankfully Momma has cat-like
reflexes and caught the turtle before
it hit the ground!

The farm had a pool where Ethan definitely had fun sliding down with Daddy.

After the turtle farm, we headed to Jimmy Buffet's for some apps and a drink before getting back on the ship.

Honduras

Today we docked in Honduras.  We took an excursion to spend the day at the beach.  We got to ride a sky chair to the beach and had a wonderful time.

Belize

Enjoying breakfast before we head to land.

Traveling the Carribean is tiring....not even lunch and already tired!

Today we docked in Belize.  We didn't do an excursion, instead we jumped on the boat and headed to explore the shops in Belize. 

Dinners Galore Along with a Surprise Bedtime Greeting

Every night we had dinner in the main dining room.  It was fun to get showered and dressed up each night.  Ethan's favorite nights were when he could wear his suit.

 

Ethan tries to master balancing a spoon on his nose

Each night after dinner we were greeted by a new animal towel waiting for us.  The twins named them all "Sasha" and looked forward to their appearance each night.