Quote of the Day

"Thank you, Mommy. I really appreciate you."
-Lander, 5 years old

----ahhh. Maybe they do notice!

Rexburg Temple

We are so excited to have a new temple! It was dedicated on Sunday, February 11th by our new prophet, President Monson. Jake & Lander can see the Angel Moroni from their bedroom window. It has made quite the impression on them!

Norwegian Pearl

A few snapshots of life onboard...

(I swear this is the last of the pictures!)

Towel Creaturesr-e-l-a-x-a-t-i-o-n
Chocoholic Buffet
Practice Drill
Shuffle Board!
Rock Wall

(of course I made it to the top!)
This is as dressed up as we get!
Our Room

Boys will be Boys

You didn't think we were done with the cruise pictures did you? Ha! Not a chance!!

Josh won the Monster Truck race onboard.

Way to go, Babe!

Ready-set-GO!

Boys & Rocks.

Need I say more?

Castries, St. Lucia

Our last stop was to the gorgeous island of St. Lucia.

Hangin' at the Beach, near Pigeon Point Jarrod was our pot man. Guys kept coming up to him & offering him reefers. Sorry, no can do! When we found this hat, we just knew Jarrod had to buy it. What a perfect momento for a perfect day! Good bye, St. Lucia

all tuckered out

St. Lucia ATV Style

While on St. Lucia, we rented ATV's and rode to a beach. It was a blast!

Barbados Snorkel

I probably wouldn't choose to go back to Barbados, but they do have one thing going for them. AMAZING sand. We had never felt anything like it!

Bridgetown, Barbados

Shopping in Bridgetown

Welcome to the Rum Capital of the World! Literally.

(and Josh's strange fascination of taking pictures of bums)

Hobo on Steriods

Please welcome the newest addition to our family.

We picked this pet up for the little boys while in Antigua. We call him Spidey. Don't worry. He doesn't bite--very hard!

...Just kidding...

So this disgusting spider was the size of Josh's hand. That brings the question, if you had to choose, which spider would you rather have crawling on you?

1. Hobo

2. whatever this freak of nature is

St. John, Antigua

It's pronounced "ann-teeg-uh" for the uninformed. Or is it? I think I heard the locals pronounce it every way imaginable! Antigua is known for its historical sites. So, we again rented a taxi & drove around a bit before settling down at the beach.

Self Portrait

Shirley Heights

Nelson's Dockyard. Used since the 17th Century!

Turner's Point

Before we left the island of "365 beaches, one for each day of the year" we decided to do a bit of shopping. Josh found his dream purchase, a pair of Addidas Chiles. He's been looking for these for over a year & happen to find them in a tiny shop in downtown St. John's, and they were cheap. Go figure!

Good bye, Antigua. It's been great!

Virgin Gorda, BVI

Could this be the isle of the gods? Perhaps! We really liked this island. Small, poor like all the islands, but had a safer feel about it. That, and we could actually understand most of the English! Again, we rented a taxi to take us around. It was falling apart & had to be push started. Our driver's front teeth had a gold star & a gold moon on them. Thinking about getting one myself. :)

Savannah Bay. A place we plan on returning to!

Gorda Peak

Old Copper Mine

After driving around, we spent the rest of the afternoon snorkeling & swimming at The Baths, a definate must see! First we had to hike through giant boulders to get to the beach we wanted. (I know, just pretend like I am fully clothed. It helps with the gag reflex!)

Devil's Bay at The Baths

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Our next stop landed us in Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. This was basically a pit stop for us. We quickly, and I mean quickly because we had about 2 minutes to spare, jumped onboard a ferry & headed over to Virgin Gorda, another island in the BVI. We were shocked when we ran into Kyle on the ferry. Just kidding, but the guy really looked like Kyle! I think Kyle was actually in Hawaii. Poor fellow!

Samana, Dominican Republic

Our first stop?

Samana, Dominican Republic. Talk about a beautiful place!

The people were incredibly poor, often living in homes that could fit in my master bathroom!

We rented a taxi & made a 27 km trek over rutted roads, honking at everyone in site (Beep, Beep! Little 2 year old get out of the road! Honk! Honk! Watch out goats! Beep! Beeep! Hey dude, long time no see!) to the town of Las Galeras. Sorry, but my pictures of the town didn't work out! hmmmm...wonder why? :)

Jarrod, Shelly, Dixie, Josh at beach in Las Galeras

We boarded a sea taxi for a breathtaking 15 minute boat ride to Playa Rincon. We were starving & somehow convinced Shelly to try the local cuisine. That was pretty surprising since she doesn't like fish & didn't want to chance getting sick. So, at a shack on the beach, we picked out some red snappers from a cooler & waited while they were grilled for us. Hands down, best fish I have EVER eaten, and this was unanimous! And talk about presentation! Josh throwing the frisbee on Playa Rincon

This church is several hundred years old. It was dismantled in England & brought to the DR in the 1800's. Inside is all original.

Kids make a living "selling seashells". They were pretty lame, the seashells, not the kids, so we just gave the boy the rest of our pesos. Josh loved the chance to speak the lingo.

Dixie overlooking the Samana Bay Bridge after a long & fun day!