Hold on to your horses, this is a long one.
Here are the pictures from our trip to the Bahamas. I really made a conscious decision not to lug "the third child" (aka camera) around all the time. As you know, it becomes cumbersome to have to watch it all the time, keep it dry, etc. It did take one possibly life threatening spill on the first day we got there. Luckily, it survived with only a headache. But you should have heard the noise it made when it hit the ground. Eek.
We had a really great time. We stayed at a really nice hotel that was totally kid friendly. Wall to wall kids. Sorry to those who honeymooned there because you probably got splashed by our children. The weather was great. We had two days when it rained in the evening but it left us with plenty o' fun in the sun. One of those evenings we ordered room service and the girls thought it was the best thing ever. What kid wouldn't like eating in bed?
Treasure hunting.
She had high hopes of snorkeling in the ocean. Until the fish came. You know the ones. The monster 3 inch ones that threaten you by swimming close to your knees then scamper away. The snorkel works great in the pool, though.
Still treasure hunting. Vienne actually enjoyed swimming in the ocean. That snorkel will be for her next time.
The hotel was
full of fish. There were aquariums all though it. There were also lots of "lagoons" with hammer head shark, sea turtles, sting ray. We happened into this tunnel while exploring.
A highlight was definitely when we got to get in the water with dolphins. We got to kiss, hug, and dance with them. Vienne smiled from ear to ear.
Natalya again panicked because of the monster 3 inch fish. I have to admit, the fish freaked me out, too. But they are still talking about the dolphin.
The lazy river. This one was actually more crazy than lazy. It has rapids that took us pretty high. The girls got a kick out of watching Momma freak out.
The girls had to get their hair braided. Somehow it's become a tradition when we go to the beach. It actually is much easier to take care of while we are there. They are still in.
Beauty comes at a price. Both girls were in tears by the end of it. The ladies doing the braiding must have been pulling a little hard, it was at the end of the first day we were there, they each sat for a good 45 minutes, and I hadn't combed there hair that day because we had to wake up 4:00 am to get the flight.
This might be the only evidence of me being on this trip. This was taken by Natalya at dinner one night. All in all, I'd recommend the Bahamas. Actually, I'd recommend the hotel. We only left the resort once and that was for the dolphin experience. The water was gorgeous, the temperature was perfect. When I was little, we didn't go on big family vacations often. I'm so glad that we are fortunate enough to be able to share this kind of trip with the girls. I hope that they can look back on this years from now and remember how much fun they had.
Summer fun. More at Stacy's today.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 05:46PM 
