Our stop at the Dominican Repulic consisted of going to their version of Sea World – which by the way is awesome! We swam with Dolphins and got kisses and hugs from a giant Sea Lion (800 pounds).
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Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic from the top deck. 
Sea Lion Show 
Skylar being pushed by the dolphins. 
Huggy 
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St. Kitts
We went to St. Kitts and there are monkeys everywhere. They’re cute, wear diapers, and if they aren’t being carried by the locals near the tourist spots you can find them scurrying across the roads and settling in for the evening in trees.
We visited Cockleshell beach – a white sand beach at the tip of the Southeast part of the island. St. Kitts was much larger than Grand Turk (40,000 people). The kids had a fun day on the cruise ship with a day at sea in between destinations.
Parker coming down the slide. 
Sunset from the ship. 
Downtime on the ship. 
Freshly painted Caribbean yellow. 
Cockleshell Beach with Nevis Island in background. 
Skylar took this photo of daddy. 
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First stop: Grand Turk
Grand Turk was the smallest of the islands we visited – they should have called it Tiny Turk. Both geographically small and with a population of only 4,000 what it lacked for in size was made up with via sting-ray massages. The belly of a sting ray is the softest thing I have ever felt in my entire life.
I bought some wine duty-free, which for some strange reason people think is a deal. The prices didn’t seem that great, but my goal was to drink it on the ship, however, the alcohol patrol caught me bringing it on and I was told I couldn’t have it back until the last night. Ugghhh…
After our departure from Grand Turk, we had an emergency medical event by one of the passengers that required a helicopter landing. That’s not something you see every day!
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Christmas Vacation
For our Christmas vacation this year we went on a cruise and then visited Disney World in Orlando. We almost missed our flight as it started snowing around 7:00 AM the morning of our departure. Our take off time was 8:30, so we were just early enough to only suffer a mild delay.
We had bought the kids wetsuits which came in handy as we had a couple cruise days that weren’t that warm. The kids were able to use the pool and slides with almost no one else around. Daddy shivered…
The boat had a lot to do including a breakfast with Dr. Seuss and a holiday show for kids.
The Grinch stole Parker’s face. 
Enjoying the holiday show. 
Daddy and Mr. Man for dinner. 
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Fun Ride
What a great concept to let kids choose how much “thrill” they want by allowing them to let go when they are ready. Not surprised that Skylar rode it to the top!
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LegoLand
Lego Land was the highlight of Disney, even though it isn’t owned by Disney. The main display took 40 workers 2 years to complete and included millions of Legos. The rides were fun, the lines weren’t bad, and the displays were super cool.
I’d recommend going there if you’re in Orlando.
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Parker’s class photo
One of these is not like the others…
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Caps Hockey Game
We went to a Caps game and the kids had a blast. Most of the fun was the food. We were really close to the action. Parker made friends with the girl next to us.
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Parker learning to walk
Steady, steady, steady…
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More Happy Birthday Daddy
I’m not sure why there is so much Happy Birthday singing to Daddy, but I won’t complain.
