Blue Eyes

Just Some Extras

Kennan has been eating up a storm. Here is a picture of her eating lasagne for the first time. I snapped some of her crawling around too.

Partying with Baby Animals

Our friends invited us to a birthday party and they had a petting zoo come out. The animals were so cute! Kyler had fun riding the pony and Kennan even enjoyed feeling the baby animals. I think she liked the goat the best.

Last Port Day, Cozumel

Were had originally planned to go snorkeling but we were just too tired by the third day in a row at a port. So, we walked to Senor Frogs and had a drink and relaxed in the water at the restaurant. It was really hot and I am glad I was prepared to swim. It was so clear, it was like swimming in glass. They also had free wi-fi so I took advantage and caught up on email and internet. I couldn't get enough information on the kids, and by this point, Jamie and I missed them very much! Thank you mom (grandma) for emailing me daily and doing such a great job with the kids while we were gone!

Grand Caymen

Next we went to Grand Caymen where we swam with the sting rays and they kissed us and gave us back rubs. Seriously, they train them to pucker up and to wave their fins on your back! I commend the Hoods for being so brave and taking part. Then we went to Rum Point, a gorgeous beach (and the drink prices weren't so nice...$15 for small plastic cup worth of a pina colada!).

Jamaica First

We took a bus to a beautiful beach in Jamaica. Jamie got the worst burn of the trip here, which was the first destination.

More Cruise Pictures

Here are some of our first dining experiences. We had a running joke that our table was served last each night even though we had the same waiter as our other group members at the table next to ours. This cruise was taken with some friends of ours, who make this a tradition every other year.

Carnival Cruise 2011

We went on a Caribbean cruise with Jamie's parents. The cruise went to Grand Caymen, Jamaica, and Cozumel. My wonderful parents and Uncle Mike took care of the kids at our house. This was our first vacation together without the kids in three years. Yes, three YEARS!!!!! I had visited Jamie on two business trips just for 2-3 days a shot in that time span, but we had not taken an extended vacation together since before the kids were born. We were due. Jamie's parents had not been on vacation in 10 years and this was their first time out of the country and first cruise. I think they really enjoyed themselves. My favorite part was lounging in our room or reading on our balcony. I finally caught up on some much needed sleep and read a whole book. It was not as good as Royal Caribbean in my opinion (food wise and service wise) but it was still nice to get away for a little while. Plus, you can't beat the convenience of leaving out of Galveston. No pesky airline flights to make or hotel layovers.
Here are some pictures. I am trying to do this fast while the kids are sleeping, so I didn't get the chance to remove the red eye or edit.

8 Months with Bear

Kennan is crawling now. She is also eating everything you put in front of her. We give her soft finger foods (bananas, avocados, ripe pears, pasta, sweet potato, tator tots) and then we use the blender to blend up ground meat/hamburgers, chicken. She is so precious and sweet! She is such a happy baby! We are so blessed!