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Sunday, October 26, 2008

We're Baaaack!

The 3 of us spent the past week on a cruise ship in the Bahamas- it was such a nice break from school and work here in Ohio....for five days, we did nothing but eat, sit in the sun, walk around the ship, take naps, eat some more, and relaxxxxxx. I read a book, watched some shows in the ship's theater, including a very talented juggler on a very rocky night at sea. It was kind of cool to be cut off from reality, with no cell phones, not much TV to speak of (the only news on the ship was from Colorado, so we didn't bother much with that).
Quinn did great on vacation- he didn't seem bothered by the motion of the boat, even on the couple nights that we were really rocking! We didn't swim in the pools at all- it was a little cloudy and chilly for that- but the day we stopped at Half Moon Cay, the weather was warm and sunny, and the 3 of us got in the ocean. The purpose of the trip was to go to my friend Chantel's wedding- they were supposed to get married on the beach in Nassau, but it was too windy and the waves were coming up too high on the beach, so they moved the ceremony to the patio of the resort-- which I think turned out even prettier.
After the wedding, we wandered around Nassau, enjoyed the straw markets, bought some fun things (watches for Joe and I, a purse for me, a t-shirt for Quinn) and then headed back to the ship for dinner...after dinner, they had a wedding reception in the piano bar on the ship. Quinn fell asleep in his stroller and slept throuh the whole evening. All in all, the week was great; it was our first time going on a cruise, and we'd definitely go again.

Quinn and I at dinnerWelcome to the Bahamas!
the newlyweds
Joe and Quinn in the ocean
our ship, the Carnival Fascination
us on the small boat, waiting to ride over to Half Moon Cay
Chantel and John's wedding
just hanging out on the ship
we all loved the frozen yogurt!
Quinn and I after breakfast on the back deck
Q loved watching the water go by
the 3 of us
after our beach day at Half Moon Cay; we got caught in a rain storm on the boat ride back to the ship.
say "cheese!"
Chantel and John cutting the cake

Thursday, October 16, 2008

11 months old

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

In no particular order...

Photos from the past week:

Rylee making s'mores in our backyard while Kara was at the hospital having Kinley.
Joe and Quinn at Dave's wedding this past weekend
Joe and Grandma F. at lunch on Sunday in Flint The boys at lunch; they're both sitting on the table.
Q and Rylee watching the homecoming parade. Joe drove his car in it, but my camera battery had died by that point, so no photo.
Me, enjoying the Vera Bradley outlet sale. I'm sitting in my "discard" pile....that's all the stuff I didn't buy....
And here's me dragging all the things I DID buy! Vera's living the good life, thanks to shoppers like me.

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Welcome, Baby!

My niece Kinley Julianne was born Monday night!
She's 7 lb. 9 oz, 21 inches long; Kara and Kinley are doing great and are both getting lots of sleep in the hospital. Kara says "hi" and I'm sure I will have more pictures of the baby as the week goes on.