St. Kitts

Vacation in St. Kitts

In September we boarded a plane, then took a tram, then boarded another plane, then a took shuttle, then rode on a train, then took another shuttle, then spent a night at an airport hotel, then boarded yet another plane, and finally took a taxi to arrive in St. Kitts in the West Indies a day and a half after we left Phoenix.  The kids did a great job traveling, Shaun did a fantastic job lugging all of our luggage, and besides the fact that St. Kitts is not the most convenient location, it was beautiful!  We spent a week, just the four of us, eating, drinking, playing, and relaxing by the beach.  Yes, when the week was over we pretty much boarded all of the same transportation as before to return home plus an unplanned plane change (since the plane we originally boarded could not get its landing gear to function properly) and made it home safely a day and a half later.  You have to love family vacations and I honestly can't wait for the next one!

 

 Larkin got past her fear of getting dirty in the sand and LOVED playing at the beach.

 

Our little man having fun at the beach.

Our resort had a great kids pool, nice and shallow! 

Brayden had fun lounging in his swim ring.

 

The kids having fun in the fountains at the pool.

A view of part of our resort taken from the top story of the hotel.



 How to tell the weather conditions in St. Kitts.

 

 Our view from one of the resort restaurants.

 

 Daddy and Bray checking out the waves.

 

 A few photos before our delicious dinner.

Sometimes they can be so sweet!

 

 Larkin taking care of her little brother.

 

 Watching the waves!

 

 Trying to catch a few more smiles.

 

 It is Daddy's turn for a picture.

 

At least some of us looked at the camera. 

Brayden seemed to care more about my necklace.

 

Picture time must have worn Brayden out. 

He crashed as soon as he got to his seat at the restaurant.

 

 Check out that handwriting!

 

 Brayden built himself a birdhouse, or so he said. 

He was pretty proud!

 

 A view of the island from our train tour.

Besides the fact that the train swayed like crazy and made Larkin sick, it was very pretty.

 

 Another view of the water.

Summer Time

Catching Up On Our Summer

We had a great summer!  It was spent swimming, playing with friends, dancing, going to the concert of the year, beginning preschool, and just having fun.  Here are a few of the highlights!

 

Just Having Fun

 Brayden learned that the hose could be A LOT of fun!

 Licking the spatula is the best part of baking!

This is the "after" from making a cake with Daddy.

 

Dressing up is So much fun!

 

Check out our little fella. 

 He was pretty excited about this outfit!



Our friend, Jack, came to visit for a bit this summer! 

Here he is taking Larkin and Brayden on a ride through the tricycle car wash at the Children's Museum.

 

Dance Recital Time

Larkin had her dance recital this summer.  She was so excited and did a great job!  Thank you Uncle Mark, Aunt Mary, Uncle Gary, Aunt Jackie, and Brianna for being there to cheer her on!

 

 Getting ready to go on stage with her dance friends.

 

The Circus

Brayden getting a little snack before the circus began. 

He loved it this year!

 

Larkin showing off her circus hat!

 

The Wiggles Come to Town!

Getting ready for the big concert to begin!

 

 Here they come in The Big Red Car!

 

 The whole gang was there, even Dorothy the Dinosaur.

 

 

Daddy's Birthday

 Daddy showing off his birthday presents.

 

1st Day of Preschool

 Larkin was so excited to begin preschool and meet her teacher, Ms. Ashley.

 

Had her Dora backpack and lunchbox all ready to go.

 

 One last hug before we headed to preschool.

 

Grandma Visits

Grandma and Brayden enjoying a little time outside.

 

 Getting cuddles from Grandma!

 

 

 

 

4th of July

4th of July

This year we spent the 4th of July in Palm Desert, CA.  Although we went from the desert to the desert it was still a nice getaway.  The best part was getting to spend it with some family as well.  We were lucky enough to talk Uncle Mark and Aunt Mary into driving to meet up with us for part of the week.  As a bonus we even convinced Uncle Gary and Aunt Jackie to come and stay for a night!  It was great spending time with family.  Unfortunately I never seem to capture pictures of everyone together.  Our week in Palm Desert was spent visiting the local zoo/botanical garden, playing at the children's museum, watching fireworks, a day at the water park, and an afternoon hiking.  Besides all this fun we found plenty of time to eat, drink, swim, bbq, and play some cards!

 

The Children's Museum

 Building blocks with Daddy. 

Who will be the next engineer?

 

 Taking the puppy's temperature in the vet clinic.

 

Our future veterinarian!

 

 Adding a little more paint to the slug bug.

 

 Time to do a little grocery shopping.

 

 Larkin picking out some cereal for her cart.

 

 Guess who wants to be a firefighter????

 

 Time to make the pizza!

 

 Order up!

 

 Enjoying their yummy pizza.

 

 Larkin and Daddy made a car.  Look at it go!

Getting Ready for Fireworks!

 Larkin in her patriotic outfit.

 

 The whole family ready to go to see the fireworks.

 The Water Park

 Having fun in the wave pool with Aunt Mary.

 

 Uncle Mark doing a little advertising!

Palm Springs Ariel Tram

 



Here we are on the World’s Largest Rotating Tramcar.  It is a 10 minute ride on the tram from the bottom (elevation 2,643 ft.) up to the top (elevation 8,516 ft.).

 

 Uncle Mark and Aunt Mary before we hiked down into the canyon.

 

Daddy and Larkin begin the two mile hike.

 

 Our little hiker, while he was still awake.

 

 Someone else always wants to get in the picture!

 

This is how Brayden spent most of the hike! 

Guess he thought we needed more exercise so he "let" us carry him around.

 

 Daddy's turn.

 

My three favorite people!

 

 They were both looking at the camera.

 Taking a little break on the wooden bridge.

 

 What a pretty view!

 

Shaun and Aunt Mary enjoying the outdoors.