Autumn & Kalina

Last week Mom, Dad, Uncle Jeff, Auntie Caitlin, Grandma, Grandpa, Auntie Diane, and I all went on a cruise.  We flew to Houston, got on the boat in Galveston, and went to Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and Jamaica.  I had soooo much fun.  I got to do lots of different things.  Uncle Jeffrey said that 1/4 of all the pictures (600) he took had me in them, and I’m not even his kid!  He got lots more pictures than Mom because she kept leaving her camera behind because Jeffrey always had his.

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I got to swim in the ocean in Cozumel and Grand Cayman.  I didn’t like the sand or the ocean at first, but once I got in, it was great!  One of my favorite things was to play on the balcony of our room.  I got to yell at the birds, feel the wind, and play in the water on the floor.  You can’t imagine all the food on a boat!  I had a fresh bowl of cut up fruit waiting for me at dinner every night!  I got sourdough rolls, ice cream, chocolate, and a different kind of fruit soup each dinner.  I saw an ice skating show, and 2 dancing shows.  I got to dance to all the different music that was playing, watch Dad play in the arcade, go for walks, play with other babies, but mostly-I got spoiled by all the attention I got with all my family there.

Auntie Diane won in the casino so she bought my a stuffed monkey.  I carried that everywhere I went.  (Uncle Jeffrey bought a second one for just in case something happens to mine-so I really have 2!)  Oh yeah, I also got to ride in a REALLY big limo.  On the way home I didn’t even have to sit in my carseat.  I got to sit like the big people.

Waiting at the boat terminal to get on.  We had a delay so I found a friend to play with.

Checking out the view from our balcony

Dad and I watching the sunset.

Here I was playing on the balcony, and then I discovered the muddy water!  Boy was I dirty!

This is also when I learned “No hands”  And I throw my hands in the air.

This was eating my breakfast out on the balcony with Auntie Caitlin.

Uncle Jeffrey and I are checking out the scenery.

Here’s my friend, Monkey

Here we’re reading Brown Bear while we wait to get on the tender to Grand Cayman.

I told you before, I didn’t enjoy the ocean at first!

Drying off and warming up.

SAND!-ewhh, get it off

Where’d my feet go?

How do you walk in this stuff?

I didn’t get to go golfing, but Mom and Dad went on Jamaica.  This it the White Witch Golf Course.

Here’s the first hole.

This is the signature hole for the course.  That’s my Daddy with the caddie.

And this was some flowers on the course.

Playing peek-a-boo in the room

Playing in the arcade

Taking a ride in the elevator

Shuffleboard!  This game is great for practicing your walking, but even more fun when you discover the floor is all wet!

Oooohhh-more water is over here on the side of the shuffleboard.

Here’s some pictures of the inside of our boat.  Each night the cabin steward left a towle creature for us.  They kind of scared me though.

This is me playing in the kiddie pool.

Swimming is a lot of work!

This is the lounge we waited in until it was time for us to get off.  I didn’t want to go home.

Mom said we can go on another vacation soon.

Sometimes your day can just be difficult.  This particular morning I was feeding myself.  I kinda missed my mouth and my yogurt treat got stuck to my nose.  The worst part was that instead of telling me it was there, Mom laughed and got the camera.

These are from a fun day at daycare.  We made necklaces out of Cheerios and pretzels!  I ate my pretzel charm on my necklace.

Mom hasn’t put anything new on my page in a long time.  She says she’s been busy with school, teaching lifeguarding class, and our vacation.  She said we could put up a post about going to Monterey, and that pretty soon she would show pictures from our vacation.

Mom and Dad took me to the Monterey Bay Aquarium in March.  I really liked seeing all the things swimming around.  It was great to touch the stuff in the touch pool.

Here’s a starfish that was stuck to the window.

I got to watch waves come crashing into this window.

The touch pool

This is a big pillow of water so that I can feel what it’s like to ride a wave.

This was another water play area in the place for little kids like me.

Here’s the super big fish tank.  While I was standing at the window a big shark swam right by me!

In another area I got topretend to be a whale.  Here’s my tail!

This look pretty much sums up my day!  (not to mention the cinnamon roll I got to eat after we left!)