CRUISE!!

I wish I was back on the cruise ship enjoying... warm weather, room service, food buffets, beaches, people watching, reading a good book, laughing, and getting tan! We had such a great time with the clients that went with us. This cruise ship was incredible! 12 floors, a spa, 3 swimming pools, 2 hot tubs, dance floor, karaoke, arcade room, casino room, theater room, glass elevators, and so much more.
These are the Island we went to:

San Juan, Puerto Rico
Philipsburg, St Maarten
Roseau, Dominica
St George's, Grenada
Scarborough, Tobago
Bridgetown, Barbados

The Celebrity Summit Cruise ship!
The food was very fancy. This is my salad. To pretty to eat.

We ate and ate and ate some more. This is one of many dinners with some clients.
more eating...
and eating again!
Are we eating again? YES we are!
Our awesome waiter made us roses out of a napkin. Very Cool!!
The is a beautiful view from our ship.

This is a beach in Barbados.
This was a fun tour we took of a fort that is in Peurto Rico.

An awesome waterfall coming out of the mountain in Dominica.
Dancing....
and oh ya, Karaoke!!

Eating again at the midnight buffet. These cool Indians made out of watermelon, bananas and strawberries.
The midnight dessert table! The awesome ice swan sculpture.
In St. Marteen we went para-sailing. This is how high up we were. 300 ft or so.
Yahoo! Mike and I went together.
This is the boat that was pulling us and a jet ski crossing the bay. We are way up there!
We went snorkeling and saw a "shipwreck." This is the propeller that we saw, along with a lot of fish and a huge turtle.



We took 450 pictures on the cruise. I didn't think you would want me to blog all of them. :)
Thank you to KUTV for the fun trip and all the new friends that we made.

THE BIG 5!

I can't believe my baby turned 5! I didn't know whether to CRY or CELEBRATE!
(I think I did both:))

I bought a cupcake stand and on the back of the box are beautiful decorated cupcakes. Carter immediately saw the sport ones and that's what he wanted. I thought...ok...maybe this is something I can handle. The Martha Stewart in me came out. :) Except my soccer balls kind of turned out like spider webs, but at least I gave it a try.


Carter had 3 birthday parties...The first with the family.
Aunt Lori and Uncle Cal gave Carter a lego. Obviously, Josh was jealous! No Way!!


Aunt Joni and Uncle Richard gave Carter a basketball hoop to put on his door.
After I put Carter to bed, he came up 10 minutes later to get a drink. He said he was sweating from playing basketball and needed a drink. Little stinker. :)
The question of the day. "When is it time for all my friends to come over??" I think the repeat button was STUCK on. Carter was very excited since this was his first "friend" bday party.

We did "bowling" with 2 liter bottles. Worked GREAT!
Another favorite was the pinata! (I had the biggest mess after this.)
Thanks Aunt Nat and Uncle Jared, Lexi and Beans for this awesome present.
Carter LOVED it! Everyone wants to doodle now! :)
A big THANK YOU to everyone who sent cards and $ too. It is very much appreciated!

Another party at school. Does it ever end?
Can't forget to go to Spaghetti Factory! It has turned into a TRADITION!


We love this little boy. Mike claimed he was "too old" to have another child, but we're sure glad we did. Carter is very ENERGETIC and NEVER stops talking. He's a PRO with the Wii, loves to watch Handy Mandy and Mickey Mouse Playhouse, wants to play ALL THE TIME with his friends, loves playing SOCCER,riding his BIKE, playing with his remote controls, puzzles and coloring, his BLANKIE and stuffed animals - most of all PLUTO . He wants to be a monster truck driver when he grows up. We feel very lucky to have Carter in our family and our lives. We love you! Happy Birthday MR. CARTER!!