Thursday, December 18, 2008

The Caribbean Cruise

We're back and so grateful to be home in the -degree temperatures!  We were rather sick of the 70-80 degree temps we experienced down south.  (sarcasm)!  

What a nice trip we had.  We visited Roatan, Honduras, Belize City, Belize, Cozumel, Mexico and Key West Florida.  It was all beautiful.  Again, we're grateful to Grandma Mary for taking us on such an adventure. Merry Christmas to us!  
Ethan's favorite part was his daily basketball practice.  It didn't matter where this kid was on the ship, he could find his way to the court and was sad until he did!  Where did this kid come from?!
Travis and my favorite was Tabyana Beach in Honduras.  Peaceful, warm, beautiful and fun.  We swam, Ethan ate sand, Kedzie saw all sorts of fish and Travis snorkeled.  It was paradise.  
My mom and Karen, her dear friend, accompanied us on the cruise.  My mom's favorite part was not being on oxygen and being with her grandkids.  Karen's favorite part was Honduras as well as holding millions of dollars of sunken treasure in a pirate museum in Key West.  They were great help with the kids.  We're glad we could be together on such an adventure.  


My kids have a brave streak.  They both held these huge cobras around their necks and legs.  In addition, they had a spider monkey crawl all over them.  What a fun memory and experience for them.  I touched the snake, but didn't let it touch me!  This yellow one wound itself up on Kedzie's leg and she loved every moment.  
As you can tell by Ethan's face he wasn't quite sure he was loving these animals all over him, but he managed them just fine.  What a kid!  
Here are my fish, swimming in the Caribbean.  We had a great time.  And, we are now eager to continue our Christmas holiday celebrations!  Happy holidays everyone.  

3 comments:

Kim said...

WOW! I am so jealous right now! I'm so glad you guys had a fun trip. I can't believe how brave your kids are with those animals. My kids scream and run when cats and dogs are around, there is no way they would let a monkey or snake near them.
Hope you have a happy holiday!
Kim Marx

Megan and Jon said...

Emily Ravsten you torment me. It is FOUR, total FOUR in Cache Valley today. Then I see these pictures.
Your mom is the best, Like I said before I'm adoptable. How come she doesn't have to be on oxygen while cruising.

Buschfest said...

My kids just love the pictures with the snake and spider monkey! Awesome! We are happy to have you guys back home! :)