Thursday, May 28, 2009

Jamaica...Part 3

We've been back for awhile, but I just wanted to update with the last of the pics I will be posting on our trip...
We went out a few of the nights to take some pictures by the BEAUTIFUL sunsets they have there. LOOK HOW COOL this picture is. I LOVE it! It looks like we use Photoshop to add Kylie and Brian in, but we didn't! :) This is how it looked when I snapped it. Too fun!!!

Kylie and I posing.


And Matt posing with his significant other. :) (Apparently he's taken pictures like this wherever he goes. Then when he gets married, we really can Photoshop his woman in and instantly they will have been on all these trips together! :) )

We went on a glass bottom boat tour while we were there. To be honest....snorkeling is so much better, but this was a fun way for Kylie to see some fish! :) She loved it and looked so cute in her life vest!

Kylie LOVES to swim! Which is good because 90% of the time we were here, we were in the water or by the water! :) It's so hot...you just want to be in the water at all times. :) There is a lazy river here that is actually quite fast. It's great. Although instead of using inner tubes, you just wear a life vest. It was better because you got to actually soak in the water and be taken around. Anyway: we took the life vest Kylie had on over to one of the pools when Matt and Brian went scuba diving, because she wasn't liking her floaties. It was SO CUTE to see her swimming around. She would just tip over at first, but after working with her for a few minutes, she just LOVED to swim. It was so cute. When the boys got back, we took a quick video of her...


After all that swimming....you must take a break and sip on some fun "Blended Fruit Punch" while you are swimming! (The boys loved to go get these fruit drinks all day. BFP and the Creamsicle were the faves.)
That cutie girl totally focusing on her treading water. :)A great shot of Matt jumping in the water. :)
We went on a little walk down the beach and found some people selling their homemade Jamaican crafts. It was super fun. We both bought a turtle carved out of wood and this was the artist. He called himself a "Jamaican Mountain Man." It was fun.

Brian surprised Kylie and I with a nail appointment together. :) HOW CUTE is she?! Propping her little feet up and holding SO STILL while she got her nails done. She loved it and kept talking about it the rest of the trip. :) My little pretty girl!
Matt taking some time to hang with Oscar.
Kylie LOVED the Sesame Street characters all around. We went to the shows they did at night. The first time she wouldn't get too close. Then all she wanted to do was get up on stage. She would go over to the stairs and start climbing up there to give them a hug. They wouldn't let her up there, of course, but it was so funny. My little shy girl wanting to get up on stage! :)
A family photo taken on one of our nightly beach walks. (Man....posting all these pictures is making me a bit Jamaica-sick! I want to go back!!!!! :) )

One of our fave restaurants is "Kimonos." It's a Hibachi style cooking place. This guy...Marlin...was THE BEST! He was hilarious! He sang all sorts of songs for us and was so entertaining and fun!
One of the nights, Brian surprised me with a private candlelight dinner. It was sunny at first, but we got to watch the sun set right next to the ocean. It was so wonderful!
Here is our personalize dinner menu. (Brian got to pick all the food we would be having.) It was YUMMY!!!!
Look how talented our server was! Yes....we were impressed! :)
Meet Fritz. (Matt on the left, Fritz on the right) We had to get a pic of him because seriously...he was EVERYWHERE! We would see him MULTIPLE times every day. (He worked there.) All over the place. It was quite funny. We actually expected him to be on our flight home with us! :) He was quite a nice guy and we had funny chatting with him. The employees here really are the best! They are so friendly and so good with the kids and so much fun to be around!!!This is the dive boat that would take the guys scuba diving. Brian and Matt went a few times while we were there, and I never got a pic of them. So here you go! :) They had a good time doing it. Next time it's my turn! :) I can't wait to get certified! I just thought this was cool. In the gift shop window, this was on display. The umbrella, sun, and beach chair are made out of flip flops! I think I need a display like this in my home! :)
So they have this desk where you can conveniently book your next trip while you are currently enjoying the one you are on. Brian made frequent stops here! :) We actually did book another one for next year, but we are going to cancel it. (So sad.....I know. But not really. We are cancelling it because we are going to visit Brian's brother and family in Australia!!!! They are moving there for a few years and we want to make sure we get out there while we are there!) Anyway: there was our Jamaica trip. It was a blast and I HIGHLY recommend this if you want a fun family vacation! We know we are hooked! :)

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Will you please put a lazy river in your backyard? Sophie and I would for sure come up there more often if you did! Thanks.

Emily said...

So beautiful! I love the pics at sunset! Kylie needs to teach Bay that it is cool to wear a life vest bc Bay refuses...though I know she would love to swim on her own! So you guys need to come to our pool and teach Bay, ok? Thanks. :) So glad you had a wonderful trip!

Brad and Dana said...

Geez! That's going to be a tough act to follow. No pressure or anything. We can't wait to see you guys in Australia!!! We'll have Sesame Street characters come to our house every day ;) We'll have to join you on a Beaches trip after our stint down under!

Jill said...

How stinkin fun, it looks amazing there. You guys are way too cute, and you have way too much fun!! I want to go on vacation with you guys. That is hilarious about Matt's pictures. Where are we going to find him a wifey!!?? So...in the Spring we want to go on vacation and I think Jamaica or Hawaii...which one would you say?

kiri jo said...

wow it looks like you had a great time. how fun that you get to travel and see so many beautifl places. that's pretty exciting that you get to go to australia.