November in a Nutshell

November was a very busy, but fun month. Not only did we do our cruise, we also experienced the holidays and family visiting.

I couldn't help but post this pic of Brennon falling asleep in the middle of dinner. I love this little guy!

We also watched our hokies win their 11th straight game and the ACC Championship. Now its on to the Orange Bowl. Go Hokies!!My parents came for Thanksgiving and we enjoyed the parade of lights in Fort Worth.
Here are my cute kiddo's on Thanksgiving day. We really enjoyed just being home, having Grandma and Grandpa, seeing Uncle Troy, playing games, and eating lots and lots!

A family tradition is "swing in the blanket". Grandma and Grandpa apparently aren't too old to give the kids a good laugh and some crazy fun!

More fun with Granma and Grandpa...

Grandma and Grandpa were here to celebrate Brennon's birthday. This is something we rarely get to do with family so far away. Brennon was on top of the world!

We also got a last minute visit from Grandma Christine and Ron. How fabulous it was to have both Grandparents visit and see the kids. Grandma even came to have lunch with Katelynn at school.

Mckinley turned 9 months and is crawling everywhere! She also pulls up on everything and chases the kids and the dog around the house. She is our little doll!

Brennon had his 4th Birthday party at a park here in Lantana. We had a cars theme and he loved being the center of attention and told everyone within hearing distance that it was "His Birthday!"

He even helped decorate the cupcakes and was so proud!

Cruise pics

Just wanted to post a few pics of our fabulous cruise! We always have a blast together and especially on vacation without the kids! Here are a few of our adventures....

We all live in a yellow submarine.... a yellow submarine.... ok, maybe not, but pictures are fun anyway! This was in Grand Cayman. On the beach in cozumel. They had 2 macaws that were somewhat friendly. This was just before he started pecking at my hair.
We had so much fun having dinner together with our friends every night. The best part was that our head waiter was from Bali and was so much fun! He made us laugh every night.

Matt loves Chess. He had to challenge me and I wish I could say I kicked his butt, but not so much. At least we got a workout while playing!

We love playing sports on the ship. Matt played volleyball with the boys while I was playing mini golf. We also enjoyed shuffleboard.

Another shot with the crazy birds...

Too bad we missed the picture with me at the very top..... ok, maybe not, but it was fun to think about anyway. They palms at the beach were gorgeous!

In front of our ship, the Conquest. It was enormous! Fun ship although we like Royal Carribean more.

Being crazy on a windy night in our dresses. We tried the Titanic pose, but we were afraid we'd get blown off with the crazy wind.

Our group on formal night. It was so fun to hang out with friends and have game nights, photo ops, late night chats, and come back with some great stores....

Our favorite day was going jet skiing on the open ocean. This was after when we were coming in, and we cound a real starfish. The jet skiing was such a blast and we got going over 50 mph on the open ocean and jumped some great waves. We each tried to throw each other off, but we knew well enough to hold on tight!

In Jamaica overlooking the ocean with our friends...

A sunset from the ship. So magical to watch it on the ocean from a cruiseship.

Playing mini golf and goofing around...
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Our favorite was laser tag. Our group had a few "incidents", but all in all it was a great rivalry!

One of the formal nights we had to get a picture, since we never get dressed up anymore.

`One of the entrances to the dinidng room.

Fun at dinner...