We were blessed enough to go on two vacations this year.
Carnival Cruise to the Bahamas
Our first vacation (Scout's very FIRST vacation) was a 5 day cruise with Carnival Cruise Line in March. Several family members went, including the three of us of course, and my Mom, Mamaw, Bubba, Auntie Ami, Grahm, Bonnie, and Josie. We left out a day early to head down to St. Augustine. It was nice to visit St. Augustine again, it's been years since I've been there. The next day we headed to Jacksonville, FL, where we boarded the Carnival Fascination. We cruised to the Bahama's with two destinations. The first port was in Half Moon Cay, which I was most excited about. Unfortunately, we weren't able to port because the bad weather made the waves too choppy, which was dangerous. The ship headed down to Nassau a day early, getting us there the night before our scheduled arrival. We were supposed to have a beach day at Half Moon Cay, but since we didn't get to port, we bought a private beach excursion in Nassau. We took a taxi van to a private lagoon behind a beach club house called, The Poop Deck. Yep, that's the real name. Adam and I have shirts to prove it! Ha! I thought the beaches in Nassau where beautiful! We spent several hours at the lagoon. Scout put her little piggy's in the sand for the very first time and loved it! She didn't think the water was all that great, but it was March and the water was still a little cold.
We really enjoyed ourselves throughout the whole cruise. Scout was amazing and never once got sick. We were a little concerned since we were on a ship. The highlight of each day was our dinner. When you cruise, you are seated at the same table, with the same waiter each evening. Our waiter was from Poland, his name was Kaz. He absolutely adored Scout. I must say, Scout adored him, too! She even got to dance with him a time or two. It was precious! Scout was the biggest hit on the ship. Everywhere we went, people would want to stop to talk to her or tell us how pretty she was. Some even wanted their picture taken with her. She was our own little celebrity! Of course, she was eating up all of the attention. Adam and I were proud parents!
That is a glimpse of our first family vacation. Enjoy the pictures below:
Our first vacation (Scout's very FIRST vacation) was a 5 day cruise with Carnival Cruise Line in March. Several family members went, including the three of us of course, and my Mom, Mamaw, Bubba, Auntie Ami, Grahm, Bonnie, and Josie. We left out a day early to head down to St. Augustine. It was nice to visit St. Augustine again, it's been years since I've been there. The next day we headed to Jacksonville, FL, where we boarded the Carnival Fascination. We cruised to the Bahama's with two destinations. The first port was in Half Moon Cay, which I was most excited about. Unfortunately, we weren't able to port because the bad weather made the waves too choppy, which was dangerous. The ship headed down to Nassau a day early, getting us there the night before our scheduled arrival. We were supposed to have a beach day at Half Moon Cay, but since we didn't get to port, we bought a private beach excursion in Nassau. We took a taxi van to a private lagoon behind a beach club house called, The Poop Deck. Yep, that's the real name. Adam and I have shirts to prove it! Ha! I thought the beaches in Nassau where beautiful! We spent several hours at the lagoon. Scout put her little piggy's in the sand for the very first time and loved it! She didn't think the water was all that great, but it was March and the water was still a little cold.
We really enjoyed ourselves throughout the whole cruise. Scout was amazing and never once got sick. We were a little concerned since we were on a ship. The highlight of each day was our dinner. When you cruise, you are seated at the same table, with the same waiter each evening. Our waiter was from Poland, his name was Kaz. He absolutely adored Scout. I must say, Scout adored him, too! She even got to dance with him a time or two. It was precious! Scout was the biggest hit on the ship. Everywhere we went, people would want to stop to talk to her or tell us how pretty she was. Some even wanted their picture taken with her. She was our own little celebrity! Of course, she was eating up all of the attention. Adam and I were proud parents!
That is a glimpse of our first family vacation. Enjoy the pictures below:
The Carnival Fascination
My Little Carnival Celebrity
Scout and Kaz, our waiter, it was love at first sight!
Sporting her Speedo bathing suit.
My handsome hubby
Scout loves Grahm!
My Little Diva
Scout and Nana had lots of fun playing.
Watching the waiters dance at dinner.
Isn't she the cutest? I love her cowboy boots!
Showing Scout the ocean for the first time.
Scout's first time playing in the sand.
Scout and Papa
Family Photo in Nassau, Bahamas
The most precious foot prints, ever!
Scout and Kaz, again.
My girl is stylin'! She looks so cute in her Teva's!
Okay, I know this is a horrible picture of me, however...check out that amazing frozen yogurt cone! This was the highlight of the cruise for me! Unlimited frozen yogurt, 24/7! Yum! Adam is the best frozen yogurt cone maker, ever!
Check out that game face! Miniature Putt-Putt on the top deck of a cruise ship=A very bad game!
Walking down the steps with Mama's help.
I loved all the lights at night. This was in the main lobby inside the ship.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Our second vacation was in Myrtle Beach, SC in June. I haven't been there in years and had really been missing it. It's a wonderful childhood memory for me because that's where we always vacationed when I was a kid. I couldn't wait for Scout to experience what I always did. This trip was actually a Christmas present to us last year from my mother-in-law. We stayed in a 4 bedroom condo with my mother-in-law (Judy), brother-in-law (Mike), and cousin-in-law (VIIIICCCCCKKKKIIIEEEE). I say Vickie's name like that because that's how Scout says it, well sort of. Ha!
We had a nice relaxing week, spending most of our time at the condo and beach. We couldn't have asked for better weather. Scout thoroughly enjoyed the sand and water. She crawled all over the beach. I'm sure she ate about a pound of sand and drank about a gallon of salt water. That was our biggest challenge, keeping the sand and water out of her mouth, oh and sea shells. While we were there, Adam and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary. Grandma kept Scout while Adam and I enjoyed a night out. We really enjoyed ourselves. We've only been on about 3 dates since Scout was born and we were in desperate need of one. We went shopping and to eat at Margaritaville. On our way back to the condo, we got caught up in the "cruising" traffic on Ocean Boulevard. Man, that brought back some memories. We had a hoot laughing at all the kids, but it sure made me feel old.
And that, is a glimpse of our second vacation. Enjoy some pictures below:
Scout crab crawling on the beach.
Observing the ocean.
She looks very determined.
Papa and Scout...and Vickie in the background.
I was trying to be creative with the camera.
Grandma bought Scout a kiddie pool for the deck. She really enjoyed it, but contaminated it soon after this picture was taken.
My lil' beach bum.
Scout loves her activity walker that Grandma and Grandpa bought her for her birthday.
Scout always has to have something in her hand(s). She would crawl around with the face sunscreen in her hand at all times.
She never once lost the sunscreen, either.
Be jealous, Gene Simmons!
Jimi Hendrix rose from the dead.
Ozzy was sober and Zakk Wylde, his guitarist doesn't really talk.
Broadway at the Beach
Adam got this amazing picture of lightening late one night.
The pier lit up at night.
The sunset
I love this picture.
The next run of pictures is from our beach photo shoot.
I hope everyone enjoys this post, sorry it's so lengthy. I tend to get carried away with pictures.
