Private Island

Beach Time

Cousins
group picture

The boat to the island

Our group

Group
The hog on the island sleeping
inside the cabana

The cabana where we drank, ate and hung out

Me being a nerd and posing

My sister in law Rose Mary, Shawna and I

More pictures from the private Island that my sister took, so I had to post because it was one of the best days that week~

The Take Off, Vacation Junkie

Fun can be the dessert of our lives -- Kushner

After the long flight, we don't look too hot, but had to get a pic in our matching tanks!

All 45 of us left Arizona on the same plane, Shawna got shirts for all the girls to wear that said family vacation with bling, it was cute, even Aslynn had one to match. We got up early and made it to the airport on time, shocking with Logan and Makenzie boo hooing that they had to wake up early, Aslynn was a trooper not a whine out of her, she was pumped to go!

We landed in the Bahamas, our buses (we always have to rent private buses) were waiting for us, loaded and arrived at the Atlantis resort where we unpacked in our 2 rooms,3 bathrooms,living room, dinning room,4 balcony suite and headed to dinner.

Our Trip Day 1 Private Island

"I have always loved the beach. The smell of the salty water, the wind in my face, the gentle roar of the waves all combine to create a sense

of peace and calm."

Brecken putting sunblock on Jon HA HA
Snorkeling

My sister Shawna

Looking at sharks and sting rays

Logan and Paris playing

No they are not playing, they are peeing, HA HA, we did not want to walk the to the bathroom, we were tanning, so we told them to pee in the water, we thought it was too funny so I had to take a picture of the girls peeing in the ocean, cousins! Makenzie and Paris

Shawna and I

Logan

Sharks were coming up to the shore

Makenzie with a sting ray behind her

Logan at the bar

I LOVE THIS PICTURE, the first time she saw a shark swim up to the shoreline where she was standing, she freaked out and jumped in excitement, I caught the moment and wow what a great picture!

The sting rays would swim in where we were swimming and then back far away

Me, clear water, you can see the bottom

Family on the boat,grandparents, dad,aunt,uncle,Makenzie and sister Trystan

Jon and I

My dad feeding the iguana a grape

Me on the boat

The other boat, we were taking pics of each other speeding along

Jon is addicted to sunblock

Me and Logan, he was tired

Brecken and I

Jon and I

We spent a wonderful week at Atlantis in the Bahamas. The first day we took 2 boats (we had 45 family members) to a private island that we rented and enjoyed feeding the iguanas,basking in the sun,feeding stingrays that just came up to you, sharks, snorkeling, a BBQ,swimming, building sand castles. The island had a big hog on it, which was too funny, hermit crabs, a cat that bit Makenzie :) A open bar hut that served the best drinks that we all enjoyed, a awesome crew that made a great video of the whole group of us from the crazy boat ride to us pulling in a shark that we were feeding a fish head to.

On the way back to the Resort we got stuck in a rain storm and had to put on rain coats, oh my gosh, Logan slept through the whole thing and I had to put a coat over him on my lap and my head, I was so claustrophobic and all I could hear is crazy Jon screaming "bring it on, WHOOO WHOO yes yes" He is a NUT, in the middle of nowhere, but it was a experience and a blast. I say that island was the best day ever. When in the world are you ever going to rent a private island for 45 family members to bum around,eat, drink, and play?

Back from Paradise

"The love of a family is life's greatest blessing"

We are home! We flew in yesterday from a wonderful week in the Bahamas. We stayed at The Atlantis Resort with my whole family, our yearly trip my grandparents take us on. It was so much fun, amazing and the memories will be cherished forever. Our family is forever growing, I love the group photo every year.

Today I will post my pictures as soon as I upload them, I am just getting around to getting things in order at home, its 3am and I am doing laundry and coming to the reality that we are home and must now get on with our life and get moving, make decisions and just do it! I thought and think about Bryce every day, I am waiting to hear back how he is doing. He has been weighting heavily on my heart. I know that God will direct me on the path to him and the timing will be perfect, I am looking forward to holding and loving on him again. I just know that next years group family photo will have my little man in it.