Day 2: Nassau, Bahamas

On our second day on the cruise we sailed to Nassau in the Bahamas.  We didn't get off the boat but sure had fun looking at the beautiful island.  Here are some pictures from day 2.

It was a tad windy!

Too windy for Isabelle to look

The cruise was a DreamWorks cruise, which means several of the characters were featured on the boat.  Here was Isabelle's favorite cut out.

The kids paying close attention to the muster station practice drill.  They wanted to make sure we were prepared in case a "titanic" situation happened on our ship.

The kids love to compare how bit our ship was compared to others we sailed next to.

Maddie was just happy... because that's just who she is.

The boys woke up early to see we had reached land!

Daddy and Maddie weren't so interested in the waking up early part.

I could stare out this window forever.

I think the direct quote was, "See Isabelle, there's land again."

Here's Madelyn grabbing a hold of one of the dining captains ID badge.  Almost as if she's saying, "Let me see your credentials!"

This is at the back of the ship where they did a high diving act, but because we had rough seas and windy conditions they had to stop the show early.

The rock climbing wall we ran out of time and never got to do.

Getting ready to go to the swimming pool, although it was too cold for us.

Yeah, I think I could live there.

My sister Megan, her daughter Willa, Madelyn and myself.

My sister's family

On the boat they had one of those European buses... or at least it looked like it to me.  The kids and I loved it.  Here are Madelyn, myself, and my niece and nephew, Mason and Willa having fun driving the bus!

Here, all of my parents grand kids (except Noah) in a car featured on the boardwalk part of the boat.  Six grand-kids total, from 11 years to 9 months.

Also on the boat they had a baby (or young kids) play area.  Madelyn and Isabelle were able to go in an play and they loved it, especially Maddie.

After playing for a while we went to try out the pools. 

Here's Madelyn, she decided she could get use to the relaxing part of being at the pool!

Also on the boat they had a central park portion which is supposed to be reminiscent of New York's Central Park.  It was a nice place to walk through with restaurants, even a bar that would go from one floor to another and some fancy shops!

You'll notice Gabriel was tired of me taking pictures.

One of the restaurants inside the Central Park area

We also decided to get some exercise so we walked along the track on one of the lower decks.  It was windy and dare I say it, "cool".  Gabriel was over us doing something we (all of us but him) were interested in. Pre-teen personality in full effect!

Back to he play area we went, while the boys went to their favorite part of the ship, "Adventure Ocean- the kids program for kids their age!  They loved it and we had to beg them to spend time with us!

Here's Madelyn at dinner, this is the point in the cruise where she informed me she would no longer be eating baby food, but preferred the food we were eating.  Thankfully our wonderful waiter would bring her some food she could enjoy... steamed veggies, mash potatoes, even spaghetti.  Hard for me to believe my baby is eating full on table food already.

The rest of us at dinner...

Didn't take much before Madelyn decided it was time for a nap... a fully tummy and someone warm to hold her... the perfect combination for sleepy-time as Jarrett likes to say.

Isabelle enjoying some ice cream after dinner.

And a quick family picture on formal night before the drama of me losing my phone ensued.  

Yep, all happy here, and the picture taken by my phone, minutes before I decided to lose it on the ship.

Day 3 was fun... I think that post will be called... finding a tiny phone in the middle of the large ocean!

Until next time,

Angie