So back to June 6-12. Originally we were supposed to all go to Italy as a family to go to my cousin Cristina & Angelo wedding. With the economy being so bad and prices rising the tickets went up to $1600 round trip p PERSON. We all decided to maybe save up and go next summer to see our family. So with all the excitement of going away we decided to go on a Caribbean cruise. June 13th was my parents 40th anniversary so that was another reason for us all to get away. This would be Londyn first time on a plane & away from home. We flew to Puerto Rico and went to St Thomas, Barbados, St Kitts, St Lucia & St Maarten. It was a perfect vacation with fun and relaxation. I will say going on family vacations now isn't like it use to be. My idea of relaxing is swimming, drinking and tanning at the beach. But with a baby you have to be on 24/7. Either way I loved seeing Lyla and Londyn together. They just really love each other and seeing that smile on Lo face is priceless. It also was great to be with her for a full week at this age. She is 14 months still not walking but she is trying so hard. She loved the water but hated the sand. If any out of those 2 that's exactly what I would pick, we can't have a baby that is scared of water.
I was so stressed about the plane ride. I didn't want to be that family with the screaming child. We woke her up at 4 so you would think she would fall asleep at take off. I was told to get her a new toy and don't introduce it until we took off. She was really cute coloring and didn't cry until we took off. That didn't last too long then she fell asleep. On the way home she passed out for 3 hours and since it was so late I told Josh we need to get her up or else we are never going to sleep at night. So all in all it was great. Around the 6th day Londyn got her third tooth and another was coming in. So that was a little obstacle but she is always a trooper about it. The entertainment was great I'm still not sure why we all sat in the front seat at the comedy show to get ripped on each time. The dance shows was cute Londyn really liked the singing and dancing as she clapped along.
St Maarten was my favorite! The island is made up of a Dutch side and a French side. It's built up and not as dirty as some of the other places we went to. The beach was beautiful & I think one day I would like to take a family trip there. Here are some pictures, not all of course but a lot from this great vacation. Gabby and I made t shirts for the girls with my parents wedding picture on it that said Happy 40th Anniversary Nonna & Nonno, it was really cute.
Enjoy the pictures! Can't wait for our next vacation.
