Cruise to the Caymen Islands-BWI= AMAZING!

These two pictures above got out of order somehow! This post has a major picture overload and will probably be super long!

B on the way. He is honestly the most amazing traveler ever. He did not cry or complain ONE time, not even once. I was so proud of him! The trip there he only slept for an hour and half too. I have to admit, he did watch a lot of movies. :) We left Sunday morning (the 31st) at the butt-crack of dawn... had to stop A LOT b/c my brother was sick... we made it safely to Tampa after stopping at a yummy Texas Roadhouse for supper. We booked an amazing hotel SUITE online on the way for only FORTY-EIGHT dollars for the night-- I would totally recommend people doing this! We were lucky b/c our hotel was only three miles for the port. We got up and had a wonderful breakfast buffet at the hotel, made a quick trip to Walmart and then off to the port to go through customs and get on the ship... that was quite the job, trying to keep 10 people altogether. We were freaking out b/c Taylor left his passport in his bag and they checked his bag and then my brother left his license in his bag. it was a mess! We finally made it through customs and gave them a hard time all week! :)

Ryan, B, and I before we left our hotel in Tampa

After we got on the ship we got ready to go swimming/go to the waterpark area right away! It was so fun leaving port- I love that vacation is here feeling! hehe. We had a safety meeting and then it was back to more fun in the sun.


This was during the safety talk on the ship, he was so wiped out he fell asleep!

Brycen loved the hot tub.

Before we knew it we needed to be getting ready for dinner. We literally had 30 min. to all shower and get ready and make it to dinner. WHEW what a rush! None of us had watches with us so we had no idea what time it was (which I actually loved!).

Ryan, Brycen, and I at dinner the first night.

After dinner we went to a show and then B and I headed to bed pretty early. We were sooo tired. Ryan went to watch a comedy show w/ my dad then.

The next morning we got up around 8am and had breakfast and then went to the water park area. I read most of the day :) B played on the waterslides/sprinklers and Ryan layed out w/ me for awhile and took B putt-putting and then did his own thing around the ship w/ my dad.

B at the put putt course

B going down the waterslide!

in the sprinklers

B and Uncle Joe :)

We had the Captains Dinner that night (elegant night?). Food was amazing every night, but on this night they had lobster... Ryan thought he had died and went to Heaven! haha :)

B and his girlfriend Cory! He told her if she got another boyfriend to just kick him :) haha

the short... and tall of it :) my brother and i

my parents. my dad hates having his picture taken (as you can see!) lol

our waiter LOVED brycen :) i think the affection was mutual b/c he brought B as many bowls of jello as he wanted... one night he ate FIVE... and they weren't small either!

After dinner was another show... this one was a dancing show and it was really cute.

Ryan and I before the show started.

my brother and i at the show.

each night we would go back to our room to find a towel animal :)

On Wednesday we got up and were in the port of Grand Caymen Island:BWI. We decided to do a tour the first day so we picked swimming w/ the stingrays, visiting hell (it's a town), and going to a sea turtle farm.

The stingrays were huge. Some of them were up to 5ft. across look at those stingers too!

Ryan, and B with the stingrays on their bellies :) It was amazing! This was actually worth the whole trip Ryan and I think! They were super friendly... a little slimy, but it was an awesome experience.

The water was gorgeous! Where it gets dark is a HUGE drop off. It is the Caymen Trench which is the deepest trench in the world. I thought that was interesting.


my momma and i with a starfish!

my little cutie patootie w/ the starfish!

This sign was in the town of "hell". The town was called that b/c no vegetation grew there up until like 10 years ago.

Us 3 with the sea turtles!

B with the sea turtle! He really did love vacation-- you can tell by his face here!

so beautiful- i could sooooo live here!

wearing our cousin brookie's shades!

B and I at lunch at Margaritaville! We were sooo wiped out in this picture!

Ryan took a picture of all of us, but he cut off brooke and taylor

He loves his uncle joe sooo much!

After our tour and a very late lunch... or an early supper, whatever you want to call it then we did a little shopping.

B w/ a huge pirate. He thinks they are cool :) He got to see a "real" pirate ship :)

We took tender boats back and forth to the shore from our ship b/c the port isn't big enough for a big cruise ship to dock.

I took this on our tender ride.

After we got back to the ship we all took naps and then had a late supper. It was the only night we didn't eat in the big dining room. We went to a magic show that night. Brycen LOVED that! He talked about it the rest of the week.

Thursday morning we got up and ate breakfast and caught a tender back to the Island again. We did a little shopping in the morning and then went to the beach to relax for a few hours before we had to be back to the ship to start cruising back.


B at the Harley Store :) He is a Papaw's boy for sure when it comes to this!

B & I outside one of the stores!

Us three by the ocean!

B-- he loved playing in the water!


He said he was "surfing" lol

After the beach we went back and got ready for dinner.

He was so wiped out he fell asleep at dinner covered up w/ the tablecloth :)

Ryan, me, Our Head Waiter, Brycen, Assistant Waiter, and Gran :)

After Dinner my mom wanted to get family pictures to put in her Christmas Cards

~MY FAMILY~ *Dad, Joe, Ryan, Mom, B, and I

we took lots of pictures and Brycen was SOOO done! lol

After we took pictures we went and sat down on the deck and just talked.

Friday ALL DAY we hung out at the waterpark on the ship again. It was way less crowded than the pool. I read all day and B played in the sprinklers. Ryan was back and forth. Him and my dad couldn't sit still. lol. They went to the deportation meeting so we would know what to do the next day. That night we just sat by the pool again and looked out the ship. We saw hundreds of dolphins, it was AMAZING!

Saturday morning we had to be up bright and early. We got up and ate breakfast and waited for them to call our number to get off the ship. We got our luggage and got out of there pretty quickly! We left Tampa by 10:30am.

He was a big helper w/ his own luggage!

We were making great time on the way home until we were in a wreck right outside of Atlanta on I-75. We were thankfully all okay. My neck and back are sore and I need to get to the chiropractor. I was driving and saw it coming and so I stiffened up and ended up getting a little whiplash. We got rear ended. The other persons car was torn up pretty bad, but my car was actually ok! I have a hitch underneath my car and they had a little car so their front end went under my car and just hit my hitch. Whew! We had to wait on the police officer and everything took forever! We were there for at least 2 hours. It was burning up hot too! We ended up not getting home until 3:30 a.m. We were WORN OUT! It was a fabulous vacation though!