Henry at the Zoo!

Henry was such a ham at the zoo this time. He wanted to pose with just about every thing at the zoo. I ended up getting some cute photos of him which is always a good thing!

Dustin at the Zoo!

I really like this photo of Dustin! So dang cute!

The Audubon Zoo

So I am super, and I mean super, far behind! This is the first of about 15 posts I need to add in order to be "caught up"! So here goes. This is all of us at the Audubon Zoo back in June. It was super hot that day but we all still had a lovely time. It's a beautiful zoo. I can't wait to head back in the cooler months so that we can see animals doing more than napping in the exhausting heat! They are all really good nappers at the Audubon Zoo! You'll also notice we took along our friend Sydney. Having a nanny is awesome! I would have one on every vacation if we could. We brought Sydnet along because this trip included a temple sealing and we needed a sitter for that. She was wonderful. It was so nice to have another set of eyes and hands with the children. We may just have to take her everywhere!

Pamela's Motorcycle Ride

After our cruise we got to spend a week with Grandma and Phyllis. Grandma's flight went out of New Orleans early Saturday morning so we headed out Friday morning and spent the night there. We had been invited to a temple sealing on Saturday afternoon in Baton Rouge, LA so we took a teenager with us so that she could help us at the zoo and then babysit at the temple. I now know why people hire nannies! It's wonderful! So, since we had the six people from our family, the two grandmas, and Sydney we couldn't fit in our van. Grandma and Dustin rode the motorcycle and I think grandma really liked it!

Stop Three: Cozumel, Mexico

Our last cruise stop was in Cozumel, Mexico. We decided not to purchase an excursion for this stop and we went shopping instead. Dustin is really good at bargaining for a great price! We made sure we got a little something for everyone and headed back to the ship. I wasn't really impressed with Cozumel in the past, and I wasn't that impressed with it this time, either. I did hear from other cruisers that the snorkeling was amazing so if I ever head back there a snorkel tour will top my list!

Stop Two: Grand Cayman

Grand Cayman is beautiful! The water is so amazing. This was my second time in Grand Cayman and again it tops my list of favorite cruise stops. Dustin and I went snorkeling and to Sting Ray City where we swam near a stand bar with huge rays that are not afraid of humans. I took lots of photos with a water-proof camera, but I haven't taken them in to be developed yet. Those will be coming soon!

Into the Caribbean Sea

Here are a couple of shots of us riding the horses in the ocean. There are only a couple because while the camera adds 10 pounds, the horse riding appears to add another 20! All kidding aside, this was one of the coolest experiences of the whole week. The horses went right out into the water. We really had an awesome day in Jamaica!