• Alaskan Cruise – New Holland Zaandam

    Once we were back on the New Holland Zaandam cruise ship after exploring the town of Seward, Alaska we were able to check out more of the ship.  The girls were thrilled to see all the cool activities and places on the ship.  They couldn’t wait to try out the pool deck, play a little bit, and try out the different foods as well as fun activities that were coming up that week.  Thankful for the opportunity to spend this time with the family.  We had a blast spending time together.  It was a wonderful family vacation!

    Alaska, Alaska Cruise, Zaandam, New Holland, Wildlife Conservatory

    Testing out the courts…..they had fun even in the rain! 🙂

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     Brina enjoying her first dinner on the cruise.  She found out that although the window views were nice at dinner it was a little chilly and she needed her jacket!

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    Our first night on-board the ship and heading to dinner!

    p1680531cBrina and I trying to stay warm at the evening meal.  We were trying to get used to the cooler weather after coming from the 100 plus degrees we were having that week in South Carolina!

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    Jake and Karlie having fun at our first dinner on the cruise!

  • Travel & Vacation: Disney Epcot’s Countries Around the World (Orlando, FL)

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    Hanging out together at Epcot

    The kids loved learning about the various countries in Epcot’s World Showcase.  We got to see many shows, talk with a lot of people, learn about the countries, visit the Kid’s Epcot sections and more.  We were not able to get a lot of pictures from the actual shows because several of them do not allow photography during the presentation.

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    At the China World Showcase we got to watch the Dragon Legend Acrobats!  It was fascinating.  They did some awesome jumps and tricks over basically a thin carpet pad and cement.

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    She flipped up into this chair which is being held by one of the guys on their team.

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    Neat formation

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    The flying jumps were awesome, even if they made me a little nervous

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    A stunning performance!

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    The girls loved talking with all the people at the Kidcot stations at every country.  They had their passports stamped and signed in all the different languages around the showcase.

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    Hanging out with Daddy

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    Beautiful tower lit up at the Morocco World Showcase

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    Hanging out in Morocco

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    On our way to visit Canada

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    Beautiful gardens in the Canada World Showcase

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    Canadian Lumberjack Show takes place on the Mill Stage.  It was a neat competition including axe throwing, log rolling, sawing, and more.

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    The red and blue team competing on a log in the water.

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    Giving the kids in the crowd “high fives”!

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    Those on the front row did get a little wet from this competition, but the girls thought it was awesome

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    It was a neat show to watch.  The kids were able to get up front and see everything which was cool.