• Celebrating Jake’s Birthday

    I am just now getting our pictures updated from our last big adventure, so yes a little later than planned….  Our family was able to celebrate Jake’s birthday this year while on our Alaska Cruise vacation!  Thankful for an opportunity to spend time with the whole family.

    We surprised Jake and had the chef on the cruise ship make him a birthday cake!  It was big and extra rich chocolate!  The crew sang him “Happy Birthday” in Indonesian which was really cool.  He was so thrilled that we made a big spectacle of his birthday celebration.  We were so full after the delicious meal that we ended up taking the cake back to the cabin to eat later that night after all the other activities that evening.

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    SURPRISE!!!  Happy Birthday Handsome!

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     Celebrating Jake’s birthday with the whole family.

    Thankful for a wonderful time together and for this amazing man who I get to live my life with!

    Love you JACOB!!!  Happy Birthday!  Wishing you many more healthy, happy, and fun adventures!

  • 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!

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    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!

  • Visiting Anchorage, Alaska

    First glimpse at our Home-Away-From-Home this week as we pulled into the Seward Port!

    We made it to Port Seward and caught the first glimpse of our ship!  The kids were super excited (and Dad & Mom too)!  We arrived at a good time so were able to drop our luggage off, go through the check in process, drop items most of the backpack items off in our rooms, and head back out to tour the town of Seward.  Our visit to the Alaska SeaLife Center  took up the majority of the time we had in the town, but was a great activity for the whole family.  It was a cloudy and misty day in Seward, however, we still had a wonderful time.  It was a beautiful area, small town, and the local people we met were very nice.

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    Beautiful views as we roll into the town of Seward

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     Someone crashed on the way to  the port!

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    Sweet girls having fun in Seward and excited about going on our Alaska cruise

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    Gorgeous area!