Arriving

Arriving to the airport was so much fun. As each additional cousin showed up, the kids' excitement grew. It was so fun to see each of the cousins with their own bag of treats, games, toys and activities to keep them entertained. They sat amongst themselves figuring out who would sit by who on the plane.

Hayden and Braden, being less than a year apart, were so excited to sit next to one another, watch movies on the ipad, connect on their nintendo ds games and talk. They picked Thomas to sit next to them and I got the boot. Luckily for me, the little girls were thrilled to have me as their sitting partner. It was so fun looking over on the plane to see all these people I love, all integrated, aunts and uncles playing with nieces and nephews, cousins, my siblings and grandpa. I remember the thought clearly of, "Life doesn't get much better than this. This is what living is all about!
Standing in line to board the cruise ship. The excitement sure was mounting and they could hardly wait to get on the boat, start cruising and having a great time!
Brooklyn was officially our for the week. In order to fit everyone, some of the kids had to be divided into other rooms. We loved claiming Brooklyn as of our ho
And the adventure begins....