Orlando

Mike and I disembarked from the cruise ship around 10 am and decided to take a drive over to the Orlando Temple before we had to be at the airport to catch our flight. 

It's such a pretty temple!  It was a Monday so the grounds were closed and the maintenance guys were there doing work on the landscaping and stuff, but they let us come and take some pictures when we told them we were from Utah.

Bahamas cruise part 3

So we sailed away from Nassau around dinnertime and made port just off the island of CocoCay in the morning of the 3rd day.  This is a private island owned by Royal Caribbean for their cruise ships to stop at and enjoy.  WE planned to lay on the beach all day and soak up the sun and we did just that.

towel monkey made by our room attendant on the 2nd day

the view as we sailed towards CocoCay

there it is

so GQ, right?

the beach at CocoCay

Coconuts

Coconut tree....I guess that's what you call it...this was for Jonathan.  He asked us to please take a picture of one and that's all he said he cared about.

a nature trail that we hiked on to get back to the little boat to take us to the ship

it got rocky at times...

at least there were signs to help us find our way

awwwww...love

This was also for Jonathan to prove to him that I ate Brussel Sprouts and I liked them!

Mike's Brownie dessert

My Key Lime Pie

our awesome waiter Judy!  She was so funny!

us on the beach!

Bahamas cruise part 2

 So we were at sea all night and arrived in port (Nassau, Bahamas) in the morning.  As we pulled in we saw that there were already 5 ships there!  Needless to say it was busy in port that day, but Mike and I still had fun.

lighthouse at the edge of the island

LOVE all the brightly colored buildings!

Green Lantern made a stop at the Bahama Police Station

outside Fort Fincastle before we toured it

Mike next to the replica cannons.  The real cannons were made from lead and were not only heavy, but expensive in those days so following the war they were sent back to England.

if you look close you can see a lizard that was hiding under this rock

looking out towards sea from the top of Fort Fincastle

market by the Fort

Bahamian flag

Crossing guards...check out those uniforms!

this lady made these adorable straw purses for Sidney and my niece Avery

Starbucks and Subway....they are everywhere!

walking back to our ship...

our favorite floor...I don't know why!

Oh yeah...THAT'S why.

Mike ordered Duck....it was very yummy!

I ordered Beef.  And then our waiter laughed at me because I asked for Ketchup for it.

Formal Night.  This is as formal as we get.

Bahamas cruise part 1

 Mike surprised me in November asking me what I thought about a cruise for our anniversary this year.  Of course I was super excited!  I have been wanting to go on a cruise for FOREVER!  Plus it's on my bucket list, so I was in.

We had my little sister come and stay with our kids and they had fun.  Probably more than they should have and we appreciated so much her willingness to be our Nanny!

We booked a 3-day Bahama cruise making stops in Nassau and CocoCay.

 disclaimer: the pictures are not entirely in order.  Deal with it.

Mike making fun of the life jackets and acting like he is scared he is going to drown.

Sitting in the theater...it was huge...until everybody showed up for a show and then it suddenly felt small because of all the people.

leaving Florida behind!

Mike was "cold".  Seriously.

This was a campground right there by the Port so as the cruise ships leave they pass right by it.  Mike and I joked and said "Do you think we could get the Cole Family to come here for our summer campout?"

Us at the front of the ship looking out on open water

Mike's scallop risotto

My Chicken Marsala

by the pool

our teensy tiny cabin

us!!

walking up to our ship.  I couldn't even get it all in the picture because it was so big.

Ready to board.