Thanksgiving Cruise

On the day after Thanksgiving, we departed for a short cruise to the Bahamas with Laura's family. It wasn't a bad way to spend the holiday weekend.

We found a good spot on the top deck to watch as the ship left the port.

This is Caleb's standard "processing" face. It shows up when he's strongly considering something. If he were a Windows computer, this face would be the equivalent of the spinning hourglass cursor that usually shows up just before the computer locks up. Luckily, there was no system crash in the case. (Note: This face has appeared for years. See http://leeandlaurasblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/laura-prepared-chocolate-and-banana.html)

Caleb cuddled with his auntie. (The wind was a little chilly.)

After dinner, we enjoyed drinks and conversation in one of the lounges.

Laura's dad bought roses for all the girls...

Graysen and Caleb enjoyed Shirley Temples in the lounge.

We spent the first day in the Nassau. This is pretty much the only picture I took there.

We had two staterooms. I stayed in one room with Caleb and Laura in the other with Graysen. This is Caleb asleep in our room, worn out from a day in Nassau.

Caleb and Graysen liked to pretend that the deck drains were surfboards. (They're easily entertained.)

One of our stops was at Royal Caribbean's private island. This is Kevin and Erica aboard the little boat that ferried us to the island. I entertained myself during boarding by taking pictures.

Laura's dad aboard the boat.

Laura aboard the boat.

Except for a brief, cold, and unexpected rain shower first thing in the morning, the weather was nice.

I explored the island some looking for photo opportunities.

The boys spent the entire day (except for meals) happily playing in the sand.

Another picture from my explorations...

There were activities on the island, but we mainly chose to relax in the sun.

Laura and her Mom napping...

Erica and Kevin educating themselves...

"Sandcastle"...

Dinner on the final night...

Because the Royal Caribbean photography is way too expensive...

In an an effort to teach manners to the boys, we told them they had to wait until everyone had their deserts before eating theirs. I caught Caleb sneaking a bite of his ice cream when he thought no one was looking.

I let Caleb watch television in our stateroom. Graysen wasn't so lucky with Laura. You should have seen the look that Graysen gave Laura when he found out that Caleb watched part of the Captain America movie while he suffered in silence.