Tonight we hung out a bit, and well.. played in the air a lot.. check out the video! Again.. I'm suuuper sleepy so descriptions are minimal. :)
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Vacation Day 5... Short & Sweet
I'm not going to give a ton of details, basically we spent the evening Ice Skating & went to the ballroom. I was suuuuper sleepy last night so day 5 video and day 6 were just completed. I'd elaborate.. but i think I'm ready for a vacation from my vacation.
:P
:P
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Vacation Day 4...
Ooooooooo Kaay!
So I'm exhausted! After yesterday, tonight was a breeze, but I am stiil waaaaay tired. Today the kids and I went Skeet shooting after we played Dev's new game called "Pentadee" it's just as addictive as Greedy. Dev was a great teacher, as always, and I still an terrible at the games. So .. we went skeet shooting.. and yes.. the kids really used guns!
After Skeet shooting we played a little B-Ball, and then cruised the ship's deck on monocycles. Dev and I wound up under the sea! We explored a few other spotsa little dance club, found the ballroom..and wandered into the holodeck.
The evening ended with weary travelers being scooted off to bed so I could follow suit. the video tonight is shorter, just like the post. Hehehehe.. Sorry.. I really am just waaaay tired.
Enjoy!
So I'm exhausted! After yesterday, tonight was a breeze, but I am stiil waaaaay tired. Today the kids and I went Skeet shooting after we played Dev's new game called "Pentadee" it's just as addictive as Greedy. Dev was a great teacher, as always, and I still an terrible at the games. So .. we went skeet shooting.. and yes.. the kids really used guns!
After Skeet shooting we played a little B-Ball, and then cruised the ship's deck on monocycles. Dev and I wound up under the sea! We explored a few other spotsa little dance club, found the ballroom..and wandered into the holodeck.
The evening ended with weary travelers being scooted off to bed so I could follow suit. the video tonight is shorter, just like the post. Hehehehe.. Sorry.. I really am just waaaay tired.
Enjoy!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Vacation Day 3 ~ What a rollercoaster ride!
Wow!
So yesterday was NUTS! I was kinda everywhere all at once, and things were happening in the early part of the night that made things kinda choppy and skippy in our vacation day. There were 7 of us on last night but with all or some of us being AFK a lot off and on at first, it took a while to get through all the things we were doing. But! We did all kinds of things yesterday!
Our day started with Dev in his snorkel ready to swim, but I had to tell him we had a few late arrivals joining us on the ship, so we headed to the helipad. When we got there, My sister Ella, brother Noah, & my oldest son Skotty were just arriving. It was so great to have Skotty and the kids join us. Soon after they got settled, Dev told them about the caviar, and the boys just hasd to taste the fish eggs. Ella passed on the caviar, and then we all got a quick refreshing drink before heading to play greedy.
We had a good time playing greedy, the kids and I were cracking up because the "poop deck" kept getting mentioned, and we met a couple new kids on board the ship. Devon... AS USUAL (hehehe) whooped our butts at greedy and we finally were able to go to the pool!
We had a ball at the pool, we swam, played on floaties, dove in, and played on the water slide! it was excellent! Suddenly we had a new late arrival, Kiya! So Ella, Noah & the lifeguards looked after the kids while Lia & I quickly got Kiya settled in and ready to come play at the pool. We swam for a while longer, but then Lia hatched a new plan for us!
Lianna decided that the kids should take over the ship, so we went to the place where the captain and the important ship driving people hang out. The room was empty when we got there, I suppose they had the boat on cruise control! Apparently, even through the kids' attempts at pushing lots of buttons.. we were safe! So Dev decided to call a meeting. It went pretty well until Dev asked me how the old people on the ship were doing...sigh... And then shortly after that, Ella decided she was going to take over the meeting and bribe everyone with cookies!
This was where the mommy mode popped back and I decided before things got more wild.. the kids had to have dinner first. Little did I know.. there was about to be an elevator fiasco! Some kids got on and went down.. Dev pushed all the buttons, some kids and I were left on the top floor, I took some stragglers down to our floor, rode back up to get Noah, then pulled out the mommy megaphone and told them all to get to where I was or else! Er yeah.. it was mostly like that. Except instead of threatening their butts.. I seemingly typoed and threatened their nutts.. SIGH! I hate typos! It made for another hilarious moment though. Once they were all gathered, I shooed them all into the suite, gave them some time to get dressed up for dinner, and then whisked us off to sushi!
The kids were NOT impressed, most of them ordered from the kids menu, but Dev did try the sushi! He made a mess! The other kids tried eating their normal american food with chopsticks, it was great! I was mostly relieved that they were busy dealing with chopsticks and not all over the place again!
We enjoyed our dinner, and I got the kids back upstairs and gave them a before bed snack/dessert. Right after that, they slipped into jammies and joined me on the couch for a story. It was finally almost bedtime, and I was exhausted. So I read the kids "Ten in the bed" and they helped me read & sang along.
After the story, I tucked all the kiddos in, made a few last silly commenst and then promptly passed out on the couch trying to make a digital video, and post it to the blog... that is why this post is soooo late in coming!
I had a blast with everyone, it was a great time! Even though I almost spent 700L's just on pictures.. it was SO worth it!
Looking forward to day 4!
See ya soon!
So yesterday was NUTS! I was kinda everywhere all at once, and things were happening in the early part of the night that made things kinda choppy and skippy in our vacation day. There were 7 of us on last night but with all or some of us being AFK a lot off and on at first, it took a while to get through all the things we were doing. But! We did all kinds of things yesterday!
Our day started with Dev in his snorkel ready to swim, but I had to tell him we had a few late arrivals joining us on the ship, so we headed to the helipad. When we got there, My sister Ella, brother Noah, & my oldest son Skotty were just arriving. It was so great to have Skotty and the kids join us. Soon after they got settled, Dev told them about the caviar, and the boys just hasd to taste the fish eggs. Ella passed on the caviar, and then we all got a quick refreshing drink before heading to play greedy.
We had a good time playing greedy, the kids and I were cracking up because the "poop deck" kept getting mentioned, and we met a couple new kids on board the ship. Devon... AS USUAL (hehehe) whooped our butts at greedy and we finally were able to go to the pool!
We had a ball at the pool, we swam, played on floaties, dove in, and played on the water slide! it was excellent! Suddenly we had a new late arrival, Kiya! So Ella, Noah & the lifeguards looked after the kids while Lia & I quickly got Kiya settled in and ready to come play at the pool. We swam for a while longer, but then Lia hatched a new plan for us!
Lianna decided that the kids should take over the ship, so we went to the place where the captain and the important ship driving people hang out. The room was empty when we got there, I suppose they had the boat on cruise control! Apparently, even through the kids' attempts at pushing lots of buttons.. we were safe! So Dev decided to call a meeting. It went pretty well until Dev asked me how the old people on the ship were doing...sigh... And then shortly after that, Ella decided she was going to take over the meeting and bribe everyone with cookies!
This was where the mommy mode popped back and I decided before things got more wild.. the kids had to have dinner first. Little did I know.. there was about to be an elevator fiasco! Some kids got on and went down.. Dev pushed all the buttons, some kids and I were left on the top floor, I took some stragglers down to our floor, rode back up to get Noah, then pulled out the mommy megaphone and told them all to get to where I was or else! Er yeah.. it was mostly like that. Except instead of threatening their butts.. I seemingly typoed and threatened their nutts.. SIGH! I hate typos! It made for another hilarious moment though. Once they were all gathered, I shooed them all into the suite, gave them some time to get dressed up for dinner, and then whisked us off to sushi!
The kids were NOT impressed, most of them ordered from the kids menu, but Dev did try the sushi! He made a mess! The other kids tried eating their normal american food with chopsticks, it was great! I was mostly relieved that they were busy dealing with chopsticks and not all over the place again!
We enjoyed our dinner, and I got the kids back upstairs and gave them a before bed snack/dessert. Right after that, they slipped into jammies and joined me on the couch for a story. It was finally almost bedtime, and I was exhausted. So I read the kids "Ten in the bed" and they helped me read & sang along.
After the story, I tucked all the kiddos in, made a few last silly commenst and then promptly passed out on the couch trying to make a digital video, and post it to the blog... that is why this post is soooo late in coming!
I had a blast with everyone, it was a great time! Even though I almost spent 700L's just on pictures.. it was SO worth it!
Looking forward to day 4!
See ya soon!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Vacation Day 2
Hi Everyone,
We had a little less time to play today cause we were still getting over the jet-lag, but we did take enough pictures for a quick video. We had breakfast in the suite this morning.. fruit and some granola bars, and then I sent the kids off to play in the Kids Club while I took a trip to the spa and took a nap. (not really.. that's why there are no pictures.. we were offline)
Lianna played all day in kids club, but I was rudely awoken by a distressed Kids Club guide who told me they'd lost my son! (yeah again not really LOL) So I ran out in search of him and found the little scamp. Dev met a little girl named B on his travels (I can't recall her full name now) who's family just boarded the ship today, so we might be having some outings with that family. After I had a mini-stroke over the Dev sneaking out of kids club issue, Dev drew a picture and wrote a note to his Grandma. I wrote a postcard to the family and we sent them out "ship mail express". We let Lia play as long as she liked in Kids Club, and Dev and I explored the ship a little.
Devon spotted some blackish greyish stuff in the lounge and wanted to taste it on a cracker, I didn't tell him what caviar was until he actually tried the fish eggs... he didn't like how they tasted, and has declared he is not a caviar fan. We meandered to the club and pool area and Dev rode the mechanical bull. While there I think Lianna spotted us from across the way at the kids club and a Kids Club guide brought her over, so we took her back to the lounge area where Dev tried to finesse Lia into trying some caviar.. he had no luck. Soon after that it was bedtime, so the kids put on pajamas when we got back to the Suite, and I read them "Where the Wild Things Are" and then tucked the little turkey butts into bed.
I'm hoping tomorrow we can see more of the ship and maybe even do a little swimming!
Check out the quick video, love to all!
Jewel, Dev & Lia
Also, here's a picture from little Ella's postcard she sent us! Noah drew the picture, thanks Noah for including Skotty cause he couldn't be with us, and I think the pink unicorn is Ella, and the Scary green monster is Noah.. I dunno though cause those two are usually like ninja kids and stuff...
And Dev's picture he sent to his Gramma, it's of him on the ship.. but he made a point to tell me it isn't "to scale" he he he!
We had a little less time to play today cause we were still getting over the jet-lag, but we did take enough pictures for a quick video. We had breakfast in the suite this morning.. fruit and some granola bars, and then I sent the kids off to play in the Kids Club while I took a trip to the spa and took a nap. (not really.. that's why there are no pictures.. we were offline)
Lianna played all day in kids club, but I was rudely awoken by a distressed Kids Club guide who told me they'd lost my son! (yeah again not really LOL) So I ran out in search of him and found the little scamp. Dev met a little girl named B on his travels (I can't recall her full name now) who's family just boarded the ship today, so we might be having some outings with that family. After I had a mini-stroke over the Dev sneaking out of kids club issue, Dev drew a picture and wrote a note to his Grandma. I wrote a postcard to the family and we sent them out "ship mail express". We let Lia play as long as she liked in Kids Club, and Dev and I explored the ship a little.
Devon spotted some blackish greyish stuff in the lounge and wanted to taste it on a cracker, I didn't tell him what caviar was until he actually tried the fish eggs... he didn't like how they tasted, and has declared he is not a caviar fan. We meandered to the club and pool area and Dev rode the mechanical bull. While there I think Lianna spotted us from across the way at the kids club and a Kids Club guide brought her over, so we took her back to the lounge area where Dev tried to finesse Lia into trying some caviar.. he had no luck. Soon after that it was bedtime, so the kids put on pajamas when we got back to the Suite, and I read them "Where the Wild Things Are" and then tucked the little turkey butts into bed.
I'm hoping tomorrow we can see more of the ship and maybe even do a little swimming!
Check out the quick video, love to all!
Jewel, Dev & Lia
And Dev's picture he sent to his Gramma, it's of him on the ship.. but he made a point to tell me it isn't "to scale" he he he!
Saturday, May 21, 2011
The Darkfolds at Sea!
So I decided to take the family on a vacation early in the morning yesterday and spent hours setting up the cabin, it looks great! Last night we all took a taxi to the airport and then flew to the harbor and boarded the SS Galaxy. We settled in, and though we had a little bit of jet-lag, we went off right away and played a round of golf. The poor tired kiddos were really sleepy so we ended the night's fun and will be back at play tomorrow. Here's a "digital video" of how our first day of vacation went.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
"When Love Takes You In"
Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com
Dis a video i maded mostly in honor of mine adoption on April 28th 2011
"when Love Takes You In"
I know you’ve heard the stories
But they all sound too good to be true
You’ve heard about a place called home
But there doesn’t seem to be one for you
So one more night you cry yourself to sleep
And drift off to a distant dream
Where love takes you in and everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in
And somewhere while you’re sleeping
Someone else is dreaming too
Counting down the days until
They hold you close and say I love you
And like the rain that falls into the sea
In a moment what has been is lost in what will be
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
And this love will never let you go
There is nothing that could ever cause this love to lose its hold
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in it takes you in for good
When love takes you in
Dis a video i maded mostly in honor of mine adoption on April 28th 2011
"when Love Takes You In"
I know you’ve heard the stories
But they all sound too good to be true
You’ve heard about a place called home
But there doesn’t seem to be one for you
So one more night you cry yourself to sleep
And drift off to a distant dream
Where love takes you in and everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in
And somewhere while you’re sleeping
Someone else is dreaming too
Counting down the days until
They hold you close and say I love you
And like the rain that falls into the sea
In a moment what has been is lost in what will be
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
And this love will never let you go
There is nothing that could ever cause this love to lose its hold
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in it takes you in for good
When love takes you in
Life is Good
Ok so, I have to say, I've absolutely never been happier with my SL family than I am and have been in the last 2 weeks. Don't get me wrong, I love my sons, and they've been with me for almost a year and a half now, and we've had some amazing times together. But I have to say, since we officially adopted Lianna, family life has just been like blissfully complete for me. I'm thrilled, I'm happy, I'm peaceful, and more of all even though the drama of our Somersley move, and all the weirdness we've had in the past couple weeks, I just feel absolutely blissful, and overjoyed with family life as a whole.
Welcome to the family Lia! Thanks for bringing all that you are to us!
Welcome to the family Lia! Thanks for bringing all that you are to us!
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