The following morning, Grant crawled into our bed and told me he had thrown up during the night. Whoa, did he make a mess of his bed, and the the walls. Yuk! I managed to find an open washing machine and wash his blankies. He didn't feel like breakfast and wanted to go to the kid's club instead. I took the girls to breakfast and then we went to the pool to swim and watch "The Princess and the Frog" on the big screen. After that we went to get Grant who had been stuck in the club because they had given him a new bracelet the day before, and now he couldn't check himself out. He was a little upset to have been stuck in the club for so long, but we got everything sorted out and gave back his ability to check himself out again. We went back to our room where Grant took a nap before going with Cory to their last animation class.
Grandma, Johanna, Julia and I went to make some buttons in the family crafts class.
After that, Grandma and I took the girls to the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique to get Princess Makeovers. That place uses some serious gel and hairspray!
It was great how the hairstyles they chose totally matched their personalities!
Grandma and I even got a little sprinkling of fairy dust.
The girls had fun steering the ship in this "portrait"on our way out of the boutique.
After the makeovers, we met up with everyone to watch the live performance of Disney's "Believe". Once that was over, the girls want to go to the kid's club for awhile while Cory and I got ready for dinner. The girls came back and did a little makeup touch-up before dinner.
Grant decided to stay in the room and sleep through dinner. After we ate, the girls went back to the kid' club for a little while. Afterward, Grandma and Grandpa stayed with them in the room as they went to bed while Cory, Grant and I went to see The Lone Ranger in the movie theater.
On Wednesday, October 23rd, we woke up looking at the island of St. Thomas.
We ate breakfast, and then headed out for our port adventure. This time we took an open-air bus to a dock to board a catamaran.
We had a 50 minute sail to a beach off the island of St. John where we anchored close by some other catamarans.
During the sail everyone was given snorkel equipment. Grant and Cory jumped into the water first once we stopped. While Grandpa and I were getting the girls suited up, Julia decided she didn't want to go. After we took off all her equipment, and Johanna and I were climbing down the ladder into the water, she changed her mind. I swam out with Johanna to leave her with Cory and Grant, and then I headed back to the boat to get Julia. Once we were settled in the water, and she figured out how to use the equipment, she enjoyed looking for fish. Johanna and Julia both had noodles to make them feel a little more comfortable.
Cory and Johanna snorkeling.
Julia snorkeling (with Johanna behind her).
This is a sea turtle we saw while snorkeling.
After snorkeling for a bit, we swam back to the boat where Grandpa was waiting.We were served juice, rum punch, champagne, cheese, crackers and fruit for the sail back to the dock.
These guys were waiting for us when we returned.
These were some of the buildings we passed on our way from the dock back to our bus. Including this Touch of Wellness massage center.
We stopped to get the following pictures before getting back on the ship.
Copy of The Little Mermaid statue in Denmark.
We took the kids to the kid's club, and Cory and I went back to St.Thomas to look in the shops. Below was a bar that seemed to be pretty popular.
Had to get a picture of the Swedish flag!
You don't see a sign like this everyday!
When we were back on board, we got ready for Halloween night. We all got into our costumes and went to dinner (Grandma decided to stay in her room again during this meal). This table of goodies was sitting at the front of the restaurant.
The girls received lots of compliments on their dresses, and Grant was scaring people left and right with his mask. He loved it.
After dinner, the girls and I went to make some Halloween crafts while Grant and Cory went to watch a hypnotist show, which they said was really good. The girls and Grant then spent some time in the kid's club while Grandma, who decided it was time to venture out of her room again, Grandpa, Cory and I watched the adult costume contest. As with pirate night, some people went all out! There were some great costumes. The girls were also able to get a picture with Ariel before we headed back to the room for the night.
They were excited to see the Halloween "bat" towel waiting for us.
