Miami Sammy & Bahama Mama (long post)

We recently returned from a little trip to Miami and then on a 3 day cruise to the Bahamas. We had a grand time. We went with my sister Nicole and her husband Troy. I didn't get many pictures. What you see is pretty much all I took.

The first thing we did we when we got to Miami was to go to Miami Beach. There we rented these little G0-Cars. They are GPS navigated and take you on a talking tour of the area. They tell when to turn and what is all around you. You drive on the regular roads with cars so it was just a tid bit scary but WAY fun. I definitely recommend them. They have them in San Fran, San Diego, and Miami Beach. It was so fun to see Miami Beach area at night. We ate at a fun crazy restaurant. It was a blast.
The next morning we went to this air boat place. This was also a blast and a tid bit scary. We took a ride through the Everglades and saw a lot of Alligators, turtles, and other weird wild life. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable. He also had us hold one of his pet alligators. As you can tell by the disgusting look on my face, I was not that excited. But it really wasn't too bad.

After the air boat tour, we went to the Miami bay area and took the Millionaire's Row tour. They take you on a fun boat ride and all around the private islands and point out all these huge mansions and famous peoples houses. It was pretty cool.

This is the sunset as we left the port of Miami for our cruise. The cruise was a ton of fun. We really enjoyed ourselves. No major mishaps except for my hugely dilated pupils which made me look like I had big black eyes.(caused by a medicine patch I put on for motion sickness). They didn't go down for days which was quite fun having all that light penetrating my eyeball. :)
One of the days was at CocoCay, Royal Caribbeans private island. It was fabulous. The weather was so hot. We just relaxed and floated in the water on these little mats. Took it easy and enjoyed ourselves. I definitely could have used a couple more days at CocoCay.
Our last stop was at Nassau. Sadly, the weather was not so hot. It was really windy and not too nice. It was a fun stop. We mostly just shopped. We did however check out the big Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island. It was nice but cost a fortune to do anything and the weather was bad so we did even entertain the idea. We had a great time and really enjoyed ourselves. We have however been getting pay back from our kids. They have been rotten since I returned and Elsie won't leave my side. Good Times though, Good Times!!!

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HALLOWEEN 2008 It was GREAT, It Was GREAT!

Halloween was a ton of fun this year. Probably one of the funnest I have had. We went to the ward Trunk or Treat which was fun. I dressed up as a witch not a very good witch never the less, a witch. My kids loved that I dressed up. Even though I looked like dork. They thought it was awesome. So I took one for the team. (I usually never dress up in fact, I don't think that I ever have since I was in high school).Then after the trunk or treat, my friend Jamie and I took the kids to some of the more scary houses in town. The ones that really go all out. It was great see the kids laugh, scream, and just have so much fun together. Then later that night, we left the kids, and went to the Haunted Barn. It was AWESOME! I usually don't enjoy being scared but this was just so fun and scary. I would scream and then laugh and then dribble and laugh and scream and laugh and dribble, etc. and yes, by dribble I do mean pee. I laughed so hard I peed. (Don't try to tell me some of you people don't do that)!! Anyway, all in all it was a fabulous night. And the best part is I have confiscated almost all the candy and stockpiled all for my own use. YEAH. I just can't enough. I was so fortunate to have four little trick or treaters this year. :)

Meet IRON MAN,FRANKENSTEIN, WOLF BOY, & MINNIE MOUSE

The kids and little miss Witchy Poo!

Every year we go out to the long term care to visit the residents. This is the kids with their Great Grandma Firmage. She has Alzheimer's and really doesn't have a clue what is going on. So, so sad, but nice to still be able to see her.

This is my friend Jamie's three cute daughters who are all great friends, and Porters best buddy Klellin. They really had a blast!

Girls Night Out!!

We had a girls night out,.where we partied like rock stars all night long. GO BABY!! No just kidding, we had a quiet night of dice, food, and chit chat! Not necessarily quiet, I mean really I was there! It was a great night and we all dressed up and had a little Halloween Party. It was tons of fun. I was a little flash back to 1998. It was great fun! This is the posse!!

L-R Julie, Rebecca, Emily, Minnie, Margorie, Marilee, Holly, Jamie, Me, Paula
My dearest friends, Emily, Julie (aka DARLA) and Jamie

Mario saving the Princess, so she can promote Dairy product more readily! Another good friend of mine, Minnie (aka MELINDA)