Tuesday, February 5, 2013

GALVESTON AND 2 DAYS AT SEA ON THE CARNIVAL MAGIC

SATURDAY- JANUARY19th
WE FLEW INTO HOUSTON LATE SATURDAY EVENING AND WE WERE PICKED UP AT THE AIRPORT AND WERE DRIVEN TO GALVESTON WHERE WE HAD MOTEL RESERVATIONS

THE MOTEL WE STAYED AT ON SATURDAY NIGHT


SUNDAY MORNING - JANUARY 20th
WAITING OUT FRONT OF THE MOTEL FOR THE SHUTTLE
THAT WILL TAKE US TO THE SHIP
CARNIVAL MAGIC
the largest ship of the cruise line, it is still new only one year old
FIRST THING THE RUDEL KIDS WANTED TO DO WAS GO ON THE ROPES COURSE
EVEN BEFORE WE SET SAIL
SYDNEY WAS A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE AT FIRST, JAY WAS WAITING FOR HER
COLLIN WAS FEARLESS
EVEN PAPA ENJOYED THE COURSE

WHILE WAITING FOR SYDNEY AND JAY, PAPA JOHN 
AND COLLIN PLAYED A GAME OF CHESS
DEPARTURE WAS AROUND 5:00 PM
WATCHING THE SHIPS COMING IN AND OUT OF THE PORT AFTER SETTING SAIL



COLLIN SPENT AS MUCH TIME AS HE COULD ON THE BASKETBALL
 COURT THE TWO DAYS AT SEA
SYDNEY WAS ENJOYING CAMP CARNIVAL
MONDAY - JANUARY 21st
HAPPY WE ARE INTO DAY ONE

CHECK OUT THE LOBBY

A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET

 TUESDAY - JANUARY 22nd

YEAH! A SUNNY DAY, WE SPENT THE MORNING SUNBATHING


BACK OF THE SHIP ON THE LIDO DECK THIS IS THE SAME DECK
WITH ALL THE GOOD FOOD
 THE SLIDES WERE BY THE ROPES COURSE
 
 TUESDAY EVENING
  ELEGANT NIGHT  - WE ALSO ENJOYED A GREAT DINNER

I GOT TO DRESS UP FOR MY BIRTHDAY
AH, A CUTE TOWEL RABBIT

THE FIRST FEW WEEKS IN JANUARY


 THE DIGITAL WORLD IS IN THE STRONG HOME.
CRAZY PICTURE OF NANA, DRESDEN 10 YRS, LOGAN 8 YRS. AND STRIDER 19 MONTHS
ALL ON I- PADS AND I-PHONE.

WORKING ON THE WOODCHUCK HOME
 LAUNDRY ROOM
 STORAGE ROOM EXTENDED
 COLLIN'S BASKETBALL GAME, THEY WON BIG TIME
JAY IS THE COACH



 STORAGE ROOM CONTINUING TO BE EXPANDED