HAPPY BIRTHDAY SYDNEY

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25th

9 years old

Syd had a party Friday night, she got a lot of fun gifts

From the Curtis family

Gifts from Papa John and Nana Donna

A big hug for Papa John

The Rudel Family

Sydney with Nana Donna and Papa John

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CREED

WOW, THREE YEARS OLD

AUNT SHANNON AND STRIDER BABYSAT CREED WHILE MIKE, NIKI
JOHN, MYSELF AND THE KIDS WERE ON THE CRUISE.

WHEN WE ARRIVED TO MIKE'S HOUSE PAPA JOHN ASKED CREED
HOW OLD IS WAS
SO CUTE!

AUNT SHANNON SURPRISED US WITH A CAKE AND BALLOONS....THANK YOU
SHANNON SAID THAT CREED PICKED OUT HIS OWN CAKE

YEA! CREED IS SO HAPPY TO SEE HIS MOM AND DAD

CREED OPENED BIRTHDAY PRESENTS FROM THE FAMILY

CREED FIGURED IT WAS HIS CAKE SO HE WAS GOING TO HELP HIMSELF

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OUR LITTLE DARLING BOY

MIKE AND NIKI GAVE HIM A SCOOTER, HE WAS THRILLED

NOW HE IS ONE OF THE BIG KIDS

STRIDER IS WONDERING WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT

WHERE DID EVERYBODY GO?

MIKE TOOK CREED FOR A RIDE ON HIS MOTOR CYCLE

WE HATED TO LEAVE, BUT WE NEEDED TO HELP SHANNON GET
A SICK BABY HOME

WE LOVE HOW THE FRONT OF MIKE AND NIKI'S HOUSE TURNED OUT

WE LOVED SPENDING THE WEEK WITH THE STRONG FAMILY!
THANK YOU FOR INVITING US ALONG

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12th

WE ARE BACK IN LOS ANGELAS

SAYING GOOD BYE TO THE SHIP

WHILE WAITING TO GO ASHORE DRESDEN AND I CHECKED OUT
THE BIG TANKER THAT SETTLED AGAINST THE SHIP.
WE WERE WATCHING THEM RE FULL FOR THEIR NEXT VOYAGE

LEAVING THE SHIP

GOOD BYE!

WE HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH THE KIDS!

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11th

OUT TO SEA
SATURDAY MORNING JOHN TREATED US BOTH TO A COUPLES MESSAGE
AH............HEAVENLY!

THE T-SHIRTS WE BOUGHT THE GRAND KIDS

CHILDREN GETTING AUTOGRAPHS AND PICTURES OF THE DISNEY PRINCESSES

OUR LAST TOWEL CHARACTER
A LOBSTER

DRESDEN WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO CREATE THOSE TOWEL CREATURES SO WE WENT TO A DEMONSTRATION

DOG

DINOSAUR

MONKEY

A GHOUL....HE HUNG IT UP IN OUR CABIN TO SHOW OUR STEWARD

DISNEY THEATER STARING THE OCEANEERS

THE CHILDREN SANG AND DANCED, WE ALL WATCHED A FILM OF WHAT THE KIDS DID DURING THE VOYAGE......SOME OF THE SLIDES SHOWED ALL FOUR OF OUR KIDS AND THE BATEMAN GIRLS ALSO. I'M GLAD I WENT TO SEE THEIR PERFORMANCE.

LOGAN WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO WANTED TO PARTICIPATE, HE DID A GREAT JOB

LAST SHOW OF THE TRIP

"REMEMBERING THE MAGIC"
all the Disney characters, plus the prince and princesses were there
This is Prince Charming and Cinderella

Bring back memories Mike or should we call you Prince Charming?

NICOLE AND BRIDGETT BOUGHT THE GIRLS A DARLING DOLL

LAST GROUP PICTURE OF THE WHOLE GANG
ARLENE WON THE BINGO CONTEST ($7,000.00)
SO SHE TREATED US TO A DRINK AT DINNER
I think I was a little sea sick, so John finished my smoothie, Dresden and I headed
back to our room, we weren't hungry, just dizzy and tired of the rocking.
We went to bed early.WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME WITH THE KIDS
WE WILL HAVE LOT'S TO REMEMBER

IT'S HARD TO SAY GOOD-BYE