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Taking time to play and have fun is an excellent way to recharge your batteries and spend some much needed quality time with your children. Last weekend we visited West Palm Beach and Lion Country Safari, we had an awesome time playing in the surf and getting REALLY up close and personal with the wild life! If you haven’t already been, I highly recommend a visit to Lion Country. The park’s day rate is reasonable and the kids really loved it!
Hello there!! As promised, I am popping in real quick to share some snapshots (in the truest sense of the word) from our Caribbean cruise – we are all having a BLAST on board the Freedom Of The Seas. I’m going to share a very brief synopsis of our trip thus far… you can bet there will be more photos posted as time allows.
First we have Rob climbing to the top of their 30 foot rock wall which sits at the very top of the ship. Quite intimidating while the winds are whipping around and all you can see is the blue sea below. Yikes!
Below I’ll post a snap courtesy of our dive instructor during a SNUBA (snorkeling and scuba diving in one) adventure in St. Maarten. Rob & I are standing on top of a sunken submarine surrounded with gorgeous tropical fish. The water is the most unbelievable shade of blue.
Rob & Trevor on the docks of San Juan with the Freedom ship behind them.
The ship itself offers a huge variety of entertainment, dancing, night clubs, comedy shows, belly flopping contests, ect, ect but Nick’s favorite place is the H2O Zone.
Olivia, not so much…
She prefers dressing up like a princess for dinner on the formal nights…
(Posted with permission)
… and the face painting. So far she has been a ladybug, a tiger, and a pirate “Arr Matey!”
Both Nicholas & Olivia enjoyed watching the fish from safety of their submarine at Coral World in St. Thomas.
However, Olivia will be the first to admit she was not fond of the huge iguanas roaming freely through the park. Which of course only made her brother more eager to share his chips with them. ha ha Of course!
I hope all of you are enjoying the holidays with those you love. I can tell you
that I am thoroughly enjoying the quality time with my family this
season!
It’s time and we are beyond excited!! We will be traveling to Miami very soon to set sail on the “Freedom Of The Seas”…ahhh…swimming…diving…surfing…snorkeling…even rock climbing and ice skating! This is going to be one amazing cruise!
I plan to come back with fully recharged batteries and about a million photos! I even bought a special case for my point & shoot digital that will let me take it diving to take pictures of the fishes. Exciting stuff!!
I have to give a pat on the back to the wonderful photographer I flew in from Annapolis, Connie Groah of Barefoot Photography. She was brave enough to take on my family and managed to capture some amazing photos in the process. I think I love her! If you are ever in Annapolis or have family in the area I highly recommend looking her up! My kids loved her so much they didn’t want her to go home.
Connie was kind enough to allow me to post some images on my blog from our sessions together so I’ll add them below. I will say, I think I have a renewed respect for what my clients go through prior to their sessions. From coordinating clothing for five people to trying to recall their favorite games/songs on the spot – it’s a lot of pressure. Of course it’s a ton of fun too and the memories captured will last a lifetime!
Thank you Mrs. Groah, it was a pleasure having you here!
Sweet Liv, almost 4 years old now and looking more grown up by the day. But as you can see from the image below, still very much Mommy’s little girl. I wouldn’t have it any other way!
And the man behind the scenes, my right arm, best friend, and completely adorable, though sometimes mildly sarcastic, husband Rob. Yes, he still makes my heart go pitter patter. 
Ah, here’s the whole group. The source of my joy, inspiration, motivation, and yes – even frustration. ha ha No one ever said it would be easy being a Mother but it certainly is an adventure! Left to right: Rob aka Mr. Wonderful (wink*wink), Terrilyn (that’s me!), Olivia aka Liv or Livie-Loo Who but she also answers to Queen of the Universe. Then we have Trevor aka Big Trev or even just -T-, he’s the easy going one of the group. And last but certainly not least the grinning toothless Casanova on the end there is Nicholas aka Nick, Nickster, and sometimes Gorbinsky – ha ha don’t ask!
One final note before I head out the door for my clients, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for a wonderfully exciting year!! It has been both an honor and a joy getting to know you all. I’ve had the pleasure of watching couples turn into families and scrunchy little newborns blossom into adventurous toddlers. I’ve been honored to spend time with several incredibly bright, beautiful, and highly motivated teens as they prepare for college. And I’ve been privileged enough to spend countless days “working” on the sunny Florida beaches capturing memories for local residents and vacationers alike. It’s a hard job but somebody’s got to do it right? Thank you for trusting me to capture your memories, I can’t wait to see you all again as we make our way through 2008!
Stay tuned… I’ll be posting some warm and sunny Caribbean photos as time allows! lifeXpressions will resume normal business operations on January 2, 2008. Happy holidays to you and yours!
