A fun thing about having our own balcony is to watch as we pull into Port. St. Thomas was Beautiful. And Jesse was more excited than ever to get off that ship. He wasn't feeling 100% yet, so he was eager step onto land.
A friend of mine from work (Amber) was telling me on the day before we left, that she had been to St. Thomas before with her little boy (who is the same age as Ryker). Amber suggested to us to go to Coki Beach, that it had great snorkeling, was perfect for the little ones. It was shallow and tons of fish to see.
So when we got off the ship we found a taxi to take our whole group to Coki Beach. And we weren't disappointed. She was right. It was absolutely PERFECT for Ryker. Especially since this was his first time snorkeling in the ocean.
This last summer he has been practicing in the swimming pool. If I recall correctly, I made a post about him being so good at it. And wishing I could take him to the ocean to snorkel.
And here we were. It was magical. He loved every minute of it. Jesse brought his new GoPro camera so we could record while we were in the water. We have some awesome footage of Ryker pointing at fish and trying to talk through his snorkel with excitement. Haha. It made me so happy.
Love this cute girl. And I love the surroundings of this picture. I want to go back. While we were hanging out on the beach there was a local guy that was trying to sell us drinks and such. He mentioned to us that we were so lucky because it was the first day in two weeks that it wasn't raining. HECK YES we are lucky. We would have been so bummed if this perfect beach for everyone was being rained on.
Here is talent. Tyson was always so great to dig in and play with Ryker and Cyrus in the sand. On this day they got a special treat. A sea turtle. Tyson had several heads turning as they were walking by. How can you now be amazed that he just created this out of a pile of sand?
Cy mostly spent his time in the sand, but occasionally we got him in the water to play.
Headed out to go snorkel. I love this so much. It makes me smile. Family, clear water and sunshine. Three of my Favorites in one.
Winding down to head back to the ship. The boys played so hard and had the time of their lives. You can tell that Cy looks worn out.
Within minutes of the taxi ride back, Cy fell asleep in my arms. So sweet.
Dinner time was quite a challenge with him. He was always tired and/or hungry that it made him super testy, sensitive, irritable, touchy, grumpy, cranky, whiny....(pick a word, any word). At times Jesse and I didn't know what to do with him. He's already a challenge for us at home, but being off of his schedule made him extra hard. He's got the power to make you so mad at him one moment, and then love him the next. How does he do it? We are praying it's just the age and he'll grow out of it.
The one thing Cy would look forward to at dinner time was the chocolate ice cream our servers would bring him. It was our only leverage we had over him to be a good boy and to eat his dinner. But when he did get his ice cream he drank every last drop.
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