Crusin' the Carribean

For Joni's big 26th birthday me and the sister decided to do something BIG!!  Last year her birthday turned out to be kinda a downer... so this year we made sure we would be giggling and laughing all week long!!  For those of you who know Joni... birthdays are a REALLY big deal... So we decided the way to celebrate was a cruise to the western Carribean!!  Seriously I think it is awesome that I got to go too... it was easier to wish Joni a Happy Birthday in the Carribean!!  So because I am not at all talented with blogger... actually it makes me CRAZY... I have all the pictures in random order... probably only bugs me but it is driving me crazy!!  Oh well...  hope you can catch on!

We made it on the ship... quite an accomplishment!! (and apparently we take awkward pictures..)

This is actually the end of the trip... :) our very last shore excursion to KENNEDY SPACE STATION!!!  I LOVED it!!  I guess this was my gift to me... hehehe... but was so awesome and interesting!!  Definately the entire park/museum was designed by engineers!! (funny sense of humor!!)

This was parasailing in Cozumel, Mexico... I was really not excited about going into the water... HELLO Sharks!!

For Joni's Bday we went Jet Skiing off the coast of Haiti!!!  SO MUCH FUN!! It was crazy and a little scary to be in the real open ocean with such clear blue water... seriously you could see all the way down... a little eerie when you are about to tip the jet ski over... ;)

In Jamiaca we kyacked over to the Dunne River Falls and climbed the waterfall... like literally!!! This was the safetly precaution set up... just hold hands so you don't fall!!  Haha!!  I really thought we were going to die on that waterfall!! Sadly we didn't have a waterproof camera so no pictures until the end... So this one is off google to demonstrate the safety of the hike!!

We were way excited to get off the waterfall!!





Just hanging around the boat... why not?!

Ha!! so these pictures are from the very first day when we stayed overnight in the Orlando Airport... YES the AIRPORT!!  How cool!!  This is our awesome room... and the hotel was complete with a pool and a gym... plus the airport under us was more like a mall.... could have been our whole vacation!!!

Joni had a problem with trying to jump off the boat!!

I did not have that problem....

Callie says I look like I am eating a Costco pizza in this picture...

Joni definately has the personality to pull off the rich girl hat!!

More to come on this... but this was the zipline we went on in Haiti!!!  I know you can't even see the bottom!!!  AHHHH!  It was the COOOLEST!!  We sailed over the top of the bay and landed on that little black dot on the other side!!!

Formal night... or as formal as I get.. :)

Getting ready for the zip line!!!

Warmest water... and so weird that it is sooo clear and salty.. never got used to the salt taste!!

This was taken from where we ziplinned from... yeah its a word I just invented it!!

So CRAZY!!

A cute Haitian man took this picture for Joni... proving we made the jump!!

I told Joni to look goofy... and this is what I got...

Haiti is BEAUTIFUL!

We can always count on Joni to do a supermodel pose anywhere!!

Joni wanted me to teach her how to wear a top-knot... Haha she is still learning!!

A real port hole!!!

Joni was REALLY excited for the oreo shakes at Johnny Rockets!!

These are at Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman!!!   WOW... it was seriously INCREDIBLE!!

Known for the beach and also for an amazing coral reef... we found out AFTER we walked on it... whooops!!!  Had no idea that is where we were at!!  We wondered why everyone else on the bus had snorkleing gear??  So we had to go pay the big bucks for a pair of goggles so we wouldn't miss out on the real view!!  Definately a different world down their!!!

Second formal night... we ended up eating pizza because we couldn't hack the awkward main dinning room again!!

Uh... Joni's formal wear... notice the people behind her... turns out they weren't excited about her tossing herself off the boat and got a little excited about it.... hahaha!!




We had such an AMAZING trip!!  Definately a once in a lifetime opportunity!!
 

Pineview Ward Trip!

So this year our singles ward went back to Pineview!!  It was AMAZING!!!  Just the right temperature, and so so so beautiful!!  The only time to get out on the boat was 6:30 AM.. which is obviously the time that I am the nicest... haha but I was proud of myself for actually waking up and not making anyone on the boat cry!

 GORGEOUS VIEW!!!

 Cody wakeboarding.. and he did some really cool tricks.. unfortunately I am not that great at taking pictures...

 Callie did the slolam ski... definately not spelled right..

 hehe look at my face... this is how I always look and why I scare people off!!

 More of Cody's tricks... totally a show off!

 Joni actually got in the water.. and never stopped smiling!! (seriously.. she got up on the wakeboards and just smiled and screamed..)

 Callie was sure to be our baywatch lifeguard!

 Audrey's first time on a wakeboard and she did AWESOME!!

 Our driver Bro. Fulsome (not sure if that is spelled right) he was also doing some awesome dance moves showing Audrey how to move her hips to the side!!

I promise Kara and Brittany were not fighting in this picture.. although that is what it looks like.. Brittany was pretty awesome at the Ukelele that she stole from somebody else on the beach.. awesome!

 

 I have a thing for waves.. but seriously it was all worth it for the sunrise that morning!!

Allyson, Callie and uhh me!

 

We had soo much fun, and got to know some of the newer peeps in the ward, and a different side of some.  Seriously how cool is our Bishopric for taking time off work in the middle of the week to take us up boating.. and be patient with all of us goofs on the boat!  Best part was.. out of everyone there.. only like 2 guys could drive the boat or back the trucks down the ramp.. lets just say that launching the boats... was very exciting!!  Joni, Callie and I got to ride on Bro. Massey's temporary boat and see how surfing is done..  maybe next time we'll try..hehehe!!  All in all we had a GREAT time!!