Happy 4th of July!

To celebrate the 4th most of our family went to Carlsbad to crash at Chelsey and Daniel's. Since Clayton has already moved out to California and I am in Arizona still I was so excited to be able to see him. We had a lot of great beach days and I managed to keep from getting sunburned. That in itself is a huge accomplishment.
Clayton and I drove up north to LA and were successful in finding a place to call home for the next couple of years. We found a quaint little home in Santa Monica that is about a mile away from the beach. I can't really ask for more.
Aviara put on such a great firework show, as they usually do, that I don't think we will ever be able to spend another 4th of July in AZ. I truly did feel blessed this 4th, and am thankful for those who have fought for our freedom.

Southern Caribbean 2011

Puerto Rico- We started our cruise in Puerto Rico which was amazing! We stayed at the St. Regis resort for 2 days had tons of fun kayaking, golfing, and swimming. We did some sight seeing and saw so many great things! Puerto Rico was beautiful we would love to come back.

St. Thomas- St. Thomas was just as beautiful and clean as Puerto Rico. We were so lucky to meet up with the nicest lady who gave us a tour of the whole island.

Barbados- While on Barbados, we went snorkeling and swam with tons of sea turtles. They were not shy and didn't mind us chasing and petting them.



St. Lucia- After taking a boat tour we were able to stop and snorkel around St. Lucia.

St. Kitts- Here we enjoyed our own beach day. We rented snorkels and got some amazing videos of all the fish in the ocean.

St. Maarten- On St. Maarten there were plenty of cute shops to see. We shopped around and made our way to the beach for... more snorkeling! Such a fun cruise with some great friends. This trip was a much needed vacation before Clayton buckles down and starts MBA school at Pepperdine. Hopefully it isn't to long until our next cruise.