We have been planning this vacation for months so we would have been really excited when it finally arrived but the Wellmann's couldn't come because Melissa is in the middle of chemo, the McCready's cancelled because her sister recently passed away, and the week before departure Jenny's boss asked her to please cancel her vacation for work! Moral of the story is maybe it's bad luck to plan a vacation with the Maziur's!
So off we went by ourselves! First stop was the big city. We were laying over in NYC and excited to take the kids into the city and see my friend Genieve and her family! I have never met her husband or her kids so it was such a wonderful evening! Matt got to go to the official Yankees store (where it took about 30 minutes to pick something out) and we took the kids to the M&M store so Marlie could get a little treat too! What a great start to the week!
Then it was off to Turks! The resort was as great as we imagined and the beach was gorgeous!
We were like kids in a candy store...literally!
The Sesame Street characters were all at the resort! The kids got to bake cookies with Cookie Monster and Explore the gardens with Grover. Marlie fell in love with Abby!
We had a great time playing on the beach! Marlie could have sat in the sand and built sand castles all day! Matt learned how to snorkel and it was neat because he got to see lots of fish! Matt and Daddy could have played in the water all day!
I enjoyed walking on the beach and just tried to take it all in so I could remember it when we were back home! This is what my Heaven looks like...except the sun won't be quite as hot and you won't have to put on sunscreen! And while I'm at it, maybe my skin could be like Matt's. It's amazing how tan he is from this trip and we use sunscreen like crazy! It's the most beautiful honey brown color.
We only left the resort one day. Dad planned a wonderful trip for us. We boarded our own "ship" (as Marlie called it) with Captain Alex and Alido. They were great. Alido took better care of my kids than maybe we would. He was so careful with them every second. He chased this kids around on the boat and was so cute! If you ever go, please go to Silver Deep and request these guys. Money well spent! We decided we wanted to do some fishing. Matt caught (or I should say Alex helped Matt catch) lots of fish and Dad and Marlie caught a few too!
I think Marlie had more fun throwing the fish back in rather than catching them!
On our way back to the marina we saw JoJo the famous T&C dolphin! He was swimming offshore and Capt Alex sped up the boat, got him right in the wake and JoJo put on a show for us. The kids were so excited to see him jump out of the water. It was the perfect day! Thanks Dad for planning that trip for us!
We spent time in the evenings at the shows and surprisingly Matt was the one who was ALWAYS on stage. The kids danced like crazy and Matt dragged Marlie up there anytime he had the chance!
We did a photo shoot on the beach too and I will cherish these pictures. These are my favorite...
We had a really wonderful time! I spent time studying the kids and learning their similarities and differences. Marlie is a homebody! She was ready to come home on day 4. Matt could have stayed forever. He made friends with lots of kids, even those that didn't speak English!! Matt loved the camp and Marlie just wanted to be with us. Matt is going constantly and Marlie will tell you when she wants to take a nap. But at night, Matt is out like a light and Marlie tosses and turns for at least 30 minutes. Matt wants to do everything on his own, but Marlie wants help reaching the toilet paper in the bathroom! Marlie is thankful for everything and Matt sort of expects everything. We need to work on that! But both kids love vacations, love dancing and love shrimp! They must have eaten shrimp for every meal except breakfast! It was so much fun! There are some more pics in the slideshow. I can't wait to do it again!
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looks so lovely - maybe I need a vacation like that to like the beach. Still not a beach person after our trip to Gulf Shores.
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