4th of July Atlantis Style

We weren't expecting a whole lot of 4th of July happenings considering we were not in the US anymore. Much to our surprise the property had a crazy, huge 4th of July celebration. The carnival and amount of decorations alone was crazy but the fireworks show at the end of the night was amazing. We were all in awe the whole time. Even Drew who hates noisy fireworks, sat (ears plugged) in amazement through some pretty crazy loud fireworks. So go figure - you can leave the country and still celebrate!

Bahamas - Take 2...

No trip to the beach would be complete without Bahama Mamas. We spent a ton of time at the beach this time. Both Madi and Drew were into snorkeling and Drew really got the hang of it this time.

 Fortunately we were able to follow this sting ray at the beach for awhile while snorkeling. The best part was he was free to snorkel with! And to think Marty wanted to pay a ridiculous amount of money to snorkel with the sting rays. This was soooo much better.

 The kids favorite ride is the Rapids River. Madi managed to go flying off the tube during one of the rides through the waves again. They loved flying down the rocky rapids and going through the steamy caves. I think it takes about 20-30 minutes to get around the river each time but it is definitely a lot of fun.

 He really is having more fun than it looks like!

 Madi and I in our matching yellow stripes.

Drew needed his picture with mama too. We weren't quite matching though.

Bahamas - Take 1...

The Bahamas has definitely climbed up our list of favorite places to visit. It is gorgeous, there is tons to do at the Atlantis and the rooms are climate controlled. Not that that all doesn't come with a price - that is if you like to not starve. If you are reading this - you probably know we aren't the kind of family that likes to starve. We stayed a couple more days this time than the last visit and I swear we didn't get to as much as I thought we would including any spectacular pictures to replace some of the larger prints in the house.

 Here is our favorite bridge on the property. It just looks fun when you head up to it.

 Our sweet Madi Cakes

 Our sweet Drew Doo

It was just a little warm

Thanks for looking at something else Drew! :)