Mark.

Shopping.

In front of a fountain.

Our ship in the background.

Gala Buffet.

Here we are in Grand Turks. It was very pretty and just getting developed. Here is Mark in front of Margaritaville (of course they had a band playing it often) We did snorkeling and a stingray adventure.

Margaritaville.

Mark in front of the Margaritaville pool, it was really big and nice.

Mark and I on Grand Turks.

One of the guys who ran the Reef and Rays tour. These stingrays were really neat, we got to feed them and hold them. And yes, this was just the week after Steve Irwin died. One girl had on a Steve t-shirt that said "Crikey!" on the back.

Mark was having toe problems from his first pair of flippers. It was an ongoing problem/

Our last towel animal. It is a monkey and it scared me, I didn't see it until I walked into it.

Mark played the bingo on the last night because the winner got to play "Deal or No Deal" and he was dying to play.

Whew, I was so exhausted I fell asleep on the deck on the last day.

Parker showing off his 1st place medals with the kids he played with last year



Mark pretending to pick my nose. He has always been so romantic


Mitchell taking swimming lessons. I wouldn't let him take lessons until he would put his face in the water due to many previous failed swimming lesson attempts.

Zachary took summer band. He chose the trumpet. They had a little concert at the end. And yes it sounded as if it were a bunch of kids who had had lessons for one month in the middle of summer.
Mitchell wanted to get "dressed up" for Zach's concert.

Parker watching the awards ceremony at the Mayor's cup. He plays forward and scores many of the teams goals.





Parkers team took first place in the Mayor's cup.
That makes two 1 st place spots so far for tournaments this summer.












I was trying to get Zach to take a picture of Mark and I for this wall art thing, and this is how Mark looked through most of them, he didn't want to be taking pictures.

Parkers club team took 1st place in the Pioneer cup tournament.

Running over to take a bow for the parents.

Parker got to go to Space Day Camp.

We have another snake courtesy of Papa, he rescued it from a cat. Our cat is also interested in it and tries to attack it through the glass.

The boys enjoy a movie on the way to an air show.

This is a little bit more of the new couch (per Jodi's request) I also painted the room a deep terra cotta and added to the drapes.

Mitchell taught himself to ride a two-wheeler last week. He is very proud of himself. When we got home from church he said he wanted to ride his bike as a missionary.

We had a cul-de-sac party. Mitchell was fortunate enough to get the full effects of the volcano of soda.

Mark finds something amusing.

Watching the craziness.

Mitchell (in his taekwondo outfit -- yes he takes the class, but today he just wanted to wear the outfit) explains things to Victoria.

Mitchell and Victoria.

Mitchell started t-ball. He says he wants to play BASEball. He also uses a toy mitt that really embarrasses Mark.

Mitchell did not have a good time. He kept telling Mark he had a secret he needed to tell him -- just trying to get Mark to stop the boat.

This was the second time out. They had a really good time.

This was the first time out. The water was COLD.

As you can see, Mark is at his favorite spot, trying to dunk the kids.

Amy got a zoo pass and now tries to make everybody go to the zoo with her. Grandma and Chloe look at snakes.

Mitchell poses beautifully.

Mitchell, Chloe, Grandma and Victoria stand behind the waterfall in the butterfly exhibit at the zoo.

Mitchell holds a monarch butterfly in the exhibit, while Chloe tries to catch one herself.

Chloe poses in front of the waterfall.

Chloe got to hold a butterfly.

Next to the giant elephant statue

Mitchell, Grandma, Chloe, Amy, Victoria and Sebastian waiting for the bird show.