Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Our Caribbean Cruise

The top picture is Drew and Daddy on the gangway getting onto the Liberty of the Seas. Drew sitting like a big boy with Mimi taking the shuttle from the hotel to the pier.

Drew getting his shoes shined at the Minneapolis airport with Mimi and Papa.
Packed and ready to go. Just waiting for our ride!


We had a fabulous time on our cruise! Drew loved being the center of attention everywhere he went. He did not enjoy wearing a red plastic bracelet that had our tender station number on it. It was for in case of an emergency when he wasn't with us they would know which lifeboat station to take him to to find us. He tried to get it off for the first couple days. Then he got a new one that was on a little looser. He discovered he could slip it off. We let him take it off at night. Thankfully there were no emergencies for it to be needed.
For the kids program the kids had to be 100% potty trained. Which means they had to go in do their business and the "paperwork" on their own. Drew was not yet at that point before we left, but he was allowed 3 "accidents" before he was kicked out of the program. He was a superstar! For the first couple days he wore underwear all day with no accidents. He did just fine in the kids program. Until Wednesday night. He had a pee pee accident in the kids program. He got a new pair of shorts (they changed him) and a pillow case (filled with his wet clothes) with the kids program logo on them. The rest of the week he had no more accidents. We couldn't believe how well he did on his own.

The first night Drew slept through dinner. It was a long day for him. He actually fell asleep on Daddy's shoulders. We transferred him into his stroller and he slept while we ate. The rest of the week he has dinner with us in the dining room. He was a really good boy. We brought lots of toys to keep him occupied. Our assistant waiter showed him magic tricks. Drew's favorite thing to eat was butter pats. Must get that from his Dad. We shared our dinner table with a family from Connecticut. It was a Father, Mother, Son, Daughter and Daughter's boyfriend. By the end of the trip Drew was constantly flirting with the 21 year old daughter, Kaitlyn.
More tales to follow.....

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