LOTS OF LITTLES: a little math vacation

NOTE: I started this 3.5 months ago and it isn't done ... but I'm putting it out here anyway :) Maybe I'll add more captions and edit more ... in the future. Just trying to get back into it however I can ...

J and I went on a cruise in early May. He won the cruise for two because he was selected to compete in a math competition.

Foofie bought each of us some treats and wrote notes on them. She woke up early and rode along to the airport. When we got out of the van, she surprised us with goodie bags :)

Daddy "bumped" us up to first class on the way there :) We enjoyed the extra space and tasty breakfast -- and (of course!) he only wants to fly first class from now on ...

Fluffy, friendly-looking clouds :)

Mini-golf ...

New friends ...

Lots of ice cream ... because it's hard to pass up free (already-paid-for) ice cream ...

Rode in this van with a driver named Jimmy ... prayed for safety most of the way and for Jimmy to be patient about passing enormous dump trucks and the like. About a half hour ride ... no seatbelts ... and the only signs on the sides of the road were things like "SLOW DOWN! ARRIVE ALIVE!!!" and "DRIVE WITH CAUTION!" and my favorite ... "UNDERTAKERS LOVE OVERTAKERS! DRIVE CAREFULLY!"

Thank the Lord, we did arrive alive. Paradise Cove ... where it's $4 per person just to step on the beach. Another $5 per person if you want to sit on a chair and so on :) This was our adventure day before the competition. I said we don't need a planned excursion ... we'll just make our own :)

This guy was supposed to tell us where to snorkel and where not to snorkel -- and the painting above his head was used as a map to point out the dangerous and safe areas. Unfortunately, we had trouble understanding him ...