Caribbean Cruise and Jeff's birthday

The week of February 6, Jeff and I went on a cruise of the Eastern Caribbean. We enjoyed the sunshine, warm weather, and had a wonderful time. The kids stayed with Grandma & Grandpa Tjebkes who we can't thank enough for all their help. With our crazy schedules, careers, and three small kids, Jeff and I so need breaks like these!

Miami Beach the day before the cruise

Leaving Miami

First day on deck

Goodbye South Beach!

Watching an ice sculptor
The finished sculpture, a Mayan Chief

Our cabin decorated for Jeff's birthday

All ready for formal night

First stop was Grand Turk, a beautiful day! Jeff enjoyed scuba diving while I went for a long run and did some shopping.

One night we went to a special dinner hosted by the ship's Exec. Chef. It was seven courses and took about three hours!

A group of 3 made up all of the courses in the dining room

We celebrated Jeff's 40th Birthday!

Visiting the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, Bahamas


The resort had a lot of sharks and stingrays swimming around

And a few of these giant fish they seemed to like having their picture taken!

We had a fun day enjoying the water slides at Atlantis
This one dropped the rider thru a tube under a shark-filled pond!
Jeff relaxing on our last day
When we got back we celebrated Jeff's birthday again with the kids