Epic Samuel Family Reunion Cruise 2013

Nothing like squeezing in a cross country flight with a toddler to spend a week on a ship after a surgery and before a move! Whew!
But we did it and we had a great time. Here are some highlights:

Kelly on the airplane

Everyone in our group. Samuels as far as the eye can see!

Exploring the ridiculously huge ship (and yes, that is a fountain and a car in the middle of the boat!)

Kelly’s progression from being nervous about the carousel to falling madly, madly in love with it.

Video of Kelly on the carousel.

Part of the mall area on the ship had a little dog statue, which Kelly insisted on barking at every time we passed it. She also enjoyed pulling his tail.

Kelly and Andy may look like they are trapped inside a bingo cage, but they are actually playing on the playground. Because, of course, there’s a playground!

Kelly trying on a new personality.

Some shots of the Allure of the Seas. A bit on the small side, I guess. 🙂

Kelly playing in the Royal Tots Nursery with a bunch of great Fisher Price toys. (because, of course, there’s a nursery. And a kids area. And a teen area. And a kids-only arcade. And a regular arcade. And a mini golf course. HAVE I MENTIONED THE SHIP WAS BIG?!)

Kelly in the wading pool.

Kelly briefly on shore in Jamaica. Andy ate an amazing mango, Kelly fell in love with a little plastic snow globe, and I was just pumped to not be seasick for a few hours.

A nice sushi dinner “out” (we’re still on the ship) with Chris and Laura.

Kelly at the DreamWorks character breakfast. She preferred to stay a safe distance from the large animals!

On the ship, I happened to have my birthday, so we took some pictures on a part of the ship called Central Park (it was an amazing space). Kelly was unfortunately cranky at this point in the day, and I’m hot (dude, it is the Caribbean) and seasick, but at least Andy looks and feels good!

On one of our last nights, the family had a private session with the Flow Rider instructors.

So, there you have it. I know it isn’t a text heavy, interesting post, but we move in TWO DAYS people. TWO. Work with me.

About samuelfamily

We are 30-somethings who are completely enamored with our miniature dachshund Goobers, team member Kelly Sue, who joined us in December 2011, and our newest team member, Norah Jo, who joined us in October 2014. We moved from Seattle to Bellingham in 2016, and spend our time traveling locally and globally, and tackling parenting together. We decided we were worthy of a blog after getting married in 2006 and taking a 5 week trip to Europe in 2007. While our day-to-day life isn't always that dramatic or adventurous, we manage to amuse ourselves. Enjoy. Or not. Whatever.

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