Gracie's Birthday

Last Friday, October 10th, Gracie turned one years old. I can't believe that she is already a year old, one day she is being born and the next she is a year old, it goes by too fast. Gracie had a lady bug birthday just like her Sister Isabelle did when she turned one. Since our families are so big we separated the birthdays, so the 10th we celebrated with Aly's family and on the 12th with my family. Here then are the highlights of both of the birthday parties.



Look how happy turning one makes Gracie!



The cake that Aly made is on the left and the cupcakes we bought are on the right.



Opening her piggie bank from Grandma and Grandpa Ferran


Wondering what she should do with her cake

Just getting started into making a very big mess!!


Getting better


The final product, she did pretty good!


Wondering what in the world is on her hands


In the bath cleaning up, Gracie loves her baths!

More pictures

Here are some more pictures of the cruise. Isabelle last night said that she missed being on the ship and that I should go work on the ship because it would be fun. I told her that I wouldn't get to see her if I worked on the ship and she said: "We can live on the ship, you can work in the Pizza place during the day and then come see us at night!" While I think this is a pretty good idea, I am not sure why she thinks the Pizza place would be the place to work!


This is the flowrider on the ship, I couldn't get the hang of it before my knees told me no more, but it was a good time.



Isabelle drinking her Pina Colada out on deck, good luck getting her to share!



Gracie eating in the dining room, for a 11 month old she did really good every night as long as she had her roll. To get her in her high chair the waiters had to give her a role first and then she would get in, now she's addicted to bread just like her Daddy.



Isabelle and Hadley playing on the private Island Labadee


Isabelle and Nicholas


Isabelle and Hannah having fun on Labadee


Our ship


View from the beach, such a pretty place




Grandpa and Gracie


Gracie and Hadley playing in the sand.

Finally Some Cruise Pictures

Gracie's first plane ride. This was on the second leg from Phoenix so after a nap on the first leg she was pretty happy. For how much she hates to be confined into one spot, she did great.

Isabelle and Alexa coloring, its nice to have older cousins that will play with the younger ones!

Isabelle and Gracie looking out our hotel window 20 stories up, good thing the glass didn't break!

Getting ready to go to the ship, this isn't even a 1/4 of the luggage we had. 25 people and probably 40 + pieces of luggage!

The famous boat drill, but luckily we were able to do it in the dining room not outside, we look good!

Isabelle and Hannah playing in the splash park


Leaving Miami and passing South Beach



The only few seconds she kept her hat on, after the picture it was off!

More pictures to come tomorrow, hope you enjoy!