Bahama Mama's (and Dudes...but it obviously doesn't have the same ring to it)

Here are some pics from our Spring Break trip to Paradise Island. Sorry to be tardy but I'm caught up in planning Annalise's very first birthday party (can you believe it is here already?!!!!) and battling some nasty bug I caught from my stent in the giant germ tube (aka airplane) last week.

I'll be brief since there are lots of pictures attached to this post. In a nutshell we had a great time! Annalise did great on the airplane, lots of time was spent kicking back around the pool, we saw Jason Alexander in the pool and at the lobby Starbucks, ate lots of yummy food, and had to come back way too soon in everyone's opinion. Enjoy the pictures, and I'll be chatting again soon!

Here is the crew headed for our sandy, sunny retreat. Don't think us too fancy for the sweet ride - it was cheaper than parking two vehicles at the airport for the week. But it was pretty fun and
Annalise loved ditching her car seat!

Annalise had lots of fun poking her head over the seats and pulling Zach and Trev's hair!

The great flight crew made Annalise feel welcome on her very first airplane ride. She got to sit in the Captain's chair AND wear his hat......how cool is that?

If you have never seen a cockpit (which I hadn't) here is a peek.....it is a tight squeeze!

Here are the two divas ready to hit the pool. Annalise's watermelon bikini and sun hat were such a hit! We had total strangers stopping to talk so they could get a closer look :)

Annalise and daddy headed out for her very first swim! She is giving us her best Elvis impersonation...."thank you, thank you very much"

Here is our family taking Annalise on her very first swim. She absolutely loved it! She had serious prune skin and cried when we took her out.

I absolutely love this picture! Annalise posing on the beach with big brother Zach.....the camera could hardly handle the cuteness!

We will be signing autographs from 4-5pm only. Please respect our privacy at this time. Have you people no respect for celebs trying to get a little well-deserved R&R??!!

Annalise had some pretty tasty meals on this trip. She had an amazing appetite, maybe it was all the swimming. Here she is having lunch with daddy.

Annalise had so many exciting moments on this trip, but the event that took the cake for her was the aquarium. She was absolutely mesmerized! This is Annalise gazing at an ENORMOUS ray - you can't tell but the wing-span on this puppy was about 10 feet!!

This is my favorite Annalise shot from the trip. Isn't she too cute for words? She loved gazing at the "Shishies". Yes, I'm still waiting for her to say "mama"......but I'm NOT bitter!

We found Nemo. He obviously picked up some chic and settled down in a posh reef in the Caribbean.

I bet Nemo rode in on his white horse....I mean seahorse....and swept his chic off her fins. (I really crack myself up sometimes.......)

This was very cool but very creepy. The fam is traveling through a tube surrounded by sharks. When we looked up we realized we were so far under that we couldn't see the surface....YIKES!

This was immediately after exiting the shark tube. See how happy we all look!

Nana and Papa in front of the "predator lagoon". I love this picture. Thanks for coming with us and enhancing the joy of our trip! It was great to share this time with you!

Brian could add photographer to his resume. I took at least 50 pictures of the water lilies in front of the hotel lobby. Brian took one. Any guesses who took this one? (hint: it wasn't me)