Monday, June 28, 2010

Cruisin Part One

Lance and I had an awesome time during our cruise to the Eastern Caribbean. The entire Rice crew ready for the big vacation. The Caribbean was so beautiful. This beach in St. Marteen is named airport beach because the runway is right next to the water. It was so cool to watch the planes land just feet from where we are standing.
The crystal blue water was the perfect temperature for swimming.
Whether at home or on vacation you can't take the competitiveness out of these guys. The cousins competed in the ship's dodge ball tournament and they were not messing around. Game on!
The winners with their Gold medals and the cruise sports director.
The night life was full with productions, parades, and dance clubs.
and of course food, lots of food!
The married girls posing while the men were all missing in action during the Lakers vs Celtics game.
The ports were all unique with a lot to do and see. In old San Juan we visited an old fort used to protect the city from invaders.

Cruisin Part 2

Our ship Liberty of the Seas is the second largest cruise ship on the ocean. The ship was awesome with so many different activities and things to do. Lance's favorite was the Flow Rider. It was so fun when the family would reserve it for private rental and everyone got to watch and laugh at each other.
Here we are ice skating on the ship's ice rink in the middle of the Caribbean.
It was perfect to regroup with everyone at dinner and share the highlights of the day.
All dressed up for the Captain's dinner.
The trip with the Rice clan was so fun and filled with so many fabulous memories.
The kids surprised us at the airport. I was so excited to see them! It was great to have a vacation away but I sure missed these three kiddos.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Aunt Lesli's Parties

Lance's cute Aunt Lesli throws these amazing parties for the kids every year. The girl's party this year was a princess tea party.
The party was complete with crowns, jewelry, pedicures, and gourmet cupcakes. What more could a girl want.
Lesli makes everything so special for these cute little girls.
Lexi wanted to display all of her presents from the gift bag.
The boys party last week was an outdoor gathering with games, prizes, pizza, and a magician. Peyton came home with a pack full of summer gear.

All Dressed Up

Kempton happy and ready for church. Rewind six years, Peyton not so happy and ready for church.
Lexi just loved being able to see our fun cousin McKenzi when she got married. Sometimes it is fun to get dressed up and sometimes not so fun.