Sunday, September 2, 2012

Motivation

We got off the Freedom of the Seas this morning. Once again, we loved our cruise vacation.




Wesley ordered escargot the first night.




Lydia's princess pose.



This was the first formal night.



My parents went on the cruise with us.



The Royal Babies and Toddler program gave Josiah a little bag that we used to carry entertainment stuff for all three kids. Josiah loved carrying the bag but he had to hold his arm up to carry it.



Wesley read Flat Stanley books during the two hour dinners. Lydia mostly played with a Snow White Princess set or colored. Josiah colored, ate ice, looked at books, and drove us crazy. Only joking. He did rather well during those long dinners. He took a quick nap on one or two nights. On the last night, he went to the nursery and played during dinner.



So, this was our motivation for potty training Josiah! If kids aren't potty trained, they have to stay in one very little pool that is less than six inches deep. We knew he would want to do what Wesley and Lydia were doing.



The kids enjoyed this vortex pool.



Lydia practiced her backstroke.


The kids loved the hot tub, especially on the first two days when it was a little cloudy and very windy because of Isaac. We missed our first stop, the Bahamas, because of the storm.


There is one regular pool in the kids area.


My parents came by to watch the kids swim.


The kids loved the sprayers.


The kids also played in one of the two bigger pools. Chris and I liked this pool area the best because of the band playing there. There is also an adult only pool. I got in one of the two adult only hot tubs once for five minutes.


After playing in the pools in the morning for a couple of hours, Josiah fell asleep in the high chair after eating lunch on three of the four sea days.




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