Pryorisms

We woke up bright and early and were still cruising toward Martinique, Fort de France. Man oh man waking up to this is so relaxing.

Every morning we would order room service coffee for us and blueberries for Maddie. And let me tell ya, I could get used to that life.

Finally we arrived at this interesting little port while we were having breakfast!

And we hopped right off to explore!

All we really wanted to do was find a beach! So we found this tiny little one after walking past some shops.

Maddie, Daddy, and the Crystal Serenity!

After a quick swim, we walked around looking at Maddie's favorites... birds ("Buh!")!

We got back on board, had a long nap, and had reservations at Silk Road (Nobu!!).

AJ and his super tiny spoon haha. Maddie had a meltdown and E was gracious enough to take her up to bed and let Age and I have dinner.

We decided to take advantage of Honey being with Maddie and watched our favorite guitarist in the Avenue Saloon.

The next morning our girl was still knocked out when the sun came up in St. Barts!!

E and I had talked to the concierge and arranged for us to have day passes at a resort on St. Barts. And ohhhh myyyy gooooodness, it absolutely exceeded our expectations.

This is Maddie's TA DA!! Maddie and I hung out in our tiki hut while AJ and E enjoyed their included massage at the spa!

Those piggies. This island. I can't think of much more that I love more!!!

Had to put a towel down so she would put her feet on the ground!! HAHA

Next up I had my massage and we all headed to our lunch that was included as well. (This day pass was AMAZING. I can't say enough about the Guanahani Resort in St. Barts. GO. NOW.)

Maddie Jane has never fallen asleep anywhere other than her crib/pack n play/carseat/stroller.. So this much needed nap was a feat!! But after a little soothing, she fell asleep in my arms and I was in HEAVEN.

Not too shabby of a place for a nap, huh?

Y'all. That portrait setting on the new iPhone 7 is AMAZING.

I'm still thinking about this salmon tartar. Top 3 best things I had on vacation.

Maddie woke up and had some pizza and shrimp and of course... ice cream!

We headed back to the beach for a couple more rays.. If only you could see her face in this picture. She is SO mad that I set her right down in the sand, ha!

Picture attempt with Mom #1...

Picture attempt #2...

And third time is a charm!

Love this little family of mine and this island. Of all the places we visited, this is the ABSOLUTE must go back location. I cannot say enough good things about St. Barts.

After a long day in the sun, we decided to head to a more casual dinner at Taste. (Side note: at least 45% of the cruise was spent watching Maddie Jane climb stairs. She could not get enough, ha!)

And little girl LOVES limes (???). They were a big component in keeping her happy waiting on food!!

She still had some energy after a loooonnggg nap, so we headed up to Palm Court for some dancing! Then called it a night after our self proclaimed, BEST DAY of the entire trip.

Part three (and maybe four?) coming tomorrow!!

Restoring Grace

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After my last day of work at Ares, we had a red eye flight to join E on the Crystal Serenity for 10 amaaazzzing days in the Caribbean.

Maddie watched a little bit of Barney, then she slept the entire way to Miami! The flight from Miami to Barbados wasn't as smooth, but we survived!!

After a missing bag, we FINALLY made it to the ship to be greeted by this bottle of champagne from our travel agent and a niiiice hot bath.

We wasted no time and were ready in time for dinner with Honey!!

Little girl didn't take long at all to get use to the amazing Crystal service. Our server, Lily, quickly found out Maddie's favorites, and had them waiting for us every single night. She was a GEM and the only we way we made it through 10 nights of over an hour long dinner!!

Ahhh SO happy to finally be on the ship!! (E had been on since February, so I think she was a little excited to have some dining partners :))

I woke up around 6am and AJ and Maddie were still snoozing (she slept through the night!!). So I snuck out to grab some coffee solo.

And all the Mamas said amen. First day of vacation and FUNemployment and I was having coffee right by myself on a ship in Barbados. Talk about a pinch me moment.

Maddie girl had her first of a million fruit plates.

And I had my first (of many, eek!!) spa appointments. I got my teeth whitened! It was a little uncomfortable, but I am happy with the results. Probs should cut back on the coffee and red wine to keep the pearly whites!

The ship was still docked in Barbados, so we hopped off to do a little exploring.

A local trying to get us to take a tour via Maddie. Wonder what's going through that little mind!!

Back on the ship for our first of a bajillion cups of ice cream.

Dinner night two - we all made it to the dining room!

The next morning we woke up in St. Lucia!!

E had an excursion booked, so we took a cab to a popular beach. Maddie Jane was knocked out by the time we got there!

We let her snooze a little bit while we took in the insanely gorgeous views.

This is her token "OH" face! haha She was amazed at the waves.

But not amused with the sand. She REFUSES to put her feet in the sand!!

But wants to be in the water so badly!! So most of the day was spent like this..

The three of us spent about 2 hours on the beach before heading back to the ship. It was the perfect amount of time to soak up with beauty and time together before any meltdowns occurred. ha

Back on the ship, we discovered Maddie is OBSESSED with blueberries. So blueberry room service with Mr. Pengiun happened more times than I can count..

Night three we had a babysitter and went to the Italian restaurant with E. Ever since we were on the ship back in 2013, I have been dreaming of that beef carpaccio. And let me tell ya. It was EXACTLY as amazing as I remembered..