Thursday, January 14, 2010

The Bahamas and an Alen Invasion!



Ben and I went to FL/Bahamas for the weekend. Ben had a conference that he was presenting at and then we took the weekend and went on a cruise together. We had such a great time. We had uninterrupted conversations, we caught up with each other, we laughed and reminisced, we got to go to the temple together, we planned, and we made some great memories. We were hoping for a chance to also enjoy the sunshine but apparently the Pykles are destined for cold weather-those who watch the news will know that it was the coldest it's been in FL this past weekend since 1939. Yep, 1939! It was so cold and stormy the second day that our ship was not able to dock. There were 30 foot waves crashing on the beach which meant we could not leave the ship or even go outside. And when we docked in FL on Monday morning it was 29 degrees- only 4 degrees warmer than Potsdam. Talk about crazy luck. HOWEVER- we still had a great time, ate great food- and Ben won the "Chicken-Leg" contest-doesn't get better than that, trust me!
  • the closest we came to the water
  • showing off the short sleeves we totally regretted wearing when it started to rain on our motorcycle ride around the island
  • the Orlando Temple
Of course the whole thing was made possible by favorite Auntie Liesl and James who were the absolute BEST babysitters in the world! The kids had a great time (when they weren't throwing up all over-this is called "going above and beyond" in babysitting) and the highlight of the weekend was "Alen Invasion". You can watch the magic below-HYSTERICAL! We have laughed till we cried and watched it again and again- thank you Liesl and James-you were truly amazing!
One word for this past weekend- PRICELESS! Thank you Liesl and James.


1 comment:

Tyler and Jeena said...

I cannot believe the one time you get to soak up the sunshine it was freezing. It has been colder than normal in GJ this year too and I often think how does Chelise do it? It is depressing and the kids get a little stir crazy being inside too much. I am glad you got to enjoy your time together though.