Magen's Beach, St Thomas

Our next stop was St. Thomas. We did an excursion of going to Magen's Beach. A driver took us there and we got to play for 2 hours and then they took us back. St. Thomas had 4 other ships docked and so the beach was really crowded but we still managed to find a shady spot and have fun. I was smart enough to pack sand toys so the kids were able to play with them.

Another uncooperative family pic. The pictures don't show it but the beach was actually quite pretty. The water was clear and we were surrounded by greenery.

Lexie started building a sand castle with me and then she ditched me for the water so I kept building. Not much but I was just killing time.

Then the kids decided to destroy mine and build their own.

Josh was the first one to destroy my castle. Ethan didn't think that was so nice and so he dumped a bucket of water on Josh who didn't think that was so nice and got really grumpy.

Yes the sand was a nightmare to get out.

Ahh, how sweet.

Andy and Mike balancing Lexie. She did really well.

Like father like son. After the two hours we left and once again headed back to the ship to eat and then take naps again.

When we woke up I wanted to go out and actually see the sunset and get pictures. We hadn't done that at all. Partly because it made me so nervous to be outside with the kids. I could just picture them going overboard and being completely and utterly helpless. But this day we went out with my family so they could help us watch the kids while we took pictures. It was really windy.

Our family picture. The best one of the whole trip.

Eric hates taking pictures of us kissing. He refuses to do it. I tried and this is his reaction. So sad that this is my husbands face when we kiss. It is amazing we have 3 kids.

My mom and I.

Andy, Laura, Jackson, my dad, mom, Rose, Ryan, Me, and Lexie.