Sunday, March 15, 2009

The Cruise

Mark and I decided it was time to spend some some quality time together, so we went on a cruise. We took a 5 day cruise on the Navigator Of The Seas through Royal Caribbean and had the time of our lives. There was so much to see and so much to do that when we got home we felt like we needed a vacation to recoup from our vacation.


Here we are waiting at the Tri-Rail station. We took an hour long train ride to Fort Lauderdale where we caught our ship.


Waiting some more


While we were waiting, an Amtrak train passed us


Mark looking out over Fort Lauderdale


The first night we were there they had a Set Sail parade on the Promenade




We played golf the first day we were there.

We took this picture from the helicopter pad



I'm on top of the world!

Mark looks like he's praying to some ocean God


Our beautiful dining room. It was hard to believe we were actually on a ship!


Formal night was so much fun. It was nice being able to dress up and to see what others were wearing. This staircase was a popular place to take pictures.

Out on the pool deck

Having fun on the pool deck

Still having fun


Every night our room attendate would make an animal out of towels.

Our favorite day was spent at a place call Playa Uvas.

This is what you call paradise!

The pavilion where we ate lunch.

We went snorkeling which was a fun experience. We saw a sting ray, barracuda, lots of Dori fish and Mark even saw an octopus.

I called this the mushroom tree

Trying to climb a tree to pick a coconut. :)

The view to the entrance of Playa Uvas

Our beautiful cruise ship

You don't really realize how big your boat is until you are standing next to it. It's totally amazing!



Leaving the port in Cozumel

More pictures of the port in Cozumel

The elephant

Our next stop was in Belize. Here we went to see the Mayan Ruins.
Here is a tree that grows a certain kind of nuts that the Mayans used.

A very long walk up to the top

One of the temples

A view from one of the temples

The sting-ray

We loved walking along the Promenade

Looking down on the Metropolis theater. Every night there was a show to attend.

This picture gives you an idea of how many decks there are. It's taken from the Promenade. Keep in mind there are many more decks than this picture shows.

The curtain in the Metropolis Theater

Waiting for one of the shows

The hallway leading to our room

Our stateroom - Deck 9

The swan

We were getting ready to participate in a game show.

Here is Mark coming back from turning in our answer to the game question.

The last night there they had a farewell parade.



Taken on the Promenade after the parade


Having a little fun in the gift shop

Mark and the invisible pitchfork

We had so much fun on our cruise but as you can see we got worn out. Here we are sitting in the airport waiting to go home.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Three little cousins

These three little boys have a lot of fun when they get together. Sometimes they are just like three peas in a pod. They bring a lot of joy to our family!



Could they be any cuter?!

My two little boys

One of my favorites

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Kesa


I'm finally getting around to posting Kesa's 13 year old pictures. While I was going through the pictures I couldn't resist comparing them to two years ago. My baby girl is growing up.







Saturday, January 24, 2009

Two Brothers and a Sister

A few weeks ago two of my brothers came for a visit. Keith, who was on his way back to some army base in Georgia, stopped by on his way through. Clay, who wanted to see Keith before he left, flew to Omaha so he could visit with him and of course my family. It was so good to see the two of them and to spend time with them. I love these guys!


Clay and I enjoying our breakfast


I'm letting Keith know that I'm #1 in leg wrestling. He of course thinks I'm going to lose.

Do you see Keith holding up the #2? That's right, he lost.

If you look closely you can see Keith going over. You can also see him stepping on my hair.

Trying to WWF wrestle. I lost that one.

Trying to get Keith to smile is a joke so enjoy the next few pictures.




Friday, January 23, 2009

Friends for Life

A long time ago in a Ghetto far far away, the Ludlow and the Kortus kids became neighbors. Little did they know that 5 years in the Ghetto would bring them much happiness and adventure. Even though they are no longer neighbors and they can't get together very often they have discovered they will be friends for life.



Kesa, Kassie, Tyler, and Trent getting ready to play Twister

Just beginning

I love this shot!

Trent didn't last too long

Playing Disney Scene It

Going for a little car ride

Playing Rock Band

Sing Kaden sing

Friday, January 2, 2009

The Nativity

Kaleb's pre-school gets to act out the Nativity and this year Kaleb was a shepherd. As you can see he's really into his role.



My little shepherd boy
Kaleb and his daddy

Kaleb and his mommy

Sunday, November 16, 2008