Reed

 Reed also got a buffalo.  

He said they had to walk 10 miles a day to finally get one (and he says he's not a good walker, just a good runner.)

Kyle

 After fishing they went to Bwabwata National Park (still in Namibia) for a week to hunt.  Apparently there were too many elephants getting in their way and messing up their hunts.  Kyle was able to come home with a cape buffalo (which would be considered a trophy if he didn't have a busted horn) and an impala. 

He's holding the scope because it fell off while he was shooting. 

Dinosaur Fish

 The boys spent 3 nights on the Kwando River in Namibia fishing.  This river is known for its "abundant tigerfish, a highly prized and challenging catch." 

They may be called tigerfish, but Maw-Maw says they look like "dinosaurs with those big teeth", and I have to agree. 

They caught about a dozen tigerfish, with Kyle catching the biggest one weighing in at 13 pounds. 

And, in the list of things for me to worry about, Kyle sent this video of hippos getting into the water.  

A quick google search about hippos will bring up this "fun" fact.

"Hippos cause an estimated 500 deaths annually (as compared to only 22 for lions), hippos are deadly land mammals. This is because they are very aggressive and territorial, and have a habit of charging at boats and capsizing them."

Dinner and a Show

 After visiting the falls, they had dinner at The Boma Dinner and Drum Show.  

They definitely got into the spirit of things. 

They ate mopane worms (which are actually large, spiky caterpillars). 

 

They still complain that I made corndog casserole one time when they were 4, but they'll eat caterpillars....mmmkay. 

And if college doesn't work out for Reed, looks like he could get a gig as a drummer. 

Vic Falls

 The boys made it home from Africa on Saturday.  I haven't posted because I really don't have many pictures of them, and I was hoping to get some before I posted. 

They started their trip with a helicopter tour of Victoria Falls which they said was very impressive and way bigger than they thought it was going to be.  

I was glad the helicopter portion of the vacation was at the beginning of the trip so I could check that off my worry list. 

24

24 years of rowdy.  

Happy Anniversary to us! 

Cruise Day 7- The Best Day

 The last day was the best day since it was my birthday!

We were in the Bahamas at CoCo Cay, and not only did Jason get us into the adult only section, he rented a cabana for us for the day!

The girls brought decorations from home to decorate it for me.

Both the cabana and CoCo Cay were just as amazing as you'd think they'd be. 

That's ocean water, not a swimming pool! 

That's our boat in the background.

And after a super fun day, we even cleaned up in time to go to our last dinner!

Cruise Day 6

 Day 5 we were back on the ship, and as the sign says, I guess it was the "poolest" day ever, as I don't have any pictures. 

Although I do have 1 picture of us playing with my new travel Mahjong set (a birthday present) while we use Rummikub racks as Mahjong racks.

And what we looked like at dinner

Cruise Day 5- Puerto Rico

 We spent day 4 doing our own walking tour of Old San Juan.  It's very hilly and the streets are all cobblestone. It was a super windy, but beautiful day.

Back on the boat, they had an ABBA sing-along after dinner. 

Which, as you can tell, we did not enjoy at all. 

Happy Father's Day!

We celebrated Father's Day with everyone that was around this year.  

That means my dad got to celebrate with his favorite daughter.

And Jason got to celebrate with his favorite daughter.

Cruise Day 4- St Maarten

Day 4: St Maarten

Either I was slower or they were faster, I only lapped Jason and Scott twice. 

We went into St Maarten 

The beaches were very rocky and full of seaweed, so I would not recommend. 

But the pool was pretty 

And then we had dinner "over the edge" of the ship which was fabulous!