Getting off the cruise ship, and flying home.

On Thursday, October 20th, we loaded up the last few remaining items in our staterooms, then went up to Cabanas for breakfast.  After breakfast we were able to get off the ship and catch our shuttle from Miami up to Fort Lauderdale.  We decided to fly out of Fort Lauderdale instead of Miami since the time worked better (evening vs early morning).  We then stayed at a hotel for a few hours until it was time to catch our flight.

Getting some breakfast at Cabanas.  Nyles and Joann by a Pelican, Joann's favorite bird :)  Hudson getting cozy on the hotel bed.  Carter and Nyles having a snack and watching a show at the hotel.

After getting to the hotel, we sorted through our stuff again and decided which things we could check in at the airport so we didn't have to carry it on w/ us.  We popped some popcorn again for a snack while the kids watched a quick show.  Steve took Nyles and Carter down to go swim in the pool, while I put Hudson down for a nap and laid down myself.  My head was spinning and I felt dizzy, even though we were off the ship.

After getting through security, we grabbed a bite to eat, then waited for our turn to board the airplane.  Hudson enjoyed watching the airplanes outside.

Thankfully we had no delays and took off on time.  

We were also able to sit next to each other coming home, which was also nice.

Hudson all ready to go.  The beautiful sunset as we were flying.  Later Hudson went to sit w/ Diane for a few minutes.  And finally he crashed for a while.

After we got off the plane, we got our bags, then Rob and our neighbor Jacob came to pick us all up.  All 3 boys fell asleep as soon as we got in the car.

We had such a great trip!  It went too fast of course.  Such a fun experience as a family.  Until next time...