Today we celebrated Mimi's 50th Birthday! Over 30 people came to celebrate and everyone had a great time. Mimi and Mark did most of the cooking with the kids helping out a little bit. They also set up the beautiful display of food! We had a great lunch with family and friends and hope that Mimi had an amazing birthday! Happy Birthday Mimi. We love you!

Today was John's 24th birthday and we went to dinner at P.F. Chang's in Fort Lauderdale. Tery was there with Madison and AJ. Gigi and Stu were there and also Johnny and JJ. We had a really nice dinner. Happy Birthday John.

Tonight Karen and I went to dinner for my mom's birthday. We ate at Red Ginger Asian Bistro in Coral Springs. It was really good and kind of like PF Chang's or China Bistro in Aventura. We ordered a few different dishes and shared everything. After dinner we sang happy birthday and had fried cheesecake. We had a very nice time and hope mom had a great birthday!

Today was Johnny's 4th birthday party at Central Park. There was a bounce house for the kids right next to the playground. They had sandwiches and chicken wings for lunch along with appetizers for munchies. Johnny had his own birthday cake along with a huge cupcake cake. We had a great time and so did the kids.

Happy Birthday J4!

Today was Steve’s birthday so we all went to dinner at Texas de Brazil to celebrate. My aunt and uncle from Connecticut were also there to celebrate. We had a great time and Karen’s parents even stopped in to say Happy Birthday (and to drop off a sweater to Karen who was cold). It was a fun night with lots and lots of yummy red meat, salad bar, and dessert.

Hope you had a great birthday dinner Steve!

Today was Sarita's Birthday. We all met at Shely and Mark's house to celebrate. Mark cooked homemade pizza pies for everyone. They were so good. We had cheese, pepperoni, and several veggie pizzas. All were great and now I want to try homemade pizzas for myself. After lunch we had cake that Sofia decorated all by herself. We had a great time celebrating with everyone this afternoon.

Today when we woke up we were docked just off the Great Stirrup Cay Island. This is a private island owned by Norwegian Cruise Lines. After breakfast we all tendered over to the island and grabbed a spot on the beach.

Karen and I already had our eye on something we wanted to do while there. Geocache! We had plotted out 2 geocaches that we wanted to discover so we decided to head out for an early hike before it got too late. We took Shely with us and headed out onto a dirt trail. After about a 1 mile walk we came to the opposite side of the island where we found lots of cliffs and a rocky beach area. The island had previously been a military base so there we reminiscence of old military buildings. Be hind one of them was the geocache!

We then headed out to grab the second one. Along the way we stopped and took pictures near the Great Stirrup Cay International Airport, which is just an old helipad. We continued hiking for about half a mile and found the last cache, an old abandoned lighthouse. In the area of the lighthouse was old homes and an old cemetery. After logging our find we took our 2 mile hike back. Once back at the beach we ate lunch and Karen played in a volleyball game with the guys. We then went swimming and snorkeling in the ocean and saw lots of colorful fish, along with a sting ray and shark. before we knew it, it was time to head back to the ship.

Once back at the ship we had dinner and went to play the final BINGO game. We lost. After the game the kids went to watch/play The Quest. Basically they break the room into teams. The cruise director then asks each team all at once to bring up to him or do different activities and each team that does gets points. They asked for a guys shoe laces, out of the shoes. They also asked for to guys dancing, that would be Rami and Josi. the final "quest" was for one guy from each team to go on stage wearing boxers, a bra, high heels, and carrying a handbag. Josi ran up dressed like that and our team won the game! For winning we each got a Norwegian Cruise Line shirt. The Quest was hilarious and we laughed the entire time. After the game we went upstairs to grab a quick midnight snack and then head off to bed.

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Today we got off the boat in Nassau and took a cab over to Atlantis. When we got there we walked over to the private beach where Josi, Tamara, Rami, Allan, and Jodi went jet skiing. Karen laid out in the sun and I went exploring the area. After jet skiing we walked onto the Atlantis property where we hung out by the pool and private beach. Karen and I then went back into town while everyone else snuck into Atlantis and rode the water slides, until being kicked out. We then went to Senor Frogs where we got huge yard drinks and lunch. It was soon time to board the ship and we all went back to get ready for dinner. After dinner we all went to the theater where Mimi and Mark played in the newlywed game. They didn't win, but it sure was funny. After the show we went to the pool deck where they had a "snow party" where everyone is supposed to wear white. We hung out and danced for a bit and then headed back to the cabins.

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