Enjoying Punta Cana

Our hotel room had a nice pool view, and we definitely enjoyed playing in many of them.

There were pool floats galore, and this cutie had so much fun.

Nathan is such a water boy!

We spent quite a lot of time in their kiddie pool, where Nathan practiced floating,

slid down the little kid slide all by himself, 

and went down the big kid slide with us probably 30 times!

We spent our last afternoon at the beach enjoying the water

and the sand.  We had a wonderful time!

The Dominican Republic!

We just got back from a fantastic trip to the Dominican Republic!  We went there to celebrate Rachel and Derek's wedding (more on that soon), and despite nightmare flight delays/cancellations and lost bags, we finally arrived and had fun in the brightest blue waters I have ever seen!

Nathan really loved both the beach and having so many playmates!

We stayed at the beautiful Majestic Colonial in Punta Cana, which was our first all-inclusive experience. 

We enjoyed a lot of sun, sand, and delicious food!

We also chartered a catamaran.  The boat ride was lovely, and just look at these cool dudes and their shades!

The trip allowed us to see more of the gorgeous water, and the island of Saona. 

After a tour of a turtle sanctuary, we reached the pristine Canto de la Playa beach.

We spent most of our time snorkeling, and this box fish was our favorite. 

Isn't that water beautiful?!

Last but not least we stopped in the "natural pool" -- an area with very shallow water -- to see (and touch) starfish!

Grandpa Ariyavatkul's Visit

Grandpa Ariyavatkul arrived last weekend!  He saw Nathan's school for the first time and we had breakfast together.

We had a lot of fun playing at the playground earlier this week, which was good because while that day was just beautiful, it has been unseasonably cold and rainy ever since.  The cold weather has given us plenty of opportunities to play hide and seek inside though!  

Happy National Scrapbooking Day

Happy interNational Scrapbooking Day!  I have a couple layouts to share in honor of this "holiday."  My first layout is of our trip to Brownstone Park in Connecticut that I created for the Scrappy Friends challenge.  The layout is based on Rochelle's sketch, and Stacy's photo inspired me to fussy cut flowers!

My last Basic Gray Plumeria layout showcases multiple pictures from our weekend trip to the Mystic aquarium for More Than Words' May challenge.