An Announcement!

Round #2 with what this blog started as, has commenced.  Burch Baby 2 is due June 15th.  Stay tuned through our journey.

Brush-a Brush-a Brush-a

So Halloween this year had some mixed messages....  

We started out the day with Kenzie's first dentist appointment.  We are so lucky to have a dentist (almost) in the family, to ease the tension.  I don't have a problem with dentists, but that could be because I had braces for a bazillion years (okay maybe 7), and was expected to go monthly.  So I got use to it.  

Unfortunately Kenzie did not share the same easy-going, feeling toward her first visit with Kel. 

But good news...with her wide mouth open from screaming, she got a good look at her clean and healthy set of chompers!

And after we learned about how to keep our teeth healthy, we naturally celebrated Halloween!  Weee.  I was really excited about this year, since I thought Kenz would get a kick out of it.  Since it was a chilly, rainy Halloween (what else is new) we decided to go to the mall and do some treating....NEVER AGAIN!  There is something really lame about standing in an unbearable line, moving 2 feet every 5 minutes, and getting candy that was likely on the clearance rack last Christmas.  

So we ditched the mall after about 45 minutes and maybe 10 pieces of candy and decided to hit up a few houses in the neighborhood.  Oh and she loved it!  The fact that she was not dressed for outside trick or treating, did not seem to stop her from running from door to door...  Our neighbors loved our little elephant, and of the 7 houses we went to, 2 of them announced she was the Cutest Halloween Baby they had seen all night.  I can't say I disagree!  

Last night on the Majesty of the Seas

Our last day in Key West was followed by our last night on the ship.  So here are the final pics from our cruise.  It was a great little vacation for our family of 3.  Although stressful at times, we had a lot of laughs, and lots of memories made!

 Watching all of the wait staff sing and dance.  She was twirling her napkin in the air. 

 And then Kenzie continued her spoiledness by the wait staff....with chocolate covered strawberries.

 Looking down the hall for our cabin staff.  She loved giving him the "pound."

Mile Marker 0

Our last port of call on the cruise, was Key West, FL.  I was pretty excited for this stop since I heard such great things about it.  And yes it was beautiful, and probably the restaurants and bars are loads of fun....without a 21 month old!  
We really had no plan so we just started walking.  There were tons of people taking pictures of the buildings that I'm sure had some historic purpose, including this very sweet group of Chinese men with their Nikons with huge lens.  And the next thing we know, it was like Kenz was dodging paparazzis.  They couldn't get enough of her.  In fact, I'd really like to get a copy of those pics.  
Anyway, as we walked we ventured in to shops and explored the Duval Street area.  And then we kept walking...and walking...and walking.  We were searching for Key West Key Lime Pie Co.  Come to find out there is more than one, and we picked the one that required the longest walk, of 2 miles, with a toddler, in the scorching heat.  Ahh paradise!

 Terrified of this guy

 Looks like she really loves it huh?...she took 2 bites of her $4 slice

 So we got smart at took a bike taxi back to the boat!

Day in Cocoa Cay

After Nassau we headed off to Royal Caribbean's private island of Cocoa Cay.  I think this was my favorite day of the cruise since it basically meant laying around, eating, and swimming on a beautiful island. I'd like one of these islands for Christmas. 
Also note:  I was in fact on the island although there are no pictures to prove it.