..enjoying the passage of time: 2012

We usually stay close to home during spring break. Our "big" vacation (you know, the one where we burn off all our hotel and airline points), is usually in the summer...when life has slowed down for all of us. This year, since the kids schools both had the same spring break, Alan put in for vacation and the hunt for our "points" trip was on! The winner - St. Martin - the French side - at the European hotel chain "Raddison Blu". Thank you United points and American Express...for making this trip within our reach. How wonderful to have a bit of "summer" in March. Time to relax, read, swim, sail, dive, and remind ourselves how thankful we are for all that we have.

Such a beautiful beach...

A wonderful place to sit and relax...

LOVE the flowers.....

Ridiculously beautiful pool on the beach

Mosaic in our hotel....

Clouds just before sunset

The beach at sunset.

Love love love the ocean....

Lexi was taking pictures with her phone as well.

A self portrait in the elevator after a stroll around the property with the "good" camera!

Delicious dinner at Tastevin in Grand Case....yummm

Hummingbird by the pool.

Lexi Lounging poolside

All the bacon you can eat....every day....

A day on the catamaran Scoobi Too....sailing to Anguilla

Did I mention we needed to be at the dock at 8am? Someone needed a nap!

Our first stop was Sandy Island. It was literally just sand, a few trees, and a hut. Soo cool.

Snorkeling back to the boat from Sandy Island. Just look at the color of the water. It was stunning.

Ryan looking back at Sandy Island

The front of our hotel at night.

The lobby of the hotel. How cool is that chandelier!

Wish I could take credit for these underwater photos...but they had a guide with them who was their photographer. Awesome underwater shots of Alan and Ryan wreck diving.