My First Full Day At FDR

After a good night's sleep... a typical FDR day .




The first thing we saw on the way to breakfast. Hmm, wonder where that boat goes.




Looks like a neat beach, I'll be back to check this out...





Hey, breakfast al fresco. What a view!




I bet Daddy's not having breakfast outdoors.




Are those really crabs?




Lots of kids here are younger than me. Some come by two's... ?





Lots are older too. Wonder what they are playing there?





Time to check the activity board and make my plans for the day..... lots of choices



Mommy and Nana have lots of choices as well...



I'll stick to the kids stuff for now. Let's check out what they're doing for arts and crafts today...









.... No... I'd rather play...






If I get good at this maybe I'll make the Raptors...



I
'll try the pool later on...I wonder what's up top of the bar... I'll have to get Mommy or Nana to check that out for me another time... moving on...




Meanwhile I'll check out the tennis lessons with my sisters...I love sports!




Time to cool off after the tennis...they have a baby slide that even my sisters seem to like...





FDR don't even mind us swimming up here... it's cool!







Lots of action on the beach as we have our lunch...




My sister decided to do a rain dance... she's not bad.

It's raining, but there's lots of action going on over near the bar... I asked our Nanny, Shirnette, to take us over to check it out...

I couldn't figure out why the guy was holding onto an upside down bowl...

...until... WOW... Huge CRABS.... Racing, and everybody screaming for their favorite to get to the finish line...these people are .funny

My sister was in the fashion and talent show Wednesday night. I was sooo proud of her.

I wonder if his mother told him to eat it all up like a good boy and he'd get some ice cream...Weird... I'm going to bed! Good Night.

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Jamaica Bound...!

Feb 10 started very early for my family. Daddy said we had to be at the airport by 5am.. 3 hours prior to departure. We all groaned ...but it's good that Mommy and Nana listened to him.

What a suprise... there were lots of people lined up ahead of us. It took about an hour to get all checked in. It was a good thing that Daddy waited as he entertained my sisters and me and took us to breakfast.
We passed through security by 7am, where we found a neat play area.

Mommy thought that I would probably sleep on the airplane...I had other plans... I was too exited!! My Mommy, Nana and sisters were excited when we finally arrived in Montego Bay ..... 4 hours later...that's when I decided to finally have a nap... customs... how boring.

We got through the Montego Bay airport very quickly (at which point I woke up...) We were met by a nice man who had a private van waiting just for us... it had a car seat in it for me (I was wondering why we hadn't brought ours; as Mommy is really fussy about safety). The van also had booster seats and baby seats (and space for Mommy and Nana to but their bottoms down on too).

Mommy figured that I would sleep in the car..... it's not every day you get to see a new country for the first time. The road was great, and the drive was about one hour, all along the sea, and we saw lots of interesting animals like goats, donkeys and different birds and I was not going to miss a thing.

Before you knew it we had arrived safely at FDR... what a pretty place. Nana said it looks like a Jamaican Plantation House or a Great House..

Check out the path we walked to get to our suite... it's like a jungle... how cool!

This is the front door to our suite...

where I passed by my crib ...

...and also met our Nanny, Shirnette.

(I might have looked tired...But I WAS not...)

Shirnette took us for a walk to remind my sisters where everything is, on our walk we stopped at the bar for a "mixology" lesson... Gabriella's drink tasted IRIE!!

We headed to the beach to check things out while the adults unpacked our stuff.

Shirnette took us to dinner for 5:30 (a kids buffet... it was cool... everything is my height). Mommy thought it was a good idea to eat early and get to bed by 7:00pm

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..I had other plans... I wanted to see the kids club at night...

... a few kids watching a movie and playing video games...

(The movie/reading room with some comfy couches)

(Tye die shirts made by other kids earlier in the day.)

... all the other older kids seemed to be hanging out on the beach playing games with their nannies... how cool is that!

We went to bed and were sound asleep by 8:00pm

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The Night Before We Fly to Jamaica

My sisters are soooo excited they're finding it hard to go to sleep... so am I.

... I'll let you know how my flight went tomorrow night.

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Here we go again!

We can't believe it. Nana's announced that we are off to FDR resorts in Jamaica on February 10 for a week. Kiara and I are now 2 years older than last time and we have our baby brother, Orlando, to take with us. Nana says that this year more and more babies are going to FDR and so we need to go and "retest the waters" for ourselves. By that she means that we have to see how everything works out for a family with a minimum of 3 kids of different ages, sleep and play habits and all that. Travel along with us and we'll keep you posted.
Gabriella... about to be 8

Hi, it's Kiara here....and now I'm a big girl of 5 years. I've already learned that travelling with a baby involves taking along a lot of extra stuff. Since Orlando was born, in June 2007, we have taken him to England, Mexico and on a ski holiday at Smuggler's Notch in Vermont so I do know what I am talking about. In order not to make Mama's days too stressful, Gabriella and I thought that Orlando should do his own planning and organization for this trip... after all we've been given 7 days notice .. not just 2 days . Also we think it will be neat for him to tell about his personal FDR experiences. Keep posted.
Kiara... 5


Hurrah! I get to do something on my own. Thank you my dear sisters...

OK, first I'll line up all of the things I will need for this trip

That should do it...

I'll make a list so that I don't forget anything! This is so easy. Why do grown- ups complicate things?

What? I don't have a suitcase allowance ? You're kidding me!!

Hmm...

I think I do need some help........ Nana!!!

What a relief. Problem solved. Nana says I don't need to take all of this stuff cause we're going to FDR Family Resort and they supply most of it. I trust my Nana and so I am going with just my stroller and my free carry-on. I'll keep you posted.
Orlando... 20 months

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