say hello to spanky...

well, mary e wore us down.

we said no more dogs...but she's been pretty persistent since buddy died that we get another dog. "how about for my birthday???" she asks coach sal...at a weak moment.

so...we went to pethelpers (just to look, mind you), and came home with spanky!

he was found roaming around with another dog and was brought to the shelter. it was obvious that he'd had a previous owner. sweet and friendly and about 5 years old...

too cute!

bahamas, baby!

on the ship, first afternoon...

coach sal wins trivia...after being asked to step away from the buzzer and let others score! (that's my babe!)

formal night, mary e by the ocean...

first port of call, freeport...not our favorite, but a new place to visit...

david and jacob wanted to experience something new this trip, so yes, i let them get on one of these things...they turned comepletely over three times, and i prayed about 300! when they got back to shore, they said it was GREAT! {sigh...}

port of call two, nassau! this was coach sal and i's third visit, and we LOVE nassau!

three carnival ships in a row...

we love cruising...the beautiful turquoise ocean, the white sand, the fun and the festivity!

i think i will retire to a cruise ship...

the day before the 4th of july...

chad and the girls came for the weekend, just like last summer! we went to folly on saturday (my brother tommy joined us) and it was CrAzY windy...the waves were blowing sideways, it made for some tough boogie boarding. afterwards we hit jack's cosmic dogs for loaded doggies...awesome!