Punta Cana Family Vaca

Our long-awaited family adventure began at 3am . . . and we managed to get everything out of the house, loaded in the car, and were on the way to the airport by 4am!  Preston and I waited in line at the airport CFA for over an HOUR to get chicken minis so we could have some breakfast before boarding. Thankfully despite all of the airline chaos of the past week, our flight was perfectly on time and we boarded without any issues . . .  well other than the stupid eticket for customs we didn't know we needed to complete.

 

Preston's favorite part (possibly of the entire trip other than the daiquiris) was being able to check out the cockpit once we landed.  The pilots were super excited to let him sit in the captain's seat and show him all of the panels.  

After a 50 minute mini van ride we finally arrived at the resort . . and the adventure began.  Here is a big photo dump with a few explanations.  

The first of MANY strawberry daiquiris.

Stand up paddle boarding for the kids and a canoe adventure for dad

Savannah and I spent a LOT of time reading in the shade.  I loved just hanging with my girl!

One night they had what we thought was a family competition, but it ended up being all about Michael Jackson.  Preston was a sport and ventured on stage without even knowing what he was going to have to do.  He had to do a MJ impersonation, which was hilarious.  Although he didn't win, he was a crowd favorite!

We thought the kids would be able to snorkel off the beach, but the water just wasn't clear enough . . so we had to pay for a small adventure to go by boat out deeper. It ended up being our own personal excursion with their own guide around.  It lasted over an hour and the leader would go deep and pull up exciting things for them to see, like a big conch shell with a creature still living in it.

This kid practically lived at the pizza shack . . no less than 5 slices a day!

It was such a fun adventure and a great time to unwind and just enjoy time together as a family before Savannah heads to college.  The beach/sand/water/service/food definitely wasn't the same as Turks and Caicos, but it was still pretty nice. :)  But as always, it's nice to be back home!