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Playing Draw Something in the airport
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A four-hour flight delay out of Denver (but we're still smiling at this point!)
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the beach!
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Our bags hadn't made it yet, so our first day was spent in the clothes we wore down there!
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The Power Tower (houses four water slides!)
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Bridge over Lagoon with Royal Towers in background
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At the Lagoon
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Viewing the water slide tubes that go through the shark tank
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Hello, shark!
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Nurse sharks
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Flying Fish Fountain
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A budding photographer
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Royal Towers
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Posing with Jimmy Fallon
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At The Dig (undergorund aquarium featuring "relics" from old Atlantis
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Posidian, one of the two manta rays in The Dig
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Athena the female Manta
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Lots of variety of sting rays
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creepy, creepy eels!
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A Bahamian carnival costume
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Water lillies at The Cove
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The view from our balcony
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Overlooking AquaVenture, the 140-acre water park
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ah, yeah, the beach baby!
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Still waiting for our bags...theses clothes are getting stinky!
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The Royal Towers at night (just after a fireworks display)
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Wake up call for two sleepy kiddos - time to get our vacation on!
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First stop is Dolphin Cay
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A quick family photo
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Wetsuits on and ready to party!
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Riely meets Isis
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smooch!
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Hayden's turn
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kiss kiss!
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I want to be a marine biologist when I grow up!
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Love this girl!
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the ocean
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At the entrance to the casino
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Family photos on The Atlantis Throne
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Glass sculpture in the casino
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Really amazing glass!
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And more glass sculptures
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Beach baby!
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Yachts in the Harbor
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sweet!
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Down at the marina - loved the architecture
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Carmine's
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Where we had our first conch fritters
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sunset
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Harbor Village
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Family mirror shot with payphones.
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In the foyer of the Royal Towers
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Walkway to The Cove
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Open-air entrance to The Cove
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Floor lights are perfect for posing!
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elevator ride to the 14th floor
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getting ready for dinner
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Off-center self timer shot
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The Leap of Faith: 64-foot vertical slide into a tube through the shark tank! I'M ALL OVER IT! (no one else wants to go).
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beach toes
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Aquarium at the Royal Towers
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fishies!
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Smiling Ray
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Foyer of Royal Towers
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Arched dome of Royal Towers
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Mike & Hayden go snorkeling in the ruins of Atlantis (with mantas, sting rays, and sharks, too!)
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Watch your toes for fish nibbles!
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Floating Hayden
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Sting Ray 1
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Sting Ray 2
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Manta ray (they were 12 feet across!)
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Happy post-snorkle boy
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Lounging at The Cove beach
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The Cove
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Vacation face,
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Taking a break from the sun
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Fanta break!
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On our way to dinner
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Toasting at Virgils BBQ
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really cool light fixtures :)
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Sipping Shirley Temples
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Hush puppies with honey butter. o.m.g.
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Water wall at Mosiac.
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Hayden teaching Riely the basics of snorkeling
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Snorkeling siblings.
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She's got it!
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Snack time!
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Pizza at the marina.
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First ocean snorkle excursion
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Footprints.
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Hayden's giving Riely a pep talk
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lots of sandy treasures
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The Bahama Mama
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His & Hers.
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seashells.
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Getting pumped up for the Leap of Faith...it's a solo mission because everyone else is chicken.
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Splash down!
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I survived!
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And my top is still on! Bonus!
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Nothing like a 64-foot drop to end the day!
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Ponds at The Cove
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Disco time!
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This is what I got when I asked for a Charlie's Angels pose.
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The view from Virgils
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Back at Virgils for another BBQ dinner (it was goooood!)
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girl on beach.
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The Cove pool.
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The Power Tower
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Leap of Faith
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Finally talked Hayden into taking the Leap!
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splashdown!
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He gives it a thumbs-up!
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Floating on the river
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wheeeeeee!
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