We ended up telling the girls about our trip about a week before we left because they figured something was up when we started pulling out their bathing suits, flip flops, and puddle jumpers. They were so excited to "go to the beach":)
We had a direct flight from Chicago to Montego Bay, but we had to get up pretty early in the morning to arrive at the airport on time. The girls were up well before I expected them to be.
The flight there was pretty uneventful. The girls are fantastic little travelers. They got several compliments, and one of the flight attendants gave them each a box of gummi bears. They thought it was the best day ever.
That was until we got to customs. The flight was 4 hours, and neither of them napped, so when we hit a huge line, they were less than impressed. Harper just kept crying that she wanted to go swimming.
We finally made it through customs and an hour-long bus ride to the hotel, and it was dinner time. We knew that there was no way we would get the girls to go to bed without swimming, so we ended up letting them splash around in the ocean in the dark because the pool was closed. We stayed at a very family friendly resort that had a little shallow beach perfect for little kids.
We experienced some camera difficulties, so almost all of our pictures were taken with my parents' camera (and I still don't have all of the pictures).
The girls quickly discovered the joys of an all-inclusive resort and had "smoobies" and ice cream most days that we were there:)
That was the first time the girls had ever had their own ice cream cone (we normally share as a family), and we quickly learned that it's best to stick to cups of ice cream if they are going to be left to their own devices:)
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