Goodbye BVI

Our week in Jost Van Dyke was absolutely amazing!  The water is so blue and clear that you can see 30 feet down and it looks like the bottom is right there.

These 2 belong on a beach.

We stayed at Escape Villa.  The property is stunningly beautiful!

There are technically 4 floors of the house.  At the bottom, just off the beach is an amazing covered patio, what they call a "chillax area"  It has a hammock, lots of lounge chairs, a tv, and a bar area with refrigerator and sink.

Relaxing with Uncle David

Standing on the patio, looking out at the beach

You go up some stairs to the first set of bedrooms.  Each room is separate and has their own bathroom.  My in-laws stayed in the room next to us that had a king size bed.  Our bedroom was perfect for families.  It had 2 sets of bunk beds.  Each bunk had a twin on top and a full on bottom.  Brett and I slept in one of the full beds and the kids slept on the twin bunks the first night and then wanted to be together so they slept on the other full the rest of a trip.

View from our floor of the beach (just on the other side of the trees) and patio

You go up another set of stairs to the living area.  It has the kitchen and living space inside with another outdoor living space.  The outdoor area has a big table, some lounge chairs, a grill area, and an infinity pool.

The pool

We ate out here almost every night

Then you go up another set of stairs (all outside by the way) to another set of bedrooms with kind beds and their own bathrooms.  Trent and Carrie had one room up there and Uncle David and Aunt Deana got the other one.  They had a beautiful view!

If you are looking for a place to stay in the BVI, I cannot say enough good things about this amazing place!

We had to be at the dock by about 8:45 to catch the 9:00 ferry to St. Thomas.  The ferry made a stop at St John, where we went through customs.  In case you were wondering, you can bring beef jerky onto the islands but you can't take it out.  My poor husband got his jerky stolen by customs because it could have been exposed to diseases.  We tried to take a picture before she took it but she wouldn't let us.  She thought Brett was going to steal a piece and run, which he totally would have done.  Bye beef jerky.

We arrived at St Thomas around lunch time so we took a cab to a place where we could store our luggage and then found a place to eat.  We still had about 4 hours until our flight so we walked around the town a little.  Belinda bought me a beautiful Larimar bracelet as an early birthday present. I don't buy stuff for myself very often because we buy for the kids so I am very thankful for a mother-in-law who wanted to get something for me.

After walking around St Thomas, we headed back to get our luggage and head to the airport.  We played games and the kids shared a virgin pina colada while we waited for our flight.

We took our little flight to Puerto Rico and got checked into our hotel for the night.  We thought about trying to go out to dinner but decided it was best to just eat at the hotel restaurant so we could relax and get to bed early to prepare for another early morning.  Luke and Lily ate with Aunt Deana and Uncle David.  Here they are playing the "quiet game"  haha!  So thankful they got to spend so much time together during our trip!

We found Lily's Chocolatier in the hotel and this girl could not be more excited that she had her own chocolate store.  :)

Sunday morning we woke up around 5:30 to get ready and leave for the airport by 7:00.

Had to document our short stay in Puerto Rico

When we travel, I always try to dress them in similar colors so I can spot them easily.  :)  They love looking out on the planes.

Then during our 2 flights, we took a bunch of pictures to easy Mommy's flight anxiety.

Love these 2 crazies so much!

While we can't wait to go back, we were all so thankful to be home.

Goodbye BVI - thanks for an amazing trip and memories that will last a lifetime!