Turks and Caicos Vacation

The girls were out of school over the Christmas break for 18 days, so for their big Christmas gift this year, we surprised them with a trip to Turks and Caicos.  We were there from December 30th to January 5th.  We stayed at The Tides resort which was a small quant resort on Grace Bay and it worked pretty well for our family.  We started off every morning with a 2 mile walk as a family on Grace Bay, then hung out at the beach every day.  We bought groceries and would eat breakfast and lunch at our condo, and then went out to dinner all over the island for dinner in our rental car.  The weather was not the best when we were there (2 cloudy days, 1 rainy day, 2 great days) but it ended up being a nice family trip.

On our way - got in just in time for grocery shopping and a great meal at Big Grouper

Morning Walk

We brought a few tubes

It's so nice to have girls that love to relax on the beach

We tried Castaway Conch Bar and loved it

Danny Buoy's was the only place we found where
we could watch the playoffs, but the food wasn't that great

We were creative one day when we had to come in for rain
Beach ball volleyball on our porch

Rainy day

We were able to get in early at Coco Bistro and it was our favorite restaurant yet!

The waiter surprised the girls with free smoothies

On the 3rd, we went with the Island Vibes company and went snorkeling, visited iguana island, and also anchored near Grace Bay and enjoyed the rooftop diving board & slide.  Iguana island and playing on the boat was a lot of fun, but the trip did not start off well for Taylor and I with snorkeling.  The waves were very high and we actually started getting sea sick while snorkeling, then when we finished, Taylor got back on the boat and threw up.   

Iguana Island was gorgeous

Lots of iguanas

The girls and Jason loved the rooftop diving board on the boat

Everyday we would laugh watching ladies try to take ridiculous pictures
on a clear boat w/lots of waves (Looking Glass company)

We went back to Bugaloos and weren't very impressed

This sweet girl walked 4.5 miles one afternoon on the beach trying to find one of my
favorite comedians that I thought was staying at a local hotel in Grace Bay

Then she turned 11 at the beach!

The girls used trip money from Nanny to buy real coconut drinks

Overdid the sunscreen just a little!

Awesome dinner at Bay Bistro and they helped us celebrate Camryn

Then we got half of a day at the beach on the 5th and headed home!