Aruba Vacation

Danny at the airport in the EARLY (3AM!) morning hours waiting to catch the tram to our terminal

Nate and Brooks at the airport--sooooo tired!

Our hotel on Palm Beach

The view from our balcony--so amazing!

Brooks--first day at the beach

Danny--first day at the beach

2612 miles from Iowa

Danny at dinner on the dock

Brooks at dinner on the dock

Ice cream

Road trip to the north side of the island

California light house

We tried some fresh coconut water. No one liked it.

Alta Vista Chapel

Stray dogs at Alta Vista Chapel

The Aruban desert

Dutch pancakes!

Dutch pancakes!

Dutch pancakes!

The north side of the island

The collapsed Natural Bridge

The boys enjoying slushies on the north side of the island

Baby Natural Bridge

Danny at Baby Beach

Baby Beach

Watching the fish while we were waiting for our dinner to arrive at the table. The fish swam around the dock waiting for bits of food to be dropped in the water. They all came swarming for the smallest crumbs.

A couple of our entertaining fish friends

Sunset at Palm Beach

Brooks and I watching the fish off the end of the dock

So beautiful!

Danny enjoying a slush treat on Palm Beach

Brooks eating his slush treat. By the time he was done, he was stained red on his chin and all the way down his belly.

Danny and Nate on a morning walk along Palm Beach

The boys enjoying the hotel pool

Dinner at our favorite Palm Beach restaurant (Salt and Pepper)

We really really really LOVE Aruba! Can't wait to go back!

Brooks on the balcony at our second hotel

Danny with an iguana

Our family on the boat ride to our hotel's private island/beach. This was a highlight for the boys.

The beach on the hotel's island

Pelicans on the island

Flamingos on the island

Lizards in Aruba are like rabbits in Iowa.

We were the only ones on the boat one afternoon and the boat driver let Nate and the boys take over for a few minutes.

Nighttime swim

The boys dancing in the lights