Paradise Island, Bahamas (Atlantis)

Over Chase's birthday week at the end of October, we were able to steal away and get 10 days of R&R at the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas. All I can say is...WOW! This place was amazing. Where else can you get the best of Vegas, Sea World, a killer water park, and the beaches of the Caribbean all in one place?

Views from our balcony...









The kids exploring. It took us almost 4 days to explore the whole place.






One of the water slides started at the top of this pyramid and shoots you down through a glass tube in the middle of a shark tank.




Here is a slower inner-tube version that goes through the shark tank.





Ready to hit the waves.




The girls loved posing for the camera.




Look at Jaelin's exuberant facial expression. She had a blast on the slides.

Jaelin exploring the underground Dig Aquarium.

Chase is all business when it comes to getting dirty.

Chase, performing a comedy act.




Chase turned one-year-old on this trip. We took him to a special restaurant to celebrate. The restaurant was surrounded by glass looking into the giant aquarium.



The "ladies man" getting a little more love than he can handle.





Chase looking out from the bedroom balcony.







The two guys bonding over cars and sports.










Jaelin being a "Gap" model on the beach. She found a stick in the sand and carried it with her the rest of the trip.




Walking through one of the shark encounters.














Jaelin sailing on a catamaran.





One of the million dollar glass sculptures displayed in the casino. The scale of this thing doesn't come through in the photo. It was about 10 feet wide. This was the moon. They also had an incredibly ornate one called the sun.




This sea horse was almost two stories tall.









Lounging in front of the kids' lagoon (Jaelin in the background with her proud belly).





Breakfast with a view.




Above the Dig Aquarium. You can see one of the 8 foot manta rays below.




Here were the two giant manta rays. We were completely in awe of these two beautiful creatures. They were so graceful as they slowly glided through the water.















Our room was located on the left side of the "bridge" that connected the two large towers.