July 17

Hey guys,

Sorry I haven't written much lately. Guess where I am now? Did you guess yet?



Does this give you any hints?

Well I'm going to tell you anyway. We're on a houseboat in the middle of the ocean!

How did this happen?

And whose idea was it?



Yep, them two. Blame my parents. They said something about family bonding. Funny they conveniently forget to mention Sety and Satis....



AJ checked out this one hotel, La Costa Verde, only to find it didn't have a kids' room. So they're all in what's called 'tower' rooms.



Sierra, the little mermaid, is learning to scuba dive.



See?



When we weren't on the boat, Skylar and I stayed closer to the shore looking for seashells.



AJ, though, is stone crazy. He got this speedboat from heaven knows where and took us for a spin in it. By the time he was done we were all dizzy.



Poor Sierra looked like she was about to barf.



I suspect, more than anything, AJ wanted to get away from the drama he left back at Uni, the whole thing with Samantha and Kayleigh. I'm not sure he wants to face either of them right now. Especially with Samantha now carrying Princess Anastasia's wedding gown train as a bridesmaid at the royal wedding. This vacation has provided him with the perfect escape.



Dad walked on the fire thingy like it was nothing, too. I guess spending enough time with mom will rub off on you.



Speaking of mom, I think she's writing another book...



This whole trip has brought a little bit of the adventurer back out of her. She's been manning the houseboat most of the time, and she's insisted on it.
What's it like having Lara Croft as your mom? This is what it's like. Never a dull moment.