St. Croix was very beautiful. One thing we immediately realized is that there are a lot of little animals and bugs everywhere and there is no separation between outside and inside for them. There were very large millipedes all over the inside of the house as well as lizards. I thought Olivia would be scared of all the critters running around the house, but after her initial squeal when she saw a lizard run out in front of her, she wasn't the least bit concerned and even scooped a large bug out of the pool with her bare hands.
The house we were staying at had great views and a wonderful pool for Olivia.
Olivia loved having Matt throw her into the air. All in the same breath she kept saying, dad that was too scary for me, do that again!
We had a wonderful time at the beach. Matt and I decided this was the best beach either of us had ever been too. It was so beautiful, it was very clean, the sand was very soft, the water was warm and calm and for some reason we pretty much had it all to ourselves.
Our little gymnast loves to find "balance beams" whenever we are out and about. The palm trees served this purpose.
Whenever we had previously gone to the beach, Olivia hadn't wanted to go into the water. This time she loved the water. We ended up spending almost all of our time out in the ocean together. She kept wanting us to take her out further and further into the ocean.
We all had a wonderful time. If you ask Olivia she would tell you that she loved St. Croix. Not because of all the fun we had together, but because the house we were staying at had a large set of wooden dolls with magnetic clothes that she has absolutely fell in love with. Numerous times since we have been home, Olivia has asked "Can we please go back to that country with those dolls I love so much!"