Mexico!

As promised earlier this month, I am finally posting a few pictures from our trip to Mexico.

The day after Christmas we flew to LA with my sister and her husband. We had to leave home at 5:00am which was pretty tough the day after Christmas, but totally worth it. We were able to board the cruise ship at about noon so we waited and read in the hospitality room at the Sheraton LA for the ship to be ready. When we got on the ship we were tired and hungry so we went looking for food (which there is always plenty of on a cruise) and then we napped. The ship left port at about 5:00 pm. We were at sea for 2 days- we read, explored, played games, swam, and went to movies and shows.

On Tuesday morning we arrived in Puerto Vallarta. This was my second favorite port. We shopped a bit before heading out on a smaller boat for whale watching, snorkeling, and swimming with a sea lion! We got back to the ship just in time to pull back out to sea.

Wednesday we were in Mazatlan. Again we boarded a smaller (much more rickety) boat for a tour of the port and then to a private beach for body surfing and horseback riding.

Thursday we were in Cabo San Lucas. I think this was my favorite port, the water was clearer and the city was cleaner. We again went whale watching and snorkeling. The snorkeling here was great! We were literally swimming with the fishes:) After snorkeling we did a little shopping and then back to the ship. That night was New Year's Eve. They had a party and a balloon/confetti drop at midnight. A lot of the people were there for the free champage, so we didn't stay out there much past 12:05 am.

Friday we were at sea heading back to LA. It was nice to have a day with nothing we had to do but relax.

We reached LA Saturday morning at 8:00 am and had to be off the ship shortly thereafter. We took the shuttle to the airport and spent the rest of the day (until about 4:00 pm) reading and walking laps around the terminal. It was a long day and we were super glad to get home.

My parents were great! They kept all 4 of our kids for the whole week, and the kids had a blast. It was hard not to see or talk to them for a whole week, but we knew they were in good hands. All in all it was a very fun (once in a great, great while) trip.