Last week, our family went on "The Mariner of the Seas" cruise ship down to Mexico for a family vacation. We went with our friends, the Cadden family. We had a group of 13 of us and had a fantastic trip! There was always something to do and someone to do it with!
This was our beautiful ship! They had all sorts of activities like rock wall climbing, miniature golf, basketball, cinema, and in-line skating. There was also a salon and spa, different restaurants, shops, and even a Johnny Rocket's and Ben and Jerry's!
We were lucky enough to have a balcony at the back of the ship and the Cadden's were right next door to us.
The kids swam a lot too. There were 3 pools, 5 spas and 1 whirlpool on board!
And they even had an ice-skating rink! This ship was totally decked out! (pardon the pun) :)
They had a big circus ice show that was amazing to watch also!
Tom Cadden was good enough to pick these kites up in Cabo San Lucas for us to fly. What an adventure for the kids to run all over the top deck flying kites and watching nose dives that dented the ship! Eventually, unfortunately, our kites were lost at sea. :(
Jeff kisses Shera on formal night.
Beautiful Noel and her dad.
In Puerto Rico, the kids got to hold an iguana and a funny little green lizard on their head.
All the kids slid down a natural waterfall slide and jumped on a rope swing in their clothes. We didn't know we'd need our swimsuits as we just rented a car and driver for the day to show us the sights. Here is Noel holding her nose while sliding into the water and Carissa is watching above.
We went to the flea market in Puerto Vallarta too. We had to cross a suspension bridge where the river was going quite fast and it was quite deep too.
In Mazatlan, we rode horses on the beach, swam and had delicious Mexican food on the water.
In Cabo San Lucas, we got to go parasailing. This is Holly coming down from her ride.
We took a catamaran to Santa Maria Bay and went snorkling and fed the beautiful tropical fish. We also saw several flying fish too!
We went by the arches at Land's End and it was so beautiful there! Cabo has gorgeous rock formations! Adios!
Last night, Shera had recognition night for her church Achievement Days. She had to get up in front and explain a talent she's developing and then share it. All of the girls were so cute and funny - because none of them wanted to go. Finally, they began to take their turn. Shera got the nerve about in the middle of the night.
She played a song on the piano and I completely forgot to tape it. I only took this photo and enjoyed the piece. It was really cute and she didn't make a mistake. She did a really great job. And so did all the girls. Way to go Shera!
