Costa Maya, Mexico

Mexico-Finally!!! I don't know how many times we were asked, "When are we going to be in Mexico?" Spencer served his mission in Mexico, and every once in awhile decides he needs to teach the boys Spanish. They couldn't wait to go to Mexico, where Dad served his mission. We went to the Mayan Ruins, Chacchoben. It is always very interesting to learn about the Mayan Culture. The bus ride out to the ruins was a little over an hour. On the way there we passed some tiny, cement houses. As we passed by I was telling Easton that those were their homes. He said, "But Mom, those houses don't look very comfortable." It is so good for our children to see how blessed we really are.

The boys were pretty good for spending two hours walking around Mayan ruins. They were ready to get back to the ship!

The water was so pretty here.

Roatan, Honduras

Our first port was Roatan, Honduras. Spencer and I had been there before, so we decided to make this our beach day. I was worried about the weather at first, but we ended up having a nice day on Tabyana Beach.

Roatan is such a beautiful island.

Spencer is such a good dad! He is the kids favorite, including Bella's.

It only became overcast on our way back to the ship.

Camden was exhausted after a fun day in the sun.

This night was the pirate night. The boys were dressed up like Pirates and they went on a parade around the ship. They sang a song and did a little chant in the dining room. It was so cute, and all of the kids so much fun.

Days at Sea

There was a change of itinerary and we ended up with the first two days on the ship at sea. We did not have a problem with this, it was so nice to spend some time relaxing, and spending time together. The first day onboard we spent time wandering the ship, enjoying the best part of Royal Caribbean ships (soft serve ice-cream), minature golfing, and little bit of time "working".
I think we played miniature golf everyday aboard this ship.

The boys loved the animals on the bed at night. They were excited to talk to our room steward, Ziggy, everyday and thank him for the animals.

The second day we ate breakfast in the Windjammer, and the boys were watching for Dolphins.

The Kids program had a different theme every day. The second day was Zoo Animal Day, but Camden wanted to be Batman, again.

Easton made a great tiger!

The boys made a new friend on the cruise, D.C. He works for one of the companies that went along with our group. He knew magic and could pull things out of the boys ears. This night he could see Starburst, but they weren't quite ready to come out.

It was Mardi Gras while we were onboard, so they had a Mardi Gras Parade.

Family Vacation, Day 1

As some of you may know I was dreading the cruise that we had to go on last week! It was a working cruise, and I just wanted to stay home. Once we got there we had a blast! We were planning on taking all of the kids, but last month decided to leave Bella home. We were glad we did, and we are grateful to all of Spencer's family who helped take care of her. We went on the Voyager of the Seas, and sailed the Western Caribbean Itinerary.

This was on the "limo bus" on our way to the pier. The boys thought it was pretty cool, it was actually pretty ghetto!

This was our room, the nicest we will ever stay in I am sure! We were in an Grand Suite, and normally we stay in the inside cabin.

Easton was afraid of the lifeboat drill, he started crying when the horns started blowing.

We went and signed the kids up for the kids club area and they got to choose what they had painted on their faces. The little girl is Olivia, she was part of our group.

Just like Mom

Before I had kids I wondered what traits my children would inherit from me. I was actually hoping that my children would take after their dad, and not take anything from me. Easton sadly enough runs like his mom, now Camden takes my sleeping habits. He can sleep anywhere, as long as he is tired. I too can fall asleep anywhere, and in just a few minutes. This kid was awake about 3 minutes from our house. When we got home tonight this is how I found him in the back of the car.Just in case some of you are wondering what AnaBella takes from me, it is her ability to pout until she gets what she wants.

Sad Day

It was such a sad day for the boys, okay specifically Easton, the day we turned the Murano in. We have not even been driving it since November, it has just been sitting on the side of our house until it was time to turn it in. You would have thought we lost a member of the family. I walked outside and Easton was standing there basically hugging the car, with big crocodile tears running down his face. Have you ever seen such a sad face? Easton asked while sitting in the car if I thought the Murano knew how much he loved it? I am not sure where he gets his sensitivity, it is definately not from either of his parents.

Enjoy!

For Christmas my mom and Dad gave all of us a gift certificate to Enjoy Chinese Restaurant. We all met for dinner there the other night. I am not a huge fan of Chinese food, except for PF Changs, and now Enjoy. The kids had a great time, and loved the food as well. We always have a good time when we are with our family.
Of course the kids wouldn't all look at the camera at one time.