Our cruise set sail on Christmas Eve day. It was a blast! We are so grateful for Dad and Mom Goodman who made it all possible. Our first full sea day was Christmas where we celebrated with a few gifts, a few spiritual thoughts and a nice relaxing day. The cruise had four stops along the way: Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, La Paz and then back to Cabo. For our first stop in Cabo we all got off and went to a local beach and let the little boys play in the water while the local people tried sell us anything they could from hand bags, sunglasses, jewelry, toys - you name it they had it. The water was a little cold but didn't seem to stop Ethan.
Brett was so kind to help entertain Ethan in the mornings since they were room buddies. Wherever Brett went Ethan was only a few steps behind. One of Ethan's favorite past times on the cruise was playing Mario Brothers on the Wii with Brett. We are grateful Brett was so kind to help with Ethan. A cruise is never complete without lots of hot chocolate, soft serve ice cream and shrimp everytime it's on the dinner menu.
On our second excursion day all the siblings got off while Grammy and Grandpa watched Ethan, Tanner and Jacob. We are so grateful for all they did to help. They are amazing! We went ziplining and repelling through the Mexican jungle with 9 zip lines and many other physical obstacle courses to conquer. It was so fun and I wish I had some pictures to show but they didn't allow cameras - instead they took their own pictures along the way for a steep price at the end. While we were away the little boys played at the water park on the boat. The cruise had a nice waterslide which Ethan loved. A few days we went in the spa and would hop from the slide to the spa because they slide water was cold! They also had a miniature golf course which we planned on trying out but never did.
On our third excursion day again the little boys stayed on the boat and played with Grammy and Grandpa while we played hard in Cabo again. The boys (Jared, Seth, Joel and Brett) took a kayak to Lover's beach while the girls (me, Katie, and Carly) got a one-hour massage on the beach and then layed out at a resort waiting for the boys to meet up with us. The massage was a little piece of heaven to say the least. After we got together Joel and Carly wanted to parasail and Katie and I joined them. Our husbands preferred staying on ground so Katie and I went together. Our last excursion day was spent in La Paz where everyone got off and toured the city. It was fun to all be together but there wasn't too much to see. We had a blast on this trip and so glad we got to go!
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