Cruise 2011

We were so blessed this year to go on another cruise with some co-workers of Troy's and his boss!  We were definitely nervous about leaving Poppy for 5 days since she's only 6 months but knew we couldn't pass up this much needed break. 

The kids did great.  The boys stayed at our house with the Chapmans and loved having Mason and Logan to teach them new tricks on the Wii and new computer games too.  Poppy spent her time with Ms. Theresa and also had a fun day with Ms. Georgia too.  They say that she quickly discovered her love for the bottle and was perfect the whole time we were gone. 

Our cruise left from Ft. Lauderdale and sailed to Cozumel, Mexico and back.  We were on the Liberty of the Seas again this year.  A lot of it looked familiar but it's also been nicely updated in places.

 This is the kids' pool area.  We didn't have to spend any time there, though, because we were kid free!

 On the first day, they had a big parade showcasing the Dreamworks characters.  We took lots of pictures to show the kids.  Kung Fu Panda is a current favorite.

The first night, Troy and I watched a movie in the onboard movie theater.  So fun!

 The first day was a sea day.  I was worried it would be too cold to lay out and read, but it quickly warmed up.  We didn't sleep as late as we thought we would, so I went to water aerobics and then spent most of the day laying out.  This is a view from my chair.

 Enjoying my magazine.

 They added a new cupcake shop to the ship, and I signed up for a cupcake decorating class.

 Troy really wanted to see the Tulum Mayan ruins, so we signed up for that excusion.  After a rough ferry ride and hour-long bus ride, we finally made it.  The views were beautiful!

 We enjoyed touring the site and learning the history.  Then we headed back towards the bus for a quick stop to pump in a jewelry store before heading to the beach.

 View from my beach chair.  Now, this is what I'm talking about!

 Troy enjoyed some body surfing while I worked on my sunburn.

 One of the best parts of a cruise vacation...the towel animals of course! 

Now, that I'm looking back, we didn't take nearly enough pictures!  But we did have a great time.  It was so fabulous to eat, sleep, and do whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted.  The food was fantastic, and I loved being off my dairy free diet.  We counteracted the extra food by taking the stairs.  The shows were also wonderful; we saw a comedian (not so great), an iceskating show, an aerial cirque du soleil-type show, and a musical.  We also rock climbed.  And napped.  And read.  And slept.

It was a great 5 days, but we were so ready to get home to the kids!  Thanks for a great time, Lloyd; we can't wait until next time! ;)