Cruise Time

 Kris and I were fortunate enough to be able to take an 8 day cruise this year.  We haven't been away from all of our kids in a few years.  So when Kris's cousin, Doug invited us to go with them and their parents, we jumped at the chance - once we had secured the best babysitter - my mom!

We had a wonderful time relaxing on the boat, taking in the weather (good and bad) and enjoying the sights.  Kris and I both got to do the one thing we wanted to.  For Kris it was sailing and for me paddleboarding.  We also had some beach time, pool time, waterslide time, reading time, trivia time, a tour time!  Kris took a tour of a cigar factory.

We both read 2 books - which is unusual since Kris usually reads only 3 a year!

The best part for me was getting to eat an entire meal without having to get up and get someone some more milk or clean up some mess!  Someone else got to cook and clean and wait on me!

While away, we were a little worried because the Flying Pig Marathon was only a week after we got home.  So we were one of the few people to work out while on a cruise!  Plus try not to over eat.  We were the first ones off the boat in Grand Turk because we wanted to get a run in before the beach.

 Our stops were Grand Turk, La Romana (Dominican Republic), Curacao and Aruba.  We loved both Curacao and Aruba.  Very colorful, vibrant places that we will hopefully return to sometime!

  The kids were happy to have my mom here for the week.  They tired her out, but she said they were extremely good for her!  My dad was down for a few days to help her out.  They said their favorite part of the week was watching the Care Bears movie with Buppa!

 These two pictures are from the free drink party on the last night of the boat.  Most people didn't know they were giving free drinks, so we had our share!!

Overall, we had a wonderful trip - and while it won't happen again for a few years (Nana will be tired for years) we are already looking forward to another one.  Someday!