Cruise!

I need to do some major catching up on our blog. So here's part one of what we've been up to the past couple of months...

Ryan and I were very fortunate to go on a 7 day Western Caribbean cruise in the middle of May. We had an absolute blast. It was so nice to get away for awhile, just the two of us, and forget about everyday life and all the challenges it brings. We are SO GRATEFUL to Mom and Dad Lloyd, Jenni and her kiddos, and Mark and Erika for taking care of Carter and Rylee for us while we were away. We missed them like crazy, but we didn't really worry because we knew they were in excellent hands (ok, I worried a little bit, but that's just in my nature as a mother).

Just hanging out on the ship

Mother's Day sunset

Mother's Day dessert!

1st formal dinner night (Mother's Day)

Stop #1: Cozumel, Mexico. It was so beautiful here and the snorkeling was AMAZING! The shopping was pretty great too.

Reading a book on the beach in Cozumel just before going snorkeling.

Stop #2: Grand Cayman (my personal fav.)

We just hung out on the beach and enjoyed the beautiful view.

Last stop: Ocho Rios, Jamaica we totally climbed these cool waterfalls like the people in the background. This was a big accomplishment for me because I don't like deep water or heights! (The water ended up not being very deep)

view of the island from the ship

Jamaica was a very interesting place and I was super glad to be back on the ship after we did the waterfall thing :).

The cruise was so much fun, but we were ready to come home and see our cute kids again.

P.S. I am obviously having trouble with my blog formatting, if you know what I am doing wrong. please let me know! Thanks!!