OUR CARNIVAL CRUISE

Our family took a cruise to Mexico just a couple of weeks ago. We went to Cabo San Lucas and Puerta Vallarta. We were on the Carnival Splendor.

It was so fun to take our kids with us and show them what we have been doing when we go on our cruises. Chelsie signed up for Camp Carnival and Nathan signed up for Circle O, but they didn't spend much time there. Mostly, they were with us.

In Cabo, we got a water taxi to take us on a tour, and then they dropped us off at a beach where we played in the water for a couple of hours. Our second day in Cabo, we just shopped (without spending much money).

In Puerto Vallarta we got a taxi/tour guide who took us downtown and told us about the culture and interesting facts about Vallarta. He took us to a beach and then up the jungle to a "water fall" to clean the salt water off of us. We did a little shopping, and really enjoyed that port.

Formal dinners were fun. Every night we ate in the formal dining room (The Gold Pear), but only Monday night and Friday night were the nights that you dress up in your best. Most of the kids tried lobster, Nathan ordered Alligator, Frog Legs, Escargot, and Sushi. There was a section on the menu where they had interesting foods like that. It was fun to watch Chelsie order from the menu, and it was fun for all of us to get treated special. Our servers were Michael (from the Phillippines)and Jhoni (from India).

We did the water slide, swimming, and miniature golf. Danny and David competed in a ping pong tournament. Becca, Nathan, and David did Karaoke. We watched the movies out on the big (huge) screen. The gang checked out games from "The Board Room," and they checked out the library. We saw some fun shows and enjoyed the comedy show.

Every time we turned around, someone had a bowl of ice cream or an ice cream cone in their hands. The kids ordered room service at least twice a day.

We just really had a good time.