Vacation!!!

Here is where you are bored by all my vacation photos. :) We finally got a REAL vacation, not a camping vacation because I don't see those as vacations. Camping is fun and all, but not a vacation.
Koby, Maren and I went on a 7 day cruise to the Mexican Riviera. We went with some friends- John, Shannon and their little boy Wesley. We stopped at Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas and we had a blast!! I cannot tell you how wonderful it was- we were mostly kid free, I didn't have to clean or make food, we had great company and I got to see new places which I love to do.

Koby on the phone, as always, but this was the last call for a week!

The Carnival Splendor

I thought this was ironic- our fancy glasses with a baby bottle.

Our room- actually quite spacious especially compared to our last cruise. The crib took up room but there was a full size couch behind it.

Maren loved the fine dining

This was Nemae- he refered to himself to Maren as grandpa. He was a wonderful, super fun waiter. It was fun cruising with little kids- all the cruise ship staff stopped us to coo at the kids. We were stopped and looked at by everyone. Maren got a lot of attention!

Our friend John, Shannon, Wesley and baby girl bump. Shannon is due in August, same time I was with Maren! We had a lot of fun and it was nice to trade watching sleeping babies while the other couple caught a show.

Koby wanted to go to the Pinnacle Steakhouse- the 5 star restaurant onboard. I thought it was a waste of money since the food in the dining room is already amazing. The restaurant was $30 a plate. SO worth it!! The food was SO tasty. And pretty. I'm glad the guys talked us into going. The whole event was 2 1/2 hrs. long. As you can see, the kids both fell asleep. :)

Our hike through the Puerto Vallarta jungle along the Cuale River.

And my legs after the hike. Itchy!! I thought they were little gnat flies but they were really mosquitoes! Ouch!! It has been over a week and they still itch like mad.

Perusing the open market

Yes, those are pig heads. With flies all over the meat. I thought about becoming a vegetarian.

Beautiful Mazatlan

This is where the Pacific ocean stole Koby's glasses from off his face and are now lost at sea. An expensive loss!! Thank goodness Koby had brought he contacts along so he could actually see the rest of our vacation.

Maren was a VERY good baby. The only complaint I had was her sleeping habits which weren't good. But for having random and sporadic naps and not sleeping well at night anyway, she was a wonderful traveler. I loved having her along and we bonded a lot. Koby was able to bond as well. :)

Cabo: this is where my camera started lose battery charge because I took a bazillion pictures of this sea lion trying to get a good one. Little did I know that in an hour, i would see a rock covered in sea lions but alas, my camera was dead. So tragic!!

The water was so beautiful, the sand was warm and perfect, and I could stay a week here. Maybe we will go back someday.

I was able to come back from the vacation refreshed, a better mom and wife, and feeling rested and relaxed. I am ready for another cruise! :)