Cruise 2005

We were pretty exhausted after arriving mostly due to the antics of Jason and company on Friday night that left us awake until 2 am and we had to catch our limo at 7:30 am....that being said we have been having a lot of fun. Of course we all miss Cameron. Today is a day at sea and we have been sunbathing, swimming and playing bingo. Tonight is our first formal dinner and Josh is excited about wearing his new suit and purple shirt I bought him. It is also Disco night so that should be interesting. Unfortunately I can not post pictures as this ship does not have wireless access and I can only use their computers, but I promise to post all the pics and movies I will be taking here sometime next week. Jamal...kisses and hugs from all of us. Keep working and making progress and I hope the new facility is nice. We will see you the weekend after we get back. More tomorrow....we love you all and Ashley send kisses to her Mom (well she would if she were here) BTW Michael and Karen< much to Josh's amusement Jason and Ryan had a shaving cream and sunscreen fight last night at 2 am that left all of their shirts soaked and Joshua with laughter and stories to share today. I am not going to let those two alone in Mexico!!!!

It is now Wednesday and so far we have had a wonderful time. Visited Cabo yesterday and stayed the day at a five star resort where we swam, drank and ate. The pool was so warm we stayed in it the entire time. We even ate at the swim up bar. Been doing a lot of dancing at night. Salsa was last night and tonight is the Rock and Roll party. The kids are all doing well. We were in Matzalan today the older kids and Bill spent the entire day at Senor Frog. Ryan returned quite trashed as Corinne says. The younger ones stayed with me and did a bit of shopping and relaxed by the pool. Tomorrow is Puerto Vallarta and we are going to another five star resort while the rest of the crazies in the family are doing some idiotic zip lining across the jungle. Ashley and Jason send their love, hugs and kisses to mom and Dad. And a Happy Thanksgiving too. Our babies send the same to their other p's. Joshua especially misses the cutest baby of them all...Hannah B. Cameron we are arguing about what to bring back for you. Corinne wants some hackey sack thing and I think it should be a nice shirt. WE will see who wins!!! Jamal, miss you loads and hope tomorrow is wonderful with your family. Love you all.

It is now Friday and this will be my last posting before we get home on Sunday. Yesterday was a great day. We went to a resort to swim and boogie board. We had a Mexican lunch there and then went to downtown Puerto Vallarta for some shopping. I had to coax Ashley into spending some of her Dad's money on some things to bring home. She was certain Jason would buy Mom and Dad something...YEAH RIGHT! Last night was also the deck party where they roast pigs (yuk)! We were exhausted from our day so only lasted until shortly after midnight. Joshua told us the boys got in at 3 am and ordered burgers for room service. He woke up to eat with them and then Grandma Corinne told me that he was up with them at 8:30 for breakfast. I hope he makes it to the midnight buffet tonight. Corinne and Ashley slept until 1 pm today so I am sure they will make it! We took a great video of the Quest game we played the other night with grandpa Joe, Grandma Donna aunt Mish, Aunt Lisa, me, Bill and Josh. We had to dress one of the boys up as a girl and Josh let us do him. It was hilarious. We won silver medals though so I guess we did pretty good. Tonight is big band night...yippee!! It is also formal night. All the grandkids are going to get photographed together for grandma Corinne's birthday present. Jamal I hope your thanksgiving was great. Will call on Sunday night. And Cameron Corinne sends hugs (don't tell her I said that or she will be mad). Tell Logan Ashley says hi too! love to you all.

The first few pictures are the limo ride, Joshua covered up his face in ours so we did not put his in here. Jason and Ashley groaned every time I wanted to take another picture of them, but he posed in pictures with Ryan. This was the only time these two were not partying like animals and waking up all the surrounding cabins with their shaving cream fights. Joshua loved every morning at 3 or 4 when they would return to the cabin, body slam him and then order room service for all of them

Family photos. It was impossible to get those boys to smile!! Joshua was so handsome in his suit and I finally coaxed a smile out of him. He hates to have to show his braces. I loved the picture of my baby girl and me. She is getting to be so beautiful and then there was the picture of my biggest baby and his beautiful girl. She has to be included in the family photos since she has become so much a part of ours. Joshua even said she needs to be in our next family portrait.

Handsome and me in the many photos taken of both of us, including the first one we took of ourselves

My extended family...sisters...Mish and Stu...sibs with Jason standing in for Michael...Mom and her girls....Grandma Corinne and her baby (me) and her only two granddaughters amidst a sea of grandsons....Marty and Lisa

A dinner photo...Bill with Ryan before the day Ryan had to spend 24 hours recovering from....Grandma Donna singing and I think she did a great job!...and the grandkids lining up for their group photo

OK so I went a bit nuts with these two...why not? she is absolutely stunning and they look wonderful together and it is wondrous to see my baby so crazy about her and her so crazy about him. Just look at the way they look at eachother!

The girls were being silly one day and took at picture at the dock in Matzalan where Uncle Marty spotted one of the trucks he manufactures. The last three photos are: "I SEE YOU"