Away!

Have I mentioned that Bryan and I went away for a week?  Left the four kids in the capable hands of Grandma Carlson and headed out on our first ever trip AWAY!  We flew to Long Beach, took a van to the cruise terminal, and boarded our first cruise.  We were joined by my good friends from Utah and their husbands, and we had 7 amazing days together.  OK, so we went through a Category 3 hurricane on day two (thank goodness for the ear patch...I never got sick!!), but even that is now a funny memory.  We spent 2 days in Puerto Vallarta, which has a great contrast of jungle and beach.  The first day we did a canopy tour, where we took 12 different ziplines over the treetops in the mountains.  It was awesome!  We at a delicious meal at the top of the mountain, and I even had a short massage in their outdoor spa.  On the second day in Puerto Vallarta, we paid to use the beach of an all-inclusive resort and we relaxed and ate chips and salsa while drinking fruity drinks on the beach.  It was pretty plush!  We headed to Cabo San Lucas the next day where we got up early, hired a driver, and went to a great snorkeling beach.  We were the first ones on the beach!  We snorkeled together and took a long walk on the beach.  It was just so enjoyable!!  On board the ship we ate until we could eat no more, we karaoked, we danced, we played cards, we took naps, we relaxed and laughed and had such an amazing time.  Thanks to Vicki for watching the kids, and to our good friends here who kept the kids for a few days too.  We couldn't have done it without everybody's help!