Vacation Fun on the FUN SHIP!

Our home school group planned a Western Caribbean cruise for over a year. We had nearly 120 people who went on this cruise last week. My brother Jason graduated 2 days before we departed. He has worked about 8 years to earn his Master's of Divinity from Lipscomb University. To celebrate, he and Sunny joined us on this trip. We ported in Mobile, AL on Monday and headed south to Cozumel and Calica Mexico. It was one of the best vacations ever because it was soooo relaxing. We highly recommend cruising to relax and see the beauty of God's creation. Here are some pics and highlights of our week:

Early Morning Sunrise

Catamaran Sailboat Snorkel Adventure near Calica Mexico

One of the few family photos during the trip (the kids were always with friends) At the port in Cozumel, Mexico - First time the kids set foot in a foreign country.

Hope discovers guacamole at Nachi Cocum Beach. It was the best we've ever tasted!

Hope and her fins at Nachi Cocum Beach
Jason and Sunny kayaking at Nachi Cocum

Every night our room steward created a towel creature, here's a monkey, one of many!
Jason and Sunny on Formal Night
Ethan and his best pal, Josh Archer, on Formal Night
Dad and Hope on Formal Night

The ice sculptures were incredible!
My funny Bro, clowning around on the ride home.

Here we are with one of our waiters, Dragon, who has a 4 month old son waiting at home. The crew works extremly hard. This was the first time Hope has actually thought about how hard some people have to work and she actually teared up a few times when she thought of Dragon, his hard job, and his baby boy back home.

It was such a fantastic trip and we have a lot of pleasant memories. We can't wait to to this again as soon as possible.