Mexican Riviera Cruise!

October 4th-11th, we joined a lot of Jon's family....Grandma Bobbie, Papa Ed, Mike, Pam, Josh, Koren, Katie, Jenny, Jeremy, Julie, and Sarah...for a Mexican Riviera Cruise aboard the Sapphire Princess. While not our favorite cruise (ports not as fun as the islands on the Carribbean, rough seas), it was a fantastic week to get away, relax, and spend great time with family!! Natalie could not have been any better of a traveler, and in one trip, she had her first bus, plane, and ship experiences! We'll make sure as she gets older to tell her how lucky she is to have been on a cruise before being 6 months old!!

-L

P.S. This blog entry was a LABOR OF LOVE for all of you! I had to upload each pic individually since they were coming up in html code!

Natalie's First Flight!





Our "spacious" interior room with TONS of mirrors which Natalie LOVED! She got pretty close to mastering sitting up on her own during the cruise!



On the ship!!







First Formal Night with Grandma Bobbie & Papa Ed...







We weren't going to try solids until after the cruise, but by default, we discovered that Natalie LOVED sucking on pineapples!



Pool fun on the ship! Natalie got her feet wet and watched Cousin Katie get in the water!







Puerta Vallarta...a few of us hired a private driver to take us on a tour throughout the city...the highlights were one of the famous churches there, the Arches, and the experience of driving on their crazy streets!!











At the Arches of Puerta Vallarta...




At one of our stops in Puerta Vallarta, Jon found a "wild" coconut, so they cut it open and we tried the coconut milk and the "meat"...the milk was not so good since it was quite warm...but what an experience!




The Tequila Place...



Mazatlan...we did the time share tour, and at the site, saw lots of lizards!




Niece Katie being so good (and cute!) on the ride back to the ship...



Views as we left Mazatlan...







Enjoying the balcony off Mike & Pam's room...



Natalie looks quite the star in Great Grandma Bobbie's sunglasses...



Me & Natalie on formal night...her dress was too cute!




Jon's self portrait...



Jenny & Jeremy



While taking the sunset portraits, we saw at least 50 dolphins jumping and swimming by our ship...very cool!!




Family portrait at sunset...



Some of our amazing desserts on the ship...




Our whole group!



Getting off the ship and getting ready to go through immigration...exciting stuff!



Natalie knows "Safety First!" and studies plane procedures...



Natalie sits in a "big" seat!