For Christmas and New Year's the boys were invited to keep me company in Mexico while I worked an AJ group and the countdown had begun months ago. Riley kept asking when we were going on the cruise, if he could speak Spanish and if he would be able to eat as much guacamole as he wanted. The time had finally arrived and we headed out west for our two week adventure.
It was not going to be a vacation for either of us as I had the group to take care of and Chris had the boys to control - I know that Chris had the more challenging and stressful week. With three stops in Mexico and three days at sea, there was a lot of things to do but a lot of time to fill.
The boys liked the idea of the cruise and took to the ship like fish to water. The pool and the hot tub was the all-time favorite activity and I knew that if I was looking to them, start in the water. Either that or in the Piazza where the live music was playing. Asher particularly liked the mariachi band and they would look for him at each performance.
We had beautiful weather and I was able to find a happy compromise between group time and family time. The boys were a handful but for the most part, happy just to be in the sand and the warm sunshine. Riley also liked going to the kids program for a few hours each day and with a huge screen out by the pool, all three boys liked the movies that were shown each day.
And of course, we got to celebrate Asher's 2nd birthday on board! We had a family party complete with cake and a present from Bibi and Zee. Our little New Year's baby loved when all of the attention was on him and will now expect to go on a cruise to celebrate each coming year - which I could be on board with!
