What a fun Cruise

We had such a fun week with the Fackrell Family on a Carnival Cruise last week! Even though I wore a patch, I still got pretty sea sick and got massive headaches all week. Besides that, I love the cruise! Riley played mini golf 3 times a day, we ate amazing food {Elle LOVE eating tons of ice cream cones}, we LOVED singing Kareoke, and it was the perfect thing to do with 43 people in the family!!! Thanks so much to Bud & LeeAnn for making the cruise possible and thank you to Melanie for making the details of the cruise happen! It was so great to spend a whole week with the family! Lots if fun memories!

Paradise Beach

One of the stops our ship made was to Cozumel, Mexico. We took a taxi to a place called Paradise Beach and it was Paradise! I've never seen anything like it, but they had TONS of water toys on the water, your own beach chair, canoes, snorkel gear and anything else you would want on a beach! It was So much fun to spend the whole day at this fun beach!!!

Food, Food & More Food

I cannot even imagine how much food is stocked on the cruise ship before it departs! You can eat 24 hours a day on the ship!!! My personal favorite was the chocolate and strawberry swirled frozen yogurt! Every time I was by the frozen yogurt machine, I would get a cone for me and the kids! When can you have ice cream for breakfast...well we did every day on the cruise! YUM...I think I need to get one of those machines!!!

Progresso, Mexico

One of the stops our ship made was to Progresso, Mexico. What is a girl to do when in Mexico...get her hair braided of course! Sunny was the one who asked us if she could get her hair braided! Why is it that she screams when I do her hair, but when some stranger puts 50 braids her in her hair, she doesn't cry? Anyway, she looked so cute with her hair all braided and beaded!

Family Time

The best thing about the cruise was being able to spend a lot of time with Regan's family! It has been a long time since we were all together, so having a whole week to just hang out with them was great. When we got to the Houston Airport at 5 am the day we came home, Riley was crying and saying, "I just miss my cousins already!" Him and Sunny LOVED the time with their cousins since they don't have that on my side of the family! He actually asked if we could move by his 2 cousins, Colter and Carson because he LOVED playing with them so much!

Our Comfy Room

At first, I was wondering how we were going to fit 5 people in a room that is the size of my bathroom...but surprisingly, it was so comfy! We had 2 beds that came down from the wall, a crib, and a queen sized bed! It was actually a really comfy room to sleep in during the cruise! Even Sunny and her cousin Josh enjoyed playing on top of her bed!!!

Gourmet Dinners

Every night on the cruise, we had the most gourmet meals ever! Regan would always order 2-3 appetizers, 2-3 entre's and 2-3 desserts! Our poor waiter was pretty busy! He was also the best waiter. He would get the kids food out right away, dance with the girls, and be right on top of everything!! We really enjoyed and looked forward to the nightly dinners!

Cruise stuff

On the cruise, there was so much to do that it kept us busy for 5 days straight! We swam a lot, the boys played a lot of shuffle board, there was ping pong, mini golf, kids camp activities, and ICE CREAM! Riley loved the ice cream machine so much that he wanted to serve it to people. He would stand by the machine and ask people if he could pour it for them! All of the old people on the cruise did NOT want his help though!

now this is the life...

What is better than sitting in a chair, drinking lemonade on a cruise ship? Sunny looks like there is nothing better in life than that! The water slides on the cruise were so great! They had a little one even for Elle and she probably went down it
100+ times! The kids just couldn't get enough of the slides!

23 Grandchildren

WOW-on Regan's side of the family, there are 23 grandchildren!
On my side of the family-3 {and they all are mine!}
Here are some pictures of the 23 grandchildren during our reunion trip to Houston!

Elder Robby McKell

My little brother went on his mission last week! It was sad to see him go, but we know he will be a great missionary! He will be in the MTC for a few weeks, then off to Mexico!!! He was so ready to go and I think he is going to do a great job! He is a great example to my kids of serving the Lord. We love you Elder McKell!!!