The Pearson Project

Monday, May 20

We had another fun day at sea. Zack went to Camp Carnival and came back to us looking like this! Look how cute his little rabbit nose is matching his shirt! So fun!!

 

Tuesday, May 21

We got a little adventurous in Puerto Vallarta and went zip-lining. Even Nick braved the heights and came with us! It was fun but a little scary. You are zipping very high through the rainforest and back and forth over a river with boulders as big as my house! I got dizzy trying to look down at the ground, it was so far away! Jenni, Simon, and Mom even went upside-down, which was just crazy to me! It was a blast though and we made it out just fine! Special thank you goes out to Grandma Sharon and Grandpa Jim for staying on the ship to be there for Kendra, Zack, Halle, and Brielle, who were all in Camp Carnival and for keeping baby Ricki by their side the whole time. They are wonderful!

Wednesday, April 22

Happy Birthday Dear BJ! He had lots of fun celebrating in Puerto Vallarta and on the ship. There were just too many pictures from today to choose just one. We got off the ship early to meet up with Hank (Jim's brother) and Conrad who live in PV. They are always so sweet to take us on tours of the city. When it was time for them to leave, we set up camp on the beach and there we stayed for the remainder of the day. Kendra, Halle, and I got our hair braided by a local gal and we all swam a little in the warm ocean water (and got sun burnt).  The kids love all of the towel animals that our room steward leaves so we snapped this gem. I think it was a swan. Oh, how quickly my memory fades. :) Good bye Puerto Vallarta. Until next time.

Thursday, April 23

We stopped at Cabo San Lucas which is normally a beautiful place but it was windy and overcast all day. This wasn't my favorite day for many reasons but the weather didn't help any. We simply walked up and down the tourist/port boardwalk, shopped, and the kids played musical instruments with these locals. They were so cute! I was happy to get back on the ship and enjoy our second formal dinner of the cruise. I love vacationing with family but sometimes, especially with 4 kids in tow, you start feeling the need for a vacation from your vacation. ;)

 

Friday, April 24

The employees on the ship really loved our kids. Saffie, the girl in this picture, just LOVED Rickelle. I think she would have taken her home had I offered. The crew was really fun. I realized with posting all of these pictures, that I didn't put any in of all of us. So here we are, at dinner, eating...our favorite pastime. We had two tables so we rotated every night who sat with whom. (I think that's the proper way to say that...) The 17 of us included our family of 6, the McCullough family of 6, my parents, Grandpa Jim & Grandma Sharon, and Kenny. This is our clan! We are blessed to be able to all go and do this fun trip together!

Saturday, April 25

Tear :*( This is our last ice cream of the cruise. Little did I know when this pic was taken, I thought this ice cream might make a reappearance in a few hours. We had a very bumpy flight home. Scared me to death! Seriously, I was white-knuckled the entire flight! It doesn't make it better that the plane feels like it's swaying back and forth while it is actually bouncing up and down. I was thankful when we arrived safely on the ground in Salt Lake City! We had a great vacation!! Can't wait to go again!

Sunday, April 26

Laundry? Who said anything about laundry!?!? This is probably going to be about 10-11 loads just to catch up. :)