The Mexican Riviera

Kevin and I

Our ship, the Sapphire Princess

Hannah, David, Caleb, Jordan & Kyler

A fun shop in Puerto Vallarta

Caleb found time to play with the pigeons

Kelcee and Marlos right after her wipe-out.

The VERY FIRST thing we saw out the window when we docked in Puerto Vallarta was a Super Walmart. A little too funny and ironic that we left the country for Kevin to escape work for a week, and work continued to follow him. LOVE IT!!

Kyler add Hannah were Chefs-in-Training when they took a cooking class on the ship and made us these desserts in the ships galley. Delicious!

The boys....Marlos, Brooks, Travis, my dad, and Kevin

My ever goofy and fun-loving brothers, Travis and Brooks!

The sweetest and the greatest parents in the world!!

Kevin and Jordan starting the week off right by relaxing.

The Sail-Away Party on Jan. 16th

There's not a lot you can do to break up a dreary and arctic feeling month of January that would be better than taking off for Mexico right in the middle of it, and that is exactly what our family was able to do last month. However, to make the the nostalgia and excitement of taking your first ever Mexican Riviera cruise even better I highly recommend meeting up with a good portion of your family on the ship. Not to say that the Mexican cities, the grand scale boat, taking in the beauty of dozens upon dozens of grey and blue whales as they were in the midst of their breeding and migration season, and seeing crystal clear seas as far as the eye can see are not enough to heighten most of your senses, but being with family was definitely the highlight for me. A few of those magical moments still fresh in my mind include watching my sister get wiped out by a wave while walking along the beaches of Puerto Vallarta and her fiance Marlos helping her clean off the buckets of sand that covered her (that was classic Kelcee at her best!). Or sitting in deck chairs alongside the pool and watching Hannah, Dave, Kyler, Jordan and Caleb catch up as only cousins can do in a magical setting. I loved riding with Travis and Brooks and our whole crew throughout the streets of Mazatlan, and then capping off the day with multi-course dinners where my mom and dad were around the table with their kids and grandkids again . And standing hand in hand with my husband as we watched families of whales alongside our boat was both fascinating and amazing for both of us. January was an excellent month for me, even Thursday, which is still known as "Sea-Sick Thursday at my house. At least I was able to catch up on my sleep that day....lots and lots and lots of sleep, while the rest of the family continued to party it up on the boat! Hmmm, I think It's time to cruise again soon so I can officially change "Sea Sick Thursday" to something more fun.