Liberty of the Seas

The boys were so hyper & excited about going on such a big boat! And being with their cousins made it even better. :)  The cruise was a 4 night cruise that went to Cozumel, Mexico. So we had one full day at sea, one day on Cozumel & then one day back at sea.

Day 1 - Depart from Port

We spent the first part of the time going through safety drills & then just exploring the ship. It was massive! It's like it's own little town with shops, restaurants, spa, gym, movie theater, clubs etc. There are endless activities to participate in for sure. 

Checking out their bunk beds! The rooms were nice & cozy, but the best part was the 24 hour room service. We had many orders of pizza, cookies & hot chocolate come to our room. The kids loved it! Jason & Becki's older kids were awesome & took turns watching the littles at night so us adults could go hang out together. So the room service was definitely a perk to the kids too. 

My favorite picture from the trip. These six had a blast together.

Thanksgiving dinner was weird not being the traditional feast at home, but they did offer turkey dinner & pumpkin pie so it was ok. I t was just nice being all together & not having the stress of all the food prep & clean up.  We met up to have dinner together in the dining room every night. With 19 of us we always rotated each night who we sat by so we could get a chance to be by everyone. :)

 Hailey with G'ma & G'pa Madsen

 

Liam, Sophie & Savvy

Day 2 - At Sea

After breakfast we took the 6 little kids to the Kids Club for a few hours which was great because it gave us parents a break.We soaked up the sun which was great. I was really bummed I couldn't get in the water, but it was ok because it was pretty chilly with the wind in you weren't in the sun. One of the guys favorite activities to do on the ship was the Flo Rider. It looks way easier then it actually is. They all did a great job & had a lot of fun trying something new.

 Carson

 Jason

 Hyrum

 Doug

My favorite was the wipe outs. :) I'm sure it's hard on the mans ego to fall like that in front of lots of people watching, but everyone did & it was hilarious. And no one got hurt so that's good.

This kids favorite part was all the free ice cream cones!

Becki & Ashley enjoying lunch on the deck. We watched a belly flop contest that was pretty funny. Some people just have no shame. Haha!

After lunch we took the kiddos to see the new Madagascar Penguins movie in the giant theater. It was really cute. 

That evening we got the kids fed early because us grown ups were going to have a special adults only dinner at one of the nicer restaurants. It was fun getting dressed up & having some quite conversation with my siblings & parents.

Day 3 - Cozumel

We woke up & had breakfast before getting ready to leave the ship for our day excursion on Cozumel. We decided to do the beach day because it allowed all 19 of us to be together & have fun.

 Yes, I was sneaky & took this picture after being asked not to. Haha! 

 Hanging out at the shops while we wait for our bus.

It was a 20 minute bus ride to get to the resort & we were all excited to relax & play. Grandma wasn't feeling well so she stayed behind at the ship to rest & get better. She was greatly missed.

We got ourselves all set up on the lounge chairs with umbrellas. Jason was sweet & got us a server to tend to our every need. :) It was quite nice having someone bring you your drinks.

 There was a cute little pirate ship & water slide just off the beach that the kids had fun going back & forth from the beach.

My boys were pretty disappointed when they couldn't go out on the hobbie cat because you had to be 7 years old. 

 Not sure what they were doing, but Aunt Laura jumped in on it & gave us all a good laugh.

  

When we got back to the ship we all took naps & got cleaned up to go see an ice skating show. It was pretty cool. The best though was at one point, I leaned over to Norah & said, "Isn't she beautiful?" She wouldn't even look at me while she responded, "Don't tell me, tell someone else." Bwah haha! I was completely snubbed by a 4 year old! It was hilarious.

Day 4 - At Sea headed back to Florida

We took the little kiddos to have breakfast with the Madagascar characters. They loved it! 

Playing bubble gum, bubble gum while waiting in line to go in.

After breakfast the kids wanted to go back to the Kids Club because it was Super Hero day. It was fun picking them up & finding they had a great time!

Flash & Ironman

Later that evening after dinner we decided to go find an open room where we could all play games & just enjoy each others company on our last night.

Savvy & Doug having a hand stand contest. She is one talented gymnast.

 I love this picture of me & my siblings all together.

{Jason, me, Laura & Hyrum}

Everyone had to get up & leave early to start on their journey's back home so we didn't stay up too late. This was such a wonderful trip & I am so grateful for my parents putting this together. It had I been over 2 years since we'd all been together.  I love this family of mine with all my heart!