seven day cruise.

correction....seven day DISNEY cruise.

i got "home" sunday night with this feeling like, "what the heck just happened?"
seven days of non stop kids, overly happy crew members, signing, eating and entertainment.

im not joking. non stop, people.

im not a cruise person really - but i AM a family person and you know you can have fun going anywhere with the right attitude. and when you are with 8 people, all with different opinions and needs, sometimes a cruise seems best.
surprisingly, everything went pretty smooth - no lost bags or missed flights or throwing up.
i mean there was a little (a lot) of crying. mostly from the kids of course.
i would like to compare it to - roskilde. but for kids. the kid version of parties and alcohol and concerts...is water slides, mickey time, bingo, milk shakes, pizza and toy story the musical. they had the time of their lives and by the end of each night they were exhausted!

for sure my favorite day was in cabo when we paid Gabriel 80 bucks to take us on his sketch little boat to go whale watching. we were about 8 feet from 2 huge, beautiful humpback whales. we followed them for about 20 minutes. it was obvious they were lovers. on a journey together :) it was incredible...it almost brought tears to my eyes! we took the boat to some beach while about five seals waved to us! and then we drank margaritas, ate chips and guac, traded some altoids for some sun glasses (i love bargaining) and buried each other in the sand.

our family is not perfect, but these are the moments you want to remember. these are the moments that will go in the books.