Monday, August 14, 2006

I Love it When We're Cruising Together

Vacation was a success! We took a quickie cruise to Ensenada this past weekend; and a good time was definitely had by all. As the person in the family who is responsible for planning and preparing meals, I have to say that the variety and constant availability of food was probably my favorite part of the whole thing. There was something for everyone.

On Saturday, we spent the morning shopping in Ensenada. John, CJ, and Noah each went about their souvenier- choosing in a predictable fashion. John spent the entire time with no clue what he wanted. He went into several stores and half-heartedly tried to convince himself that he wanted some of the stuff in them. He ended up with an Ensenada shirt from the shops located at the dock, chosen moments before getting back on the ship.

CJ was a true comparison shopper. He stopped checked out shops and street vendors alike. A green luchadore mask with gold trim and white horns was a serious early contender, but once he saw the hats he was hooked. His trip mementos were a chihuahua bobblehead and a big - ass sombrero.

Noah was busy checking out the sites and gave little thought to what he might want to purchase at first. After we started working the second side of the street, he immediately fell in love with a collection of stuffed animals. He toyed with the idea of a some shark teeth for a while, but settled on a stuffed koala, which he promptly named Kolly. He really gets into the whole stuffed animal thing, and talks to them as if they can understand him. He was very excited to bring Kolly home and introduce him to the rest of his stuffed friends.



This was taken just before we got back onto the ship. Notice the gargantuan headwear CJ is sporting.



















Noah enjoyed a late night PBJ from room service.