Ensenada

Wednesday we woke up in Ensenada.  It was nice that we could just walk off the ship and we didn't have to wait in line for a boat.  It's fun to see new places.  This was the view of Ensenada from the ship.

Hallee did not want to get off the boat.  Tiff and her family were staying on the boat so they were nice enough to keep Hallee with them.  She had a lot more fun swimming than she would have had with us.

Caitlyn really wanted to do a horse back riding excursion. She didn't have any one to do it with though, so we used the onboard credit that we had and were able to get a ticket for Caitlyn and Wyatt to go.  Keith and I walked them off the boat and got them all checked in. I was glad Caitlyn wasn't going alone.

Keith and I walked into town to look at the shops.  It was a hot day and a long walk, so we were glad that Hallee decided to stay on the boat. 

We looked at the shops for a bit and then we were ready to get back on the boat. 

Caitlyn and Wyatt enjoyed riding horses.

They drove them up into the mountains and they road the horses on a trail up there.

Caitlyn was excited to conquer her fear of horses.  She has been scared of them ever since she got bucked off in her riding lessons.

She was nervous about doing it, but wanted to conquer her fear.

She was really glad she did it and had a lot of fun.

When we got back on the boat we went to get some lunch and saw a lot of the family there. We all really liked the Shaq's Chicken restaurant.

Hallee and Tessa are always learning new dances and practicing them.

I told the boys to smile, but they thought their smolders would look better for the picture, ha!

After lunch we went up to the top deck to watch the kids do the ropes course.

Hallee and Tessa loved to do the ropes course any chance they could get. 

Caitlyn did the ropes course with Damon.

It was fun to be able to watch them from below.

Once around was enough for Caitlyn.

Hallee, Tessa and Damon did it over and over, they loved it.

Wyatt came up and did the ropes course too.

He was a little nervous to go out on the edge for this picture, but he did it for me.  I wanted a picture with Ensenada in the back ground.

This one has Ensenada in the back ground too.

I came back from taking pictures of the kids and saw dad sitting on Keith's lap.  I'm not sure why he is sitting on his lap, but I had to get a picture.

Everyone gathered up by the ropes course to hang out and visit.

I love this one of Amarie smiling in the back ground.

Caitlyn loved spending time with grandma.  She took such good care of her and helped her with anything she needed.  

We had fun playing Chase the Ace.

Dad got a little feisty when people took his high card, ha!

Caitlyn and grandma were on a team.

We all loved the ice cream cones.  It was not unusual for kids to have an ice cream cone in each hand.

Jonah and Jacob came upstairs when they got back on the boat.  They were hoping to find a cheap excursion, but they didn't have any luck. They did some shopping and then got back on the boat.

Jonah and his giant leg muscles!

Caitlyn and Amarie had fun hanging out together. 

Tessa and Hallee hung out in our cabin after the ropes course until dinner.

It doesn't get much better than cruising with your best friend!

I hardly saw Wyatt.  He was always off doing something with Ammon and Rockwell.

Caitlyn had a great time with Amarie and Elena.

After dinner Keith took Hallee, Tessa and Damon swimming.  They swam so much that day. They liked to go in the hot tub because the pool was pretty cold.

The rest of us went up to the Lido deck to play games.  This group played one of Kyle and Paige's games. Wyatt loves to play games with Kyle.

This group played Chase the Ace again.

Elena told everyone to make a funny face and Mel panicked. Caitlyn saw her and they were both laughing so hard that it took them a while to tell us why they were laughing. 

Keith took the kids back to their cabins and then came up to visit.  I went to check on Hallee after a bit and she was not doing well.  I think she was overheated, dehydrated, exhausted and she started having a panic attack. I was able to help her clam down eventually and fall asleep.  The older kids stayed up for a while playing games when the rest of us went to bed.