Thursday, February 12 - Cruise Day Five

This day, we decided to be slugs. Our ship was in port in Cozumel, Mexico, but we decided not to get off. We didn’t want the hassle of disembarking, waiting, shuttling, shopping, and constantly wondering where Christopher was. We wanted to hang out together and enjoy our ship! The first thing we did after breakfast was go to the Flow Rider – the “surfing pool” on our ship. After signing all the waivers, we got in line. Shannon volunteered to take our pictures. I found it difficult. If only I had snowboarded or skateboarded in my childhood, maybe I could have stayed up longer than about 8 seconds!

Doug did an interesting thing. He got on and gradually drifted to the other side where he landed and got off! It looked pretty studly except we both knew he was totally out of control. We both tried again, and then we were ready to take the kids on to a new thing.
We spent some time at the pool. The cloud cover was on and off, but the pool water was chilly and it took all my motherly love to hop in the pool with them. When Doug joined, we had some fun – Sharks and minnows, Marco Polo, etc. When we got cold, we all got in the hot tub and tried a new game – Waterproof Uno! After we found out that the cards did not float, we got it together and played three games.
We enjoyed another wonderful dinner in the dining room. Since it was a mostly sunny day, the light was reflecting off the water and it was just beautiful. We have learned, however, that our kids don’t usually prefer gazing out at the water, so they occupy themselves with puzzle and chapter books during dinner. Except for Christopher. His favorite pastime is switching his position on his chair – going from his knees to his rear and back, kicking everyone under the table while he moves around. It helps us to appreciate date night a little more.

Later on while the kids were in their classes, Doug and I attempted to sing karaoke. Not in front of a crowd, mind you, but in a little booth. On our honeymoon, Doug sang “Summer Nights” from Grease. Because I ended up chickening out then, he sang it with another woman! I vowed to make it up to him sometime. Thus, we sang “Summer Nights” and had a great time. (Ask us to play the DVD for you when you visit!)