Three things struck me as particularly funny today:


1) We were at the beach and Shmoo was just standing there eating his granola bar after some serious sand digging. A big gull swept down, America's Funniest Home Videos style, and swiped it right out of his hand. His eyes got huge, I busted out laughing and then he started wailing at the top of his lungs! Honey pulled out a replacement, but of course Shmoo wanted that other one that the evil bird took! WAAAAAAHHHH. It was soooo funny!


2) Shmoo and I went with honey for his haircut. We were sitting really close to him while the stylist was doing her work and as she was cutting his hair, she enthusiastically suggested that she be allowed to give honey some frosted tips! Once again I busted out laughing and the look on my dear husband's face was PRICELESS. Anyone who knows him understands that he would never, ever, never in a million years go for that. The best part was the look on his face.


3) We ended the day at Sam's Club. Honey and I were standing in the middle of the aisle comparing the nutritional value of a couple of different products. Shmoo stood there watching us for a minute and then all of a sudden said, in a very LOUD voice, "So, speaking of calories, I HAVE TO GO POOP!" And then for emphasis grabbed his hiney. For the third time today I busted out laughing to the point of hurting myself. It was just that kind of day.

Grand Cayman--Everyone else

Besides my two guys, all the rest of the family went snorkeling at the reef and in Stingray City. I've only snorkeled one other time and it was hard to get it all right after you jump off a boat into water (obviously) over your head. Once I had all my breathing/mask/fins coordinated, I really enjoyed it! There is no way I could have taken pics underwater, too. You'll just have to imagine all the little tropical fishies I saw. No Nemos, plenty of Dories and others :)

Snorkeling at "Stingray City" (just another part of the sea where the stingrays hang out) was really cool. I didn't get up the nerve to touch one, but I did fine observing :)


My brother kept making fun of my hat, asking me if I had plans for gardening later :)

Um, anyone, and I mean ANYONE who knows me, knows that I brought my own stinkin snorkel. There is NO WAY one of those was going in my mouth!

I'm not sure what my nephew was looking at. Whatever it was must have been gross!

So the boys had our camera with them and I figured since I was going to be with 15 other family members, someone could take pics. Well, I've stolen what I could find from FB, but if anyone had anymore from that day, or any underwater ones, let me know!

Grand Cayman-the boys

We planned different activities in the Cayman Islands. My boys went a turtle preserve/reserve/farm/breeding/save us from extinction something or the other. They had a good time and I wasn't there so I can't say anything else about it, HA!

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico

I have rarely been hotter or more miserable in my life, but dang it all, we saw Tulum! Who wouldn't want to see Mayan ruins perched right on the Mexican Riviera? We really were hot and miserable, but I was so happy to get to these ruins. I won't bore you with the history-but isn't this place awesome and beautiful?

I like this pic below because you can see how huge the ships are (with the itty bitty people) and how beautiful the water is along Cozumel--even when it's deep enough for the cruise ship.

Despite the heat/humidity, Ben and I decided that we MUST return to Playa del Carmen/Cozumel. It was soooo gorgeous. Maybe for 10th anniversary. Any other takers :) ? It would be a fun grown-up trip!

Jamaica

We left shmoo on the ship at his much-beloved kids' club and headed off to the beach. It was lovely and unforgettable! We picked a private beach so that we wouldn't be harassed by vendors and hair braiders (yes, Karla, I AM thinking of you right now!). We were hanging out in the water when all of a sudden a man with snorkel gear on popped up with things for sale. He wasn't wearing a trench coat, so as far as I could tell, the items must have come from inside his swim suit, gag! Anyway, he was selling shells and bracelets, and despite not buying anything, I admired his ingenuity.

It was the nicest afternoon ever: just the two of us, tropical drinks and a beautiful caribbean beach!

On the Cruise Ship

I didn't take a lot of pics on the actual ship. Some of these were stolen from facebook. No names on the blog...

My brother on the right. Why, yes, it was a hairy chest contest :p

A lot of people in my family did a lot of karoke. Sometimes in bathrobes :)

All my bros and my honey :)

All 3 grandsons share a name in common :)

Shmoo was in cousin heaven!

My brother and I have the same biological parents. Idk why he's so tan all the time!

Happy 50th anniversary!

Beautiful cruise ship!

He loved the kids club!

Honey getting in on the karaoke action. Bad photo, I know.

Mom hesitantly trying escargot.

Shmoo ordered a shrimp cocktail every single night. Minus the sauce and decorations, it's just boiled shrimp :)

Happy Anniversary!

Ok, so we're all exhausted and I'm without makeup and it's a cheesy photo that we took of ourselves on the cruise, but I LOVE it :) We just celebrated our 6th anniversary! I love him! I'm pretty sure he loves me too ;) Yay marriage!