Get ready for a very, very long post. Everything you could ever wonder about our trip is listed below... I know you're excited.
Here's our room on the ship. This is where we chilled each night and still caught up on our shows... I love vacations.
This became a favorite game.
And of course, Livy found the drawers.
Each night we came home to a new towel animal. Usually they put eyes on them that Livy would eventually try to eat. Other nights we got a frog and a bird I think. It was cool. Kudos to the housekeeping people.
Here's where we ate each night. It was so awesome just ordering food and not even having to think about how much it was.
Here's our waitress for the week, Corina. She's from Romania. She freaking loved Alivia. She would tell everyone about her and how cute she was. Each night someone new would come up and look at her and Corina would be like, "See? Didn't I tell you!"
Everyone around would entertain Livy. It was so funny! They would just stare at her and sit next to her. A bit awkward at times but way cute as well.
This was where we ate for breakfast and lunch. This is also the place where we consumed at least 12 ice cream cones per day. The guys that worked there would also play with Livy non-stop. This is where a lot of the awkward moments took place with people just sitting with us and watching her... AWKWARD.
Here's our first destination, Catalina Island. We decided not to go on any of the excursions there because we just wanted to take a look around and go play at the beach with Livy on our own. Here we are in front of the casino that the island is famous for. I can't remember if it's a casino or theater. Whatev, it suficeth to say was huge and pretty and is famous somehow.
I guess we were too far from the cool beaches because this rocky one was as good as it got. But Livy had a blast exploring and putting sand and rocks in her mouth. She even snuck a big rock home! We were laughing so hard. So we kept it for her as her first official souvenir.
We passed this cool wall on the way to the beach. I was trying to take a cool picture... it didn't really turn out, but oh well, the wall is cool.
After we got back from Catalina Island, we took Livers to the little kids pool that was warm. She freaking loved it. It was so cute! She would kick her little legs like she was swimming. We bought this little flotation device for like $2 and she loved it. Except she figured out that if she leaned forward she would fall out of it. Ah! It became frustrating. But she kept trying to "love" the water which she does by bending down and putting her head on the water to give it a hug.
Ensanada, Mexico! We decided to do an excursion and tour the coast. It was cool.
Here's our tour guide, Irma. She reminded me so much of my grandma. She was super nice and very funny. She informed us of things Americans say wrong in Mexico. Apparently, don't ever say you're chilly in Mexico. We're not completely sure why still, just don't do it.
Here's the first thing we ever bought in Mexico. We handed Livy this doll--whose name is now Maria--to see if she liked it and she wouldn't give it back. It was so funny.
Here's our second stop on the tour. It was freezing so we used the ponchos to stay warm. They were pretty gross but we were in Mexico... we had to get the full gross effect of it all.
We had our first ever real Mexican chips, salsa, and nachos. Matt was in heaven!
This picture Matt took is his pride and joy. He claims he focused on the coke on purpose... Also, never ask for Coke in Mexico - only ask for Coca-Cola, another tidbit of advice from Irma.
Here are our awesome souvenirs from Mexico--wild crazy Mexican rings. It was funny bartering for our stuff. And it was super scary for a minute there. Also, these poor little kids would just follow us with cups. So sad.
And we got Livy a freaking cute little dress.
You've finally reached the end of a ridiculously long post. Congratulations!
