Hello friends and family...here's a little update about what's been going on lately with our little Henkel family! SO a couple weeks ago Chad and I went on a cruise that Chad earned over the summer from the sales job he had to the Mexican Riviera (Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas).
We ended up leaving Ella with our good friends Hayley and Kam Redder. Both of our families weren't really able to watch her and due to the fact that Ella knows and likes Hayley so much we felt really good about it. We were a little nervous at first (mostly me being a worried mama) and I actually had second thoughts as Chad and I were driving down to SLC to the airport but as we talked to Hayley and found out that she was doing so well it made her absence a little easier on us.
It was so much fun to have time alone with Chad and it was a really nice break from the poopy snow that frankly I am quite sick of. Thankfully it has melted a bit but I'm not keeping my fingers crossed! Plus we had a lot of fun getting to know some of the other couples that work for Preventive Pest Control, the company Chad has been working for over the last couple of summers. Not to mention we got to see some really beautiful places and have food on demand all the time! Boy was it was rough! :)
Here's a break down of our experience!
On the plane getting really excited to go on the cruise! (Chadder suave'!)
Our friends Kelsey and Jason Crowder picked us up from the airport in L.A. took us to lunch and then to the docks.
At lunch at the Mexican restaurant the Crowder's took us to before getting on the boat.
The Crowder's baby Kamryn loving the lemons at lunch!
There she blows!
The first two days were days where we were just traveling to the first port (Puerto Vallarta) so we spent our time doing lots of fun activities they have going on on the boat. The sad thing is I don't have pictures of some of the things we did. Others got pictures though so someday we'll have them.
This was our room it was pretty tiny but it really wasn't as small as what I thought it was going to be . Our room attendant folded our towels into an elephant and then put my glasses and chad's hat on it. Quite talented eh?
This was off the back of the boat when it was all misty outside. It was cool.
Chadder rackin up the points in a mad ping-pong game with Tyson Kearns.
Sweet air paddle guitar!
Hanging out outside on one of the decks.
A shot off one of the upper decks.
Our friends Maria and Allister Sewell.
Eating breakfast together with our PPC friends!
The first day about to leave on our first excursion.
Here's the boat we took to a a secluded area where we went snorkeling and then to a little jungle town called Yalapa.
This little island we passed on the way to snorkeling.
Cool hole in the rock.
The PPC boys.
The wives of the PPC boys except hardcore Barbara, one of the P.P.C. managers.
The town of Yalapa.
This little crappy restaurant we ate at where mangy stray dogs are roaming and the salsa only consists of tomatoes raw onions and jalapeños- no saucy-ness whatsoever.
When we were at the restaurant one of the vendors that walk around the beach trying to sell their handiwork came up to us and tried to sell Chad a pipe. Also while we were in Yalapa one of the guys in our group asked to buy coccaine as well. They sell pretty much anything you need really. Ha :)
The beautiful beach in Yalapa.
The next day we went to Mazatlan which for me was my favorite place just because we were able to do a lot there.
On the boat in the morning before we got to go to Mazatlan.
Chad thought he was a pretty high roller after he got some cash for us to use that day in Mazatlan.
The city of Mazatlan from off the boat.
The first part of the day we went around to some of the little shops. This was in front of one called Senor Frogs which was 10 times nicer than the rest and supposedly they kinda compare this place to a Planet Hollywood in America.
Then we went and hung out on the beach where Chad and I went para sailing and jet skiing! It was so much fun!
Here's Chad about ready to go up!
On his way back down.
A dead Puffer fish washed up on the beach!
Gettin pumped to fly!
Jet Skiing.
That night was Valentine's...
On Valentine's night they had a "formal" night where you're supposed to dress up and you should have seen some of the people there all decked out... we didn't realize how shnazzy people got for it. Anyway, that night they had a really nice dinner and then we went to this dancing/singing show called Caliente which was pretty goofy to say the least but it was a fun experience though.
Another night activity they had on the cruise was this contest called Princess popstar their attempt at "American Idol" and Chad was asked to hold a sign for one of the guys who was in it. And this was the hat he designed out of the poster. It was quite the hit!
The next day we went to Cabo San Lucas...
We got to the port really early in the morning and were able to get off at 6am due to the fact that we were only able to stay their until 1pm so as you can see it was pretty dark when we got there.
Me and the Chadder on the little boat we had to take to get to Cabo because the port was too shallow for the cruise ship to come into.
You can see our cruise ship in the distance as we get closer to Cabo.
Cabo was so gorgeous!
Me and Maria Sewell on the beach.
These were taken on this small secluded beach called Lover's beach.
Cool little cave.
Chad and some of the other guys went snorkeling there and saw tons of cool fish.
Chad's snorkeling battle wounds!
Look at that wave!
This poor pelican had a hook stuck in its leg so it wasn't able to move much anymore.
After the beach we went to this restaurant in Cabo where we got some really good virgin Pina Coladas....even though they tried to slip in a couple that weren't virgin we ended up getting it all straight by the end.
That was a funny thing about the whole cruise how everyone was constantly offering us alcohol and they always seemed completely baffled/annoyed that we weren't drinking.
All the PPC guys got henna tattoos that P.P.C. paid for... funny yet a little dorky? :) Good way to publicize about the company huh?
This was this little boy that was playing the drums in a little band on the side of the road for tips. He was amazingly good.
After Cabo the last two days were spent on the boat traveling back to L.A.
The boys nerding out at the airport waiting to go back home.
We had a lot of fun on the cruise but we were ready to go home and see our baby again!
And we couldn't leave out Ella....
here's what she was up to while we were gone!
Taking baths with boys....
Eating candy....
Stealing Jake's candy from him...
And just purely ticking Jake off! Oh Ella, what a little stinker!
