Cruising for the 'F' in Fun!

(Our boat that we called home for the last week)

So while the kids had lots of fun with Grandma T and Grandpa Steve we were able to go on our own vacation and celebrate so many things. We wanted to do something big for our 5 year anniversary, but we just had Daisy and we didn't have any money to do anything big. So a year later we were able to do something really BIG!!! We went to Catalina Island and Ensenada Mexico on our cruise. We were able to have a lot of fun and enjoyed our time being just the two of us. Another plus was that we were able to spend sometime with Sharifa's eldest brother, Aaron. We are so grateful that we could talk to him. He is such a great brother and we really appreciate and love him so much!!!! Thank you so much Aaron!!! Just a little warning: there was a lot to do so there are lots of pictures of all the fun we were able to have.

Just getting started!!Just hanging out at Laguna Beach waiting for the boat to depart.

Sharifa's turn for a picture with the beautiful landscape.

A nice person was willing to take a picture of the two of us for our first time cruise.

The first night, sunset.Us enjoying the sunset.

This was a fun activity that was a game show. The guy was pretty funny!"Hello Catalina!!"

What a beautiful place!!

The first stop on the island before our fun adventures started!

Go out to snorkel.

After we were done snorkeling. There were people who saw two different kinds of sharks while we were out in the water. They weren't that scary or dangerous. We really had a lot of fun and would love to go again. Of course there would be somethings that we would change.

We were able to see a lot of dolphins before we headed back to the island. Sharifa really loves dolphins and would love to swim with them sometime in her future. You have to take a really close look to see some dolphin tales.

Coming back and wanted to get a picture.

"Good bye Catalina Island!!"

That night at the back of the boat.Steve having fun golfing on the boat that night!

The first picture in Mexico.

Us in front of a Ensenada museum.

Sharifa wanted to get a picture infront of this fountain.

Enjoying our time at a resort in Ensenada! A very relaxing day!!

Shopping our hearts out. We had to get a picture with this cute Monkey!!"Oh Steve!!"

Walking back to boat and wanted to get a picture of the Mexican flag.

End of the day with the sun bright and shiny.

Every night room maintenance people made cool animals out of the towels. Sharifa took pictures of the different animals that we received and saw!

The first night was an elephant

Sharifa saw this rhinoceros at the towel stand by the pool.

Frog was from the second night.

A dog for the third night.

We got a bunny for the last night.

Our last night on the boat and enjoying comedy night.

The funny comedian, he was a lot better than the other one that they had.

"Oh how sweet!!"

We wanted to get a picture with Aaron cause we don't know when we would see him again. What a great brother Sharifa has!!! He has always been one of her best friends since she was 3. It was a great ending to a great trip!! Thanks to everyone that helped to make this fun happen for us!!