To Mexico And Back Again!

Well so much has happened in these past few weeks and I haven't even had a moment to update the blog! So here I am attempting to do just that! We have literally been to Mexico and back again! For the past few years it has been grandpa VandeMerwe's dream to take his whole family on a cruise! Well the time finally came and we are so glad that we could both slip away from our busy lives for a moment and enjoy some good old family time!

The cruise took us down to Cabo San Lucas and Ensenada Mexico so it was quite the adventure! The following are just a few of many pictures taken to capture the wonderful moments we had with family! VandeMerwe side how we love you so!

One night for dinner we got to sit with Broc's family! All us Buttars together at last! We love you family! (P.S. This was the same night Broc ordered 3 entrees of lobster tail and shrimp! The boy was shameless!)


Just Grandpa VandeMerwe walking with lots of the grand kids! We sure love him and are grateful for all the sacrifice he has made on our behalf!


Pharaoh's palace is where we went to watch our shows every night! Us gals just being silly and pretending to be Egyptian! We sure had fun!


Even though we were on a cruise to Mexico when the wind got blowing it sure did get cold! We were so happy to discover the first day of the cruise a hot chocolate dispenser! Yum! Didn't that hit the spot from time to time!


This was the night we got to eat dinner with grandma and grandpa! We sure had fun spending precious time with them! Memories that we will never forget!


After some shopping in Ensenada Whitney and I had to show off our great buys! Mexican dresses to bring home! Don't mind the fact that my white belt is actually off the bath robes in our room! I had to make it work! ;)


Almost the whole group together playing some games late into the night! Scrabble anyone? What about dominoes?


The ship even had a mini golf course so obviously we had to hit it up! I'll have you know that Abby, Sammy and I all got holes in one during this round! Way to go girlies! Let's just say it was an interesting game of golf on a rocking boat!


We certainly did have fun in the Cabo sun!


This picture was taken on lovers beach! Little did we know when we got aboard the water taxi that there would be no dock on the other side! To make it ashore we had to jump out of the boat and quickly run to the sand before the tide pulled us in! Hence the soaking shorts and shirt! But the beach was beautiful and for sure worth the wet clothes! We had a blast!


One night we all piled into our room for a Brian Reagan debut! We thought the top bunk might break from all the boys on it but some how the bed survived while we had a lot of great laughs along the way!


At karaoke with some of the family! Only Ally and Uncle Rob were brave enough to get up there! It was fun to watch the other singers though! Some had talent and some certainly did not!


All in all we were certainly not ready to come home by the end of the trip! We love you grandpa VandeMerwe and cannot thank you enough for making this trip possible! May God be with you til we meet again!