Carribean Cruise

I mentioned to you all before that Rich and the kids and I went on a short Carribean cruise in early July. There were 14 of us that went: Rich’s parents, their three kids and spouses, and most of the grandkids. We were celebrating Rich’s parent’s birthdays….Rich’s sister’s birthday, a niece’s birthday…a couple of graduations…and Tim’s new job (which he accepted while on the cruise). There were two stops: Roatan, Honduras, and Cozumel, Mexico. These are photos of our family during those two stops. Since there were so many of us traveling, I wanted to there to be one place for them to see these photos…so this was it. We had a lot of fun with animals! Rich even took a few photos of me while I snuggled with a sloth. There are a few photos with Rich’s mom. She has Alzheimer’s and is starting to forget her family. I tried to take a few photos of her and Rich together when it was our turn to watch after her. It is such a hard disease to experience with your loved one….because you are looking at their adult body of a person you have a long history with….and inside, there is a very childlike brain who doesn’t function on an adult level or remember the simplest things. Everyone has to keep a sense of humor because otherwise it would just be too overwhelmingly sad. There were still a lot of poignant moments that I know we will all treasure.