Time Cruises Along

January 2003

Ten years ago we were given the chance to go on a Disney cruise with Scott's family. The kids (ages 4 months, 4, & 8) do not remember much of what happened. We had a good time & loved being with our entire family (minus one missionary nephew). 

I think I was a little overwhelmed with a fourth-month old baby who did not have a schedule on the boat. He was easy-going but he ended up drinking his entire can of formula in four days. We had to beg the gift shop to open early to give us more on the morning we left. 

In the middle of our last night on board, we awoke to a splashing noise and then a raining noise. Ryan had barfed from the top bunk towards the roof of the cabin & it rained down over the playpen. Scott & Ryan were both very ill for the last twelve hours on the boat.

Looking at the picture though, what strikes me is how young our kids were. How did we get from there to here??? I read a blog called The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. She has a short video that explains, "The days are long, but the years are short." When the boys were little, I felt like they would be little forever. Babies and their accelerated growth for the first year give a glimpse of how fast time will pass. But still I do not know where the last ten years went.

We are cruising again with the kids soon. I am excited to share with them the wonders of cruising - lots of people, great food, funny dance parties, and semi-exotic ports. I can't wait!!