Mariner of the Seas Vacation, Day 2

 Our first full day on the cruise ship started with breakfast in the dining room.

Someone was very excited about her chocolate pancake. 

Being able to order anything they wanted on the menu brought out some big smiles. 

Of course Samuel would order cereal as a side to his French toast. 

After breakfast, we started adventuring. The kids spent some time in the kids club while Matt and I relaxed and read a bit. 

When we picked up the kids, they were ready to rock climb. How crazy that the kids can say they rock climbed in the middle of the ocean!

We came back to the room to find a lobster towel animal. 

We changed into swimsuits and continued our adventuring with the Flowrider. The kids did a great job and had improved a lot by the end of the week. 

Elisabeth ate a plate of French Fries everyday for lunch. She enjoyed the unlimited fries even more than the unlimited ice cream. 

We played at the pool for the afternoon and then changed for the first formal dinner on the cruise. 

There is no one I'd rather vacation with than these beauties. 

Dinner was delicious. The best meal of the week. 

Nathan was spoiled with steak every evening- and especially with beef tenderloin on this night. The waiter brought him a second steak after he devoured his first. 

French fries and chocolate ice cream are all this girl needs to be happy. 

After dinner we watched the evening show, and then sent the kids to play at kids club for a bit before bed.