Hello!
Thanks for tuning in for another installment of our blog. Here's a recap of Q1 2022 highlights for the Cunningham family.
1. We kicked 2022 off with a paintball birthday party for Quinn to celebrate his 9th trip around the sun. It was a neat activity for the kids to do in the caves outside of town. They used lower impact paintball guns and had protective gear. No one got hurt, but there were a few stingers! Olivia held her own with the boys 😀
2. Club hockey and travel hockey kept us busy and the kids are spending hours and hours each week in practices and games. Their commitment to the sport is really impressive!
Christmas gifts included new hockey gear, sticks, a shooting game and a few other things like the net below that we now get to cram into our garage 😬 Here's one of them playing on the ice patch that Jason put down during a cold spell.
3. We joined the Smith family in Jamaica in February over Prez weekend at an all-inclusive resort and had a blast! The big saying in Jamaica is "Ya Mon!" which means "No Problem". I would have to agree! We left our problems behind (and dodged a massive snowstorm on the way out of town). We were able to relax so much on this trip while the kids played together and had a blast.
I had never done the all-inclusive thing before and I will say it was really nice to not have to deal with paying for things here and there. The resort had lots of activities for kids including waterslides and a bubble bath pictured here. There was a wide variety of entertainment each night which was also fun.
Here's a view of the ocean from our balcony and a view of the resort from the beach.
We did a few excursions including swimming in the bioluminescent bay (Luminous Lagoon) at night which was really cool. We went on a snorkeling and waterfall hike excursion featuring some interesting onboard entertainment that we will not soon forget!
4. About a month after Jamaica and in another attempt to dodge the cold weather in KC, we joined another family in Cancun during Spring Break! We definitely picked an interesting week to experience Cancun given the whole college and high school senior scene. There was a lot of activity going on outside our room in the hall, especially at night, that made it pretty impossible to sleep a few of the nights!
I'd never been to Cancun before and was really impressed by the beach. The sand was excellent and the waves were so fun to play and swim in. We all had a blast with the Ascencio family and their 5 kids, what a great family and a super-memorable trip!
The boys went fishing on the last day and brought back a haul of fish that was delicious. We had the restaurant serve it up on the last night. Note: Quinn plays on hockey teams with the boys on each end below so this was a good bonding trip for teammates as well!
Olivia and Lainey are here reading books on the beach. Other than a quick bus ride to the flea market for some shopping and a walk across the street to a restaurant, I actually never left the resort. The beach and pool were just perfect and I was able to read a few books cover to cover on this trip 👍
So far so good, 2022! Most of the mask mandates have expired and it feels like things are settling down and getting back to normal.
Take care and stay safe! ~claire and family
