Oh Mexico...

Well we are back from our week long trip to Cancun, Mexico. It was wonderful from start to finish. We knew the kids would be in good hands and it was time to kick back and relax. We put 110% into that!

It had been so long since we had taken a tropical vacation. It was long overdue! We needed that couple time. There has been SO much that has changed and happened over the last few years to our relationship and family. It was SO good to just be able to focus on ourselves and be a couple without other pressures.

I get so little quality time to myself (like most moms). There is always something to do. The biggest task on my "to-do" list in Cancun was to get the best spots possible to sit in the sun all day. I was the only early riser. I would spend about 2-3 hours by myself each morning...reading a book either on the beach or near the pool. It was AWESOME! Read for 20, nap for 10...just thinking about it makes me want to book a second trip...like NOW! Here was my view most mornings...

We spent our whole day in the sun. We ordered food from the pool grill and ate outside in our suits everyday. Around 4:30 or 5:00 we'd head back to the room for a little Yahtzee, cards, reading or naps. We had an amazing balcony with a table and chairs and an incredible view.

 There is always a smile on Cory's face if the sun is shining and it is warm!

 It was fun to walk the beach and find treasures for the kids.

 I got knocked on my butt one time and swallowed a gallon on salt water. I would not have swallowed all that water had I not been laughing so hard at loosing my balance only to be hit by a second massive wave that took me under. I am sure it was amusing to anyone watching. I was amused:)

 Cory tried boogie boarding. I don't think they ever caught a wave. After watching for about 20 minutes I got bored and went back to lounge:)

 We were not completely sedentary. We took part in the daily volleyball game (well I played once). the competition was fierce for a bunch of old farts. I happened to be wearing the wrong swimsuit the day I played and I was continually loosing my bottoms! I did not test the bottoms in water. They seemed to fit when dry:) This is an action shot of Cory.

 I caught some slight air;)

It was an amazing trip. We had so much fun together. It was pretty perfect. I did not even miss the kids as badly as I thought. The first 24 hours were tough. We were able to skype the kids which made it SO much easier. There were a few kids about Liv's size that I just wanted to scoop up and snuggle but overall I did much better than anticipated (just like mom said I would...she is always right:).

Thanks again to the grandparents for taking time off of work and hanging with the kids. While we were gone Liv learned how to go down the stairs "safely". She also gained a few more teeth. The older two really enjoyed having the g'mas and g'pas here. It was good to come home, though, and see the smiles on their faces when they saw us in person. That is priceless.