Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Viva Mexico! Our Family Vacation . . .

Here we are in Playa Del Carmen for our family Spring Break Vacation! It's just Brandon, Nicole and the boys for the week, at a fun "All-Inclusive" resort. Amazingly, more guests spoke French or German than English or Spanish. The kids thought that the magic wristbands were awesome, to get endless strawberry daquiris, and buffets for breakfast, lunch and dinner! They were in Heaven!
The best part of the Hotel was the kid's "Daisy Club", with activities all day and all night long for the little kids! Taylor was doing arts and crafts, kayaking, playing volleyball, going to dance contests and puppet shows in the evenings - he was wonderfully entertained - and from what we saw - wonderfully entertaining as well! He won several prizes for "best dancer" and "best actor". Fitting, we thought.

Here's Taylor with one of his new friends from Colorado.
They were one of the only other English speaking guests at the resort.




Beach fun with the boys! Body Surfing, Seashell Hunting, Snorkeling and Sea Kayaking. They did it all!












What a drag! I enjoyed 6 wonderful days of fun with everyone. But on the evening of the 6th, I fell, injured my foot, and was on crutches and in pain for the rest of the trip. Brandon kept telling me, "It's just a sprain - you'll be up and walking in no time!" But I knew I broke something because I heard a loud snap. My foot swelled up, turned black and blue, and I couldn't put any pressure on it for almost two weeks. . . But getting through the lines at the airport with a wheel chair and an escort was awesome! The kids said I should do it every trip!
Here's Nate, in his father's hat so he doesn't get burned and blistered again! He's getting ready to go Parasailing and Jet Skiing . . .
And Carter - our shell hunter. He searched daily on a very picked over beach. He did find 3 large, and sunbleached conch shells. (more remnants of shells, really - but he thought they were cool!)
All in all, it was a wonderful trip! Everyone had a great time!
Wish you there . . .









1 comment:

alison said...

What a blast! I am so envious of your vacation. Looks like you had a a great time. Good for you!