Spring Break

We spent Spring Break in Cancun with the Erskines!
We stayed at the all-inclusive Gran Caribe Resort and had the time of our lives. We were so excited to go with the Erskines because our kids all have so much fun together and get along so well.

All pasty white, suffering from "lack of sun" disorder

Our room had a little patio with a hammock that walked right out to the kids area or you could walk right down to the beach. The kids area had a fun tennis court, swimming pools, and waterslides.

We adventured out and rented a 16 passenger van! Cocoa Ricky was our tour guide and Jason the navigator! It was hillarious--we all jumped into this van and went exploring for the day

We found this place called Akamal: incredible snorkeling. Mallory and Emery were scared at first to jump in with all the fish, but it didn't take long before they were naming all the fish and having a blast.

So many people told us we HAD to see the Tulum ruins. Both Lisa and I said we didn't really like to see things that are ruined, but we agreed to go anyway. LOL. It ended up being a ton of fun and the kids loved seeing these rock buildings that were built over 2000 years ago.

It was soooo HOT....we had to keep reminding ourselves that it was a snow storm at home and the heat felt sooooo good. We went and took a dip in the ocean to cool off:)

These photographers brought this iguana by the poolside for the kids to hold. I hurried and snapped a picture before they told me I couldn't. They wanted us to buy the pictures they took. We found out that people in Mexico aren't very nice about taking our own pictures...they want to make money off us!

The Beach at Night!!!

The hotel had a fun outside bar on the beach with hammocks and swings....we had endless pina coladas!

The kids area was a blast! It was so nice because we just layed on a lounge and the kids played and played and played. They would run from slide to slide and every now and then go order another strawberry-banana drink!

Can you believe how not-crowded it was!!! Look at all those empty lounges. We felt like we had our own private resort. I guess Mexico has a bad rap right now because of all the violence going on around the border. We didn't let a little violence stop us --- Oh no, nothing was going to stop us from this tropical vacation. I love how Rick is totally passed out on the lounge --

The water was so nice and warm -- even Lisa didn't mind getting in.

It was so cute--Mallory and Emery made friends with this little girl, Courtney, from Michigan. They were the best of friends instantly!


The waves were perfect for boogie boarding!

I can still hear Lisa's scream... the same scream she has when she sees a bee or a balloon. ha ha

trying not to intake too much salt. hee hee

We were laughing our heads off. It was so much fun!

I love how the wave is knocking Troy out!

The kids posing for a cute picture on the beach, until......

Shark, Jason, attacks Caden's foot. How funny!

another great wave!

We met some people from Utah, who gave us this amazing kite. They didn't want to pack it...the kids had so much fun flying it.

Troy and Rick fit a little baseball practice in every day!

Rick and Jason took the boys for a kayak adventure!

Bubba Gumps Resturant was across the street from our hotel!

One night we went to Maria's Mexican resturant in the hotel. We had to take a picture of the gum stuck to Lisa's menu. I wonder how long that has been there?

Another great resturant was the Tepanyaki Grill. I thought it was funny we went to Mexico and our favorite food there was Japanese food.
Troy learned to eat with chop-sticks

Lindsie's and Elle's highlight of the trip was swimming with the dolphins! They were so excited:)

What a great vacation!!!! I loved that we got to go and just enjoy each other so much. Our kids are so much fun to be around. I love my family so much and I am so grateful for these incredible memories we are making.