Jeff’s company took all four us to Cancun for 6 fun filled days! We spent most of everyday at the pool having fun as a family. We were lucky that our neighbors and good friends, Niki, Flavio and Hannah came too so we had lots of fun. Both of the kids went to the beach for the very first time and didn’t like it much. Lindsay didn’t like the taste of the water and Logan liked the water but didn’t like the sand at first, but then he got into it. Lindsay and I went out on a paddle boat ride, just the two of us, which wasn’t easy. She couldn’t really reach the paddles and so I had to do all the paddling and the whole idea just scared me. I couldn’t think too much about what I was doing or where I was or else I would scare myself. We only went to the beach the one time and then just stayed at the pool the rest of the time. Sand is just TOO messy with two kids. The pool was great! It had a swim up bar so we drank a lot of margaritas, Miami Vices (strawberry daquiri and pina colada mixed together) and pina coladas (all without alcohol of course). There were a few places where Logan could touch the ground and he loved that. He liked going up and down the stairs which made me a little nervous because there were so slippery and he did fall a couple of times. The longer we were there the longer the amount of time Logan spent under water kept getting longer. He would just slip and go under the water when he would be just out of reach. But he’s okay! It was never more than a second or two but the last time it was probably closer to 3. Yikes. They had a ton of fun.

Lindsay learned how to swim while we were there. Niki bought her some floaties and she LOVED that she could go in the water all by herself. She quickly learned to kick her feet to get places and had a blast in the water. Lindsay and daddy got to swim with dolphins when we went to a place called Xcaret, which is an outdoor “amusement” park of sorts. They had an aquarium, zoo, snorkeling, food, swimming with dolphins, a beach, and of course food. Anyway, we spent $$$ for them to do it but it was so worth it! Look how happy she is!

Logan started talking quite a bit while we were there and he can now say hi, bye, good, stuck, cup, notebook (bo buh, from Blue’s Clues), phone, all done, Hannah (Na-na), up, Lindsay (it’s weird, but he does say it), Flavio (Fa-va), Grandpa (ma-pa), Grandma (mama) and that’s all I can think of right now. He’s turning into such a big boy! When he needs his diaper changed, he’ll just go get a diaper and the wipes and bring them to you and lay down for you, which is such a difference from a couple of weeks ago when he would SCREAM when you tried to change his diaper. It’s a nice change.

We had a great time together as a family, spending all day together and getting to know each other even better. The kids had a blast outside and inside, at the pool and in the hotel room. They played their little hearts out and slept good (Lindsay even took naps everyday!). We were ready to come home when it was time but can’t wait to go on another vacation like this soon. It was fun to go somewhere new.

(Thanks Niki for some awesome pictures!!)

Instead of posting thousands of pictures up here, just click on the link to our picture page and go to the Cancun folder. (Or click this link.) Enjoy!