Dress-up

Bridget has just started getting into dress-up.  She loves to be a fairy.  To be correct, it’s a hula girl fairy princess.  I got this great picture and it just screams youth and imagination.

Technology

Its amazing how at such a young age he can figure out how to work all the new technology so easy.  Ethan's new favorite sentence is “Daddy can I play with your I Pad?”

Mexican Rivera: Part Three

Our last port was Cabo San Lucas.  I had herd great things about Cabo but I think this was my least favorite spot.  We did hear later about some cool places to go so maybe if we get down there again we will check those out.  We walked around the  marina a lot and then hung out at the beach.  Once we sat at the beach I was happy to appreciate how beautiful my surroundings were.

 

The view from the sand:

Joseph bought these cool hand carved pots from this guy.  asked if we wanted them personalized and then sis it right there on the beach.  It was beautiful work.

On the marina these guys were carving up the sharks they caught for steaks.  The birds were excited for the scraps

And the seals were hanging out right there too!

We had a great trip.  Fun and relaxing at the same time.  We were so lucky to have my parents watch the kids for us so we could go enjoy ourselves!

Mexican Rivera Cruise :Part Two

Our second port was Mazatlan.  I really thought it was amazing here.  So much to see and do.  First we went to the old part of town and visited this beautiful cathedral.  I love cathedrals, they have always fascinated me, so it was a great treat to visit this one.

My summer home, I wish:

I was wondering where the entrance was:

Cliff jumping:

Josephs new place of work:

Mmmm, shrimp and lobster!

Mexican Riviera Cruise: Part one

In January Joseph and I took a cruise to the Mexican Riviera!  We had such a good.  The first few days were on the sea and I spent those days eating, sleeping and reading, it was fantastic.  Our first port was Puerto Vallarta.  It was beautiful and the weather was nice and warm, but not to warm.  We had a great day walking around and seeing what the town had to offer.  We did spend a little bit off time hanging out on the beach, but the swarms of vendors selling things were a little overwhelming for me to be there too long.  Along the ocean there were tons of these beautiful sand sculptures.   Really it is hard to put into words how amazing they were.  We even got to see one a few in the process of being made.  Hard back breaking work in the sun.

This guy was doing all the detail work that is hard to capture in pictures:

There were also all the weird and fascinating sculptures all over the place.  Joseph got on this one to join the aliens waiting for the mothership:

Lots of street performers added to the entertainment of the day.  These guys climbed up this tower, tied ropes to their legs and jumped off while they rotated in the air and glided down slowly to music. It was really cool: