Cancun!!

Dillon and I, along with Jordan (Dillon's brother) and Nicole, spent Thanksgiving week in Cancun, Mexico. We had tons of fun!! It was great weather, good food, and fun activities. The only thing missing was Lucy, and of course all of you! Here are some pictures with a little explanation. This is only a small portion of the 420-something pictures that we took all together, but you get the idea. Some day I will scrapbook all 400 of our pictures to tell the whole story, but for now here you go:

These are our firsts. We were excited to get on the first plane (then it was a long first day of traveling). Next is our first meal at the resort (it was all inclusive). And then our first trip down to the beach. It was dark, but we were too excited to wait until morning.

These are some Mayan ruins that we visited. Tulum is on the left and Coba is on the right. Tulum is very popular, but we loved Coba because you can climb on the ruins. Dillon and I are at the top of the picture on the right holding our arms up. You may have to enlarge the picture, but it is awesome!

Probably the biggest culture shock to me was the lack of toilet paper in some restrooms. In one place we went you had to get your TP from a guy out front and he was asking for money before he would give it to you. The restroom from the picture above let you get your own, but you had to get it before you went in your stall. Then, you left your used TP in a can next to the toilet.

As we were missing Thanksgiving, I took smoe decor with me. This is our headboard and I put fall leaves all over it to remind us that it was Turkey Day here at home.

We ate lots of good food. We had several options of restaurants to choose from for each meal that was included in the price of the hotel. All drinks were also included, but not drinking alcohol really limited us. We did get several frozen daquiries and pina coladas "sin alcohol" (without alcohol).

We played on the beach a lot. It was so beautiful and the temperature was always "just right". Of course, every beach vacation includes someone getting burried in the sand. I think a lot of other vacationers also enjoyed seeing Jordan and Nicole get burried. The last picture is Dillon's submission for the Bay Watch competition :)

One day we went on a "Jungle Tour" and drove boats out through a section of willow-like bushes that they call a jungle, then went out snorkeling. We saw lots of fish and corals. Unfortunately, since it was a very windy day the water was cloudy so it was a little hard to see. Plus, due to the wind, the water was pretty choppy which made those with weaker stomachs quite ill.

This is on the beach next to the Tulum ruins. It was a beautiful beach with smooth sand and awesome cliffs and rocks.

This trip was in celebration of our 5th anniversary. I am so lucky to have a wonderful husband that puts up with me and is a wonderful father (and will take me to Cancun).

Lucys animal sounds

Here is a video of a few of Lucys animal sounds:

Constantly something new!

The most amazing thing about having a one year old is that she is always doing or saying something new. I love it!! I am constantly amazed at the new thing she did. Every day when one of us comes home we get the update on what new thing Lucy did that day (including the days she is at Grandma's).

Dillon has Lucy all day on Fridays. One Friday I came home and he had bought this cute tent house for Lucy. The funny thing is, it also has two tunnels and a tent to go with it. I thought we had a big room in our basement, but it doesn't all fit. Lucy loves to play in the house, especially when her dad plays with her. Lucy got a new haircut, it is a cute little a-line. It inspired me to try curlers. We got them in just a little while ago, we'll see how well it turns out.

One day when I got in the shower Lucy kept saying "Mom bath" to Dillon. She has figured out that if she lays down she can see into the bathroom. Good bye privacy!

She absolutely loves to play the piano. She had just gotten up from a nap, so her hair is a little crazy.

This is a baby doll that I had when I was little. She has loved playing with it. She can be pretty hard on it though.

One evening I was getting dinner ready and Dillon was playing with Lucy. I went to see what they were doing and they were playing in the bathtub. She loves the bath and will get in it by herself with her clothes on, so Dillon joined her. Hilarious! I love it! This picture was pre-haircut and her hair looks so long compared to now.