Day 2 and 3 in Mexico

Day 2--Wed. 20th

Grandma Georgia was nice enough to french braid all of the girls hair before we headed down to the pool.  That was so nice because it kept all their hair out of their faces.  Plus, I don't really french braid... 

Lots of pictures in the pool...that's really what we did everyday.

Josh and Tanya and their kids finally got here today.  They were supposed to come on Monday, like Jim and Georgia, but they had misplaced their daughter, Hannah's passport.  They called the airlines to see if she could just use a birth certificate and they told them yes.  So, they got to the airport the next day and were checking in, when they were told that they HAD to have a passport.  I guess they were given incorrect info on the phone.  So, they went back home and searched that whole day and part of the next day and could not find it.  So, they eventually went some place where they issue passports to see if they could get another one printed, but according to the records, it had already expired.  So, somehow, they were able to get a new one processed that day and were able to catch a flight the next day (Wed.)  Just to add to all that, the airline lost some of their luggage--and it just happened to be the suitcase that had their baby's clothes and some of their daughter's clothes.  AND on top of that, their baby (almost a year old) happened to have a big blowout at the Mexico airport, and they didn't have an extra outfit for him.  So, when they finally arrived--they were glad to be there, but pretty spent.  So, Tanya didn't come to dinner with us; she was trying to get baby Luke to sleep.  

Out at dinner.  

Bella, Josh, Caleb, Maggie, Georgia, Jim, Lydia, Mindy, Noah, Paige and Hannah.

Day 3--Thurs. 21st

Breakfast at the Office

 Most mornings we had cereal/toast in the condo.  But, our favorite was to eat breakfast at a place on the beach called the Office.  It's right on the beach, so you get to have your feet in the sand and the kids can play in the sand while you wait for your food.  They have really yummy breakfasts and great smoothies.  

  Noah loved the smoothies.  

Back at the resort and back to swimming. Noah and my little yellow banana

 Lunch by the pool

 It wasn't as warm there as I had hoped.  It was nice and sunny most of the time, but around 3 or 4 in the afternoon, some clouds would roll in and a cool breeze would pick up.  I always got cold, but the kids kept on swimming.  They'd get out every once in awhile and get warmed up in a towel, but they'd be right back in. 

 How cute is this girl?

 After swimming, we had some time to kill before dinner, so the cousins came over to our rooms to play.  Grandma had dominoes to play with and an Alaska card memory game.  She kept those kiddos entertained!

 Noah and Caleb had a good time playing with Noah's cars.  

 Playing dominoes with Bella, Paige and Hannah

 Noah and Caleb waiting in the lobby before walking to dinner.  

 We walked down to the next resort and ate dinner at their restaurant, out on the beach.  It was dark and pretty chilly.  They provide blankets for each person, so the kids snuggled up. It is so awesome to eat on the beach with the moonlight and to hear the ocean. 

Noah, Maggie, Paige, Hannah, Bella and Lydia.

 Luke, Josh, Jim, Georgia, Garrett and Mindy

 Tanya, Luke and Josh

 Noah and Paige pretending to sleep.  Although, they were pretty tired by this time.