Friday, June 26, 2009

Mexico!

We got back from Mexico on Wednesday and I am finally getting around to blogging! I had to narrow our 130 pictures down to less than 30! It's still going to be a long post, folks! We had a GREAT time! We spent most of our time on the beach. We would wake up, go to the breakfast buffet, go to the beach, go to lunch, go to the beach, go to dinner. You get the idea! It was the best vacation I have ever been on and it is so much more special because I got to spend it with Mark. The whole trip was very low-key and very relaxing. The resort was wonderful. If you are thinking vacationing in Mexico, we recommend the Iberostar resorts. They are very family friendly and made for an enjoyable stay. I will let the pictures do the rest of the talking!

Our first ever plane trip together
Hotel lobby and complimentary drink upon arrival
Every day we would come back to a different towel animal/creation on our bed. These were our favorites!

On the beach, finally! This was our first glimpse of the ocean the day that we arrived.
The beach in the evening before dinner
I loved hanging out on the beach. Please ignore the man behind me!

My view every day. You can't beat that!



We did a lot of lounging and reading
Clearly Mark had just played in the ocean and not me because he is dripping wet and I am perfectly dry!


Soaking up the sun
One of the activities you could do on the beach was archery. I got in the yellow first, but Mark's score killed mine!

Mark gets a bull's eye!

Yea! I'm in the yellow!
This was the center courtyard of our building
Front end of the resort by the lobby


Inside the lobby of the resort adjacent to ours
Writing in the sand . . .


We also loved to people watch while we were there. The kids in particular were hilarious. Here were a few quotes from the children around us:

Brother: The show is at 9:30
Sister: But that is past our bedtime
Brother: There's no bedtime here. You do whatever you want.

Little boy standing in the doorway to his room (bird chirping in the background): There's that darn bird again. It woke me up this morning!

Two young girls clicking their drinking cups together on the beach: VACATION!

8 comments:

Kelli said...

Girl, I am SO glad you had fun! It looks amazing! We went to Mexico on our honeymoon; it was both of our first trip out of the country as well, and we loved it! There is nothing better than lying on the beach with a drink in your hand. Love it!

Lauren said...

The pictures are just gorgeous. I took a little mental vacation in my mind just looking at them, so thanks for that!!! I am so glad you and Mark had a relaxing trip and that things went well. Thanks for sharing! If you are like Silas and I, once you start traveling you get hooked and keep wanting to try new places:)

Amy McCown said...

What a relaxing trip. I love the towel art in Mexico. I am so glad that you all had a fun time. The pictures are great.

Andrea said...

Looks like you guys had so much fun!! The pics are great.

Newberry said...

I'm so glad you guys had such a fun and relaxing time! I enjoyed looking at the pictures.

Katie Thamer said...

So fun! I love your pics and stories. What a beautiful place! I don't know how you are going to pick your Christmas card! :)

Alli said...

Okay, I just got around to reading this today. Sorry! I'm so glad you guys had a great time. You got some great pictures! That first conversation between the kids is priceless!

Winters said...

Wow, looks like it was beautiful (and relaxing)! Glad you guys had a wonderful time...vacations come too few and far between, so I love reading about others' trips :) Thanks for sharing!