LA GALAXY GAME

Because we won our division's championship, we were invited to attend the Parade of Champions Game with the LA Galaxy on July 10th. We took the whole family and the team. It was great fun, watching Beckham and Donovan play GREAT soccer. We hope to go again soon.

What a BABE! We had corner seats and were fortunate to be very close to Beckham each time he had a corner kick. It was awesome!
Parade of Champions on the field. It was wild and crazy. There were so many teams and of course they were screamin with glee! It was lots of fun!
Here is only part of my team. A few were still arriving and a couple couldn't make it. It was lots of fun. The Galaxy play at the Home Depot center in Carson City. We had a blast...Dave even enjoyed watching the game.

It's BRACES Time!

Well it finally happened, she has her braces. For the past few months she has had an expander to expand her mouth and now we are finally on to the next stage. She was excited but nervous to get her braces on. Its hard to tell in the picture, but she chose torquoise blue for her bands around the brackets. It actually looks cute. I think she thinks she is pretty cool, but in a few months..she'll be ready to be done with them!

Happy 4th of July!

So this year we actually were home..meaning in California to celebrate the 4th of July. The past few years we have been fortunate to spend the holiday with family in Washington,
spending LOTS of money on illegal fireworks, eating a ton, and staying up really late..along with all those things, I usually take lots and lots of pictures! Well, this year was still great, we ate a lot of food and watched plenty of fireworks and spent the evening with friends. But...I didn't quite take the pictures I usually do...so for this entry..you just get the flag. But really, isn't it all about that anyways? Happy 4th.

Our Cancun Mexico Trip!

On June 20th we left for the airport to catch a red eye flight to Cancun. Now when I mean " red-eye", that's exactly what it was. We wanted that kind of a flight but because we had a stop in Guadalejara and a change of plane in Mexico City...we literally did not sleep! We left Ontario airport at 12:15am on the 21st and arrived in Cancun on the 21st at 1:00pm. We figured we were up for about 36 hours. Amber had the most sleep at 3 hours. But, with that said, we would totally do it all over again, it was worth it! We were glad to be there.

The Resorts

While in Cancun, we stayed at the Royal Carribean and the JW Marriott Resort and Spa. They were both great! At the RS, we would walk to the bus stop(Abby sat on a bee on the bus and got stung) and there were TONS of iguanas on the other side of this fence. It was amazing. Needless to say, Cancun is full of iguanas everywhere. I think they are the "squirrels of Cancun."

Pool Fun!

Many days we just hung out at the pool at both resorts. The girls always made friends to play with and the resorts had fun things for the kids to do like face painting and water games. The pool was a great way to pass the day relaxing.

Captain Cook Dinner Cruise

This was a fun night. It was a steak and lobster cruise with tons of entertainment. There were three boats, the red, the green, and the black pearl. Near the end of the cruise all three were next to each other in the middle of the ocean and had a pirate fight from one boat to another. There was comedy, dancing, food. It was great fun. Another very hot and humid evening, but totally fun. The girls liked it.

The Beach in Cancun

This is the beach in front of our hotel, The JW Marriott Resort and Spa. The girls begged EVERY day to go to the beach. They love playing in the waves and seeing how much sand they could get in their hair! The water was warm and a tourqouise blue color. It really was a beautiful beach.

Xel Ha

One of the first places we visited was Xel Ha. It's pretty much an outdoor aquarium. Really a neat and beautiful place to visit. We ate lunch, snorkeled, floated down a river, and the girls and Dave jumped off a 15 ft cliff. We all had a good time...

La Isla Mujeres

One of our excursions was to Isla Mujeres. It is an island that is only 7 miles long and 1 mile wide. We had a blast. We first went snorkeling which was crazy because the waves were huge and rolling..(made me sick) but we all did well and the girls saw a stingray below them. Then we went to a private beachclub where we had a lunch buffet, swam, kayaked, tanned and played volleyball. We all even held a toothless shark. It was freaky! He was heavy and his skin was really rough! Amber was really into all the coconuts. She named each one she found and played house in the sand. Then her and Abby served up lunch on the beach to a couple using shells, seaweed, sand and wood. It was funny. We then rented a golf cart which was totally fun and toured the island. One stop was a Turtle Farm. Now all the girls want turtles..Anyways, the ride on the boat home was fun. We were all dancing, and "Cassandra" one of the boats crew, was getting frisky with Dave! The crew were very friendly and a lot of fun!

The Cenote at IK Kil

After we visited Chichen Itza, the tour took us to The Cenote. It was this huge freshwater swimming hole. We had to walk down tons of stairs to get to it. It felt so nice after being so hot. The funny thing is, we swam with catfish! There were a lot just swimming around the surface. It was beautiful though. All of the girls and Dave jumped off the cliffs..even Amber! Me...I was the chicken and just watched them jump. It was fun!

Chichen Itza Ruins

We took a bus tour out to Chichen Itza to see the ruins. It was about a 2 hour ride each way, but totally worth it. The ruins were incredible to see and hear the history and stories behind them. The girls did well, but we were all very HOT! The humidity was intense, and we were literally dripping with sweat. It was well worth it though..our only regret is that we didn't make it to Tulum..I guess that is for next time!