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!

Royal Haciendas at Playa Del Carmen

This was about 6 days into the trip. We went and visited another Royal property in Playa Del Carmen. It was the only day that was overcast and rainy. Of course we were stuck there until the shuttle came back, but the girls were thrilled to play in the rain. It eventually stopped. The night before we had incredible thunder and lightening. It was very pretty to see, but VERY humid.

Another Trip to Disneyland!

Tim, Emily, Dylan and little Jake, came out to California and joined us for a few days at our house and Disneyland. We had a really great time. Jake was a kick to watch..he is such a busy body, and Dylan, definately a ladies man. It was a fun few days, and again we have gotten use out of our passes.

Uncle Dave and Jake
Abby and Dylan
Dave and the Girls
The Gang..Girls VS. Boys.

Happy Birthday, Happy Father's Day!

June 15th was a BUSY day for us. We celebrate Amber's 7th birthday, celebrated Father's day, and welcomed company from out of town. Unfortunately in being assigned the camera girl, the camcorder girl and the chef, the only picture I had of Dave was eating breakfast in his underwear...so I decided to spare him that post and just post a picture of Amber.. It was a good day though...we love you both!

The girls made breakfast in bed for Amber and Dad!

Rich Girls Going Green

Wow, June has been so busy that I have finally found time to update my blog..sorry some of the next entries will be a little old, but I still wanted to add them. So lately all I hear is "Go Green." Even my soap opera has been talking about going green...personally, I think a lot of it is crap. But..we did decide to do our part even though it didn't start out that way. Last January we told the girls that if they wanted to start collecting plastic bottles...water, soda, juice..that they could turn it in and keep the money they earned. Well ever since then we have been on a mission to collect bottles. Its amazing when you decide to do something like this how AWARE you are of EVERY bottle in the street, garbage cans..everywhere! But it was fun, and here you see that we finally, after 5 months of collecting, took them in to the recycle center. The girls earned $39.00 and took the money to Cancun. It was fun for them and fun to see what we could from just collecting garbage. So try it, you might enjoy.............. "Going Green!"