Not sure if the delay in blogging about our trip to Mexico is because we've been so busy since returning or if we needed time to recover from the trauma of flying with two squirmy, wiggly babies :) If I was honest, it's probably a combination of both! As the hubby said, "When was the last time they wanted to sit still at home for more than 5 seconds!?! How COULD flying with them go well?" =) No really though, we had a fun-filled family trip but we'll save the word "vacation" for when it's just the two of us, ha! It's not everyday you can get schedules to align where an entire family can be together-Mom, Dad, 3 siblings, a sister-in-law + 3 babies! So in spite of the insane amount of luggage we all drug with us or the meltdowns from tired babies as we tried to clear customs, we are so thankful for the amazing privilege to spend quality time as family! We know our days are numbered and each day is truly a gift from God!
Top Highlights From the Trip:
1. All 11 of us flying standby and getting on BOTH flights, down there and back! yahoo!
2. A week of beautiful sunshine/hanging by the pool with the entire family together!
3. Dinners together every night with sleeping babies!
4. Seeing all 3 babies playing at the pool
5. Checking into the Hilton & Pueblo Bonito Resort in CABO
6. Girls first stamp in passport!
7. Eating dinner at Hacienda/babies doing great/toes in the sand! =)
8. Guys golf outing/Girls spa day!
9. Having an entire living area to let the kids play and eat all their meals, away from the adult area!
10. Time to read on the porch while girls napped
11. Taking a walk around the resort with the hubby on the last night!
12. Undistracted time as a family to make memories with the girls!
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| Just boarded the plane! We're all still happy campers! |
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| First night at the Hilton! Sad that daddy was too sick to come out to the beach! |
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| Showered & CLEAN-all 4 of us! Our view from the porch! |
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| One of the highlights from the trip! Dinner out at Hacienda! Beautiful resort, great food, kids could play on the beach=happy parents!! |
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| The babies did fantastic! We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! |
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| The girls loving their floats at the pool and thinking they are all grown up at the swim up bar! :) |
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| Fun at the pool with the whole crew!! |
And just for memories sake, here are a few of the LOWlights of the trip =)
1. Flying to Mexico while mommy had the stomach bug
2. Daddy catching the bug and sleeping in the bathroom the first night in Cabo-thankfully it was a 24 hour virus after throwing up 30+ times =(
3. waiting probably an hour in the McDonald's drive-thru line for some food
4. clearing customs with 2 car seats, a double stroller, 2 high chairs, plus a diaper bag, toy bag, and 2 VERY LARGE suitcases! (more than Kendall and I could carry for sure)
5. waiting 2 hours after a long day of travel for the guys to return with the rental cars!
6. the two plane rides with 14 month girls who want NOTHING to do with sitting still
7. Maddie Grace having diarrhea in the bathtub
8. Makenzie wanting NO ONE but mommy and crying for probably 24 hours with very few happy moments during that time (probably caught what mommy & daddy had)
9. spending 30+ minutes to get sunscreen, swim diapers + bathing suits on 2 babies while daddy is sick and get them down to the pool/beach only for them to cry =)
10. forgetting sunscreen on MG's chin and it getting completely roasted=awful momma!
11. Babies waking up in the middle of the night and at 5am the first few nights there
12. Only sitting in lounge chair once each during the week ( 2 babies require 2 adults in the pool with them!)
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