This will mostly be a picture post of our week long trip to Cancun, Mexico. Over a week later Wes is still asking "Why aren't we in Mexico?" I hear you buddy- I wish we were back in the sun as well.
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| Izzy just lost her first tooth about a week before our trip- at breakfast before we got on the plane I noticed that her other bottom front tooth was precariously hanging on.... |
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| Kids were pretty good on the plane. At 5, Izzy was easy to entertain with the Captain Underpants Netflix show and a movie. Wes was pretty good but didn't last all 3.5 hours. |
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| Sure enough, we are in our van from the airport to the hotel after landing in Mexico and Izzy lost her tooth during the ride! |
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| Our view for the week from the Westin Lagunamar in Cancun |
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| Our view at night |
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| Izzy living her best life in the pool |
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| Iguana in the ruins next to our hotel |
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Gotta love the ridiculously big fruity alcoholic drinks!
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| Wes enjoying some beans |
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| Boat ride out out to Isla Mujeres (Wes' first boat ride!) |
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| For Christmas this year my MIL got all of us a "swimming with dolphins" experience which was awesome. Izzy was totally on board with no fear what-so-ever. |
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| Wes on the other hand was scared of the fish in the water with us and was willing to pet the dolphin and kiss it, but not much else. |
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| Cielo was a cute dolphin |
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We all got pulled two dolphins- Izzy lost a grip on one of the dolphins so she just got pulled by one
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| Getting pushed by two dolphins on the bottom of her feet and loving it! |
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| Working on her duck face at lunch |
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| Loving fresh coconut water |
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| Wes in his early GQ photo shoot? LOL |
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| That night the Westin had a Mexican-themed dinner with local food, dancing and a mariachi band. The kids LOVED it- both the show and the Mexican candy they got to eat afterwards. |
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| Westin also had a pinata afterwards. Wes was the youngest kid to compete, Izzy was the second youngest. |
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| Everyone discounted Izzy's strength because she was younger but she was hitting the pinata HARD. She got her own pinata "hat" from one of the "arms" of the pinata. |
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| Izzy dancing in front of the colored fountain lights |
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| This girl has no fear I tell you. She was super excited to pose with whoever this is supposed to be |
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| Pretty sunset |
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| Gelato! |
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| Even Wes was willing to pose with the Transformers |
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| One day we took a private van 2.5 hours out to Chichen Itza which was AMAZING. Our van driver was also our guide. The whole history is super fascinating. |
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| Our lunch spot in Valladolid, a cute town on the way back to Cancun |
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| Izzy was super excited to get her hair braided |
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| First time playing mini golf. Wes lasted all of 3 holes and then just wanted to send his ball down a tunnel over and over again |
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| One morning we had breakfast next to the aquarium and we had the best time watching the dolphins play beneath us while we ate! I might have enjoyed it more than the kids! :-) |
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| The dolphins loved jumping on this raft and then sliding or rolling off and into the water |
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| Enjoying the pool before the rain storm (of all of 5 minutes) came through. We hung out at the swim up pool bar. :-) |
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| Wes loves the pool! |
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| As we walked to dinner our final night we came across a sign about the alligators in the water below. We kept looking for alligators in the brush but instead found this huge alligator sunning itself in plain site! |
I could see us going back to Cancun in a couple of years when Wes would be old enough to handle swimming a cenote. If we tried to bring him into an underground cave to swim on this trip he would have left marks on our skin from gripping us too tight!
1 comment:
Amazing! I have always wanted to swim with dolphins. With Wes being so timid, it's amazing that he got close enough to kiss the dolphin! Love his GQ picture and the one of Izzy dancing by the water. I'm so glad you got to have an amazing family vacation!
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