We were so
lucky to be able
to take an amazing vacation to
Riveria Maya Mexico! It was just the two of us (the kids stayed with the grandparents) and we got to celebrate our 6th Anniversary too! It was an absolute
blast!!! Here's a few pictures!
We went on a
tour with an LDS tour company
and they were fantastic! We went to 3 different locations and it was just us! Miguel was one of our tour guides and we just loved him! If you're interested their website is
www.almaldstours.com.
This is
Ik Kil! It is a fresh water cenote (under ground sink hole) in Yucatan. It's 84' under ground with trees and roots cascading all the way down to the amazingly clear water! There's a staircase you can see in the 3rd picture that is what we
jumped off! Ok...I was absolutely scared to death. It's a good 20' high and the water, while really clear, was really really dark because it's so deep! I was totally shaking in my suit but I couldn't look like a whimp so I jumped. Yes.
Apparently if I was told to jump off a cliff I would.
Chitzen Itza!
This archeological site was built a few hundred years after the Nephites were destroyed so it was very interesting to see resembalences in Book of Mormon times and evidences of traditions being passed down from the Book of Mormon people mixed with serious wickedness! The
Mayan people were so intelligent and it was incredible to see such remarkable
architecture and
knowledge! The picture on the right is the "Monument to the 2000 Warriors." It is hundreds of round columns that surround a few square columns symbolizing a legend of 2000 warriors that were surrounded by a million others and survived.
Sound Familiar????
Ek Balam! The picture on the right is of a "white" man teaching several darker men.....ring a bell? Ek Balam was incredible! It was built during the time of the
Book of Mormon and has several evidences of the Nephites and Lamanites living there. Ek Balam was only recently found so it's not a huge
tourist site yet; because of that we were the only ones there! It was such a peaceful and incredible place and we were so
blessed to have visited there!
With
Pat's appetite it was a must that we stay at an All-inclusive resort. It was a beautiful hotel and whatever we didn't drink we ate!! We ate 2 dinners every night and I had my fair-share of frozen drinks...
non-alcoholic of course!
Our hotel was
in the middle of the jungle so we walked this path every day to get to our room and the beach! There were always huge
iguana's lounging during the day.
The amazing
water! and Crazy bird that kept trying to eat our lunch!
Our fantastic Beach and my
hunky husband!
Introducing....Peter Pan and TinkerBell (or stinkerbell as she's been known to be called).
We went Trunk or Treating at church Friday night which was great because Pat had to work Halloween night so this was his chance to be with the kids.
We finally got around to carving our pumpkin-yes it was pushing the deadline but we got it done and it was HILARIOUS!! Merik was so disgusted but the pumpkin guts he was gagging and Karma would've swam in it if I let her! Merik finally agreed to scoop it out if I'd scrape it so he didn't have to touch it but the line was drawn when Karma began taunting him with the guts and trying to throw them at her!! Hmmmm does our girl have a little of her dad in her???
We stopped at Shawnana's and Grandpa Craig's for special Halloween treats!
We went to Aunt Carolyn's for an awesomely spooky dinner complete with blood to drink and eyeballs for dessert!
They were both so excited when they figured out all they had to do was say 3 simple words and people dumped CANDY into their buckets!! Karma decided she was big and wouldn't hold my hand, which would've been fine but Merik was running from house to house and little Karma just doesn't move as fast! I had an odd realization that I'm old! I have two kids, not two babies! Both of our kids are old enough to trick or treat in real costumes! Where has life gone?
We ended the night going to the Berries! Aunt Nichole had made them special halloween rice crispies treats and they had fun surprises from Grandpa Bill and Grandma Susie! Lastly we did more trick or treating to top off our stash! It was great fun!!!!
