OK...I'm gonna attempt to do the abridged version of our trips and everything in between. Before we left for Cancun, we celebrated Alexa's 1st birthday at Boomers in Fountain Valley.
Gosh that was so worth it! You get in, they feed you, the kids are entertained, there's no cleaning involved, you give them a credit card and it's done with. It was especially nice to see my cousin Jenn there with Jaeden and of course the Waters' rep., Caleb :)
Even Nancy, Ni and Devan joined us for the party (did you guys know that Devan and Sam are in the same dance company TM? Performance on the 25th of August!)And one with her Grandma Del...
And another with her Grandma Ely and Grandpa Poli...
My good friends (more like sisters) Tina and Christine were there to celebrate with their families...
Paul took Alexa on the rides. I'm so blessed to have such a family man...
Charlize loves to play with Alexa. I love that they will grow up together like Sam and Jenalyn...
Didn't see Sam most of the day. She was out and about. When I saw her she was drenched from the bumper boats with cousin Alina...
The party was on a Sunday. The following Wednesday early morning we were off to Cancun for Eleanor & Shawne's wedding!
This was Alexa's first time on a plane. She did fabulous on the way up...not so great on the way back. We land, get checked into our rooms and head to go eat and drink. Sushi and sashimi along with Miami Vice (pina colada with strawberry daquiri) and some stir fry! Yummy! Alexa learned how to drink out of a straw that very evening and helped her sister polish off a whole virgin strawberry daquiri by themselves!
The following morning we wake up to this...
It's hard not to just be in awww every morning! The view was absolutely gorgeous and just breathe taking. How do you go from this to long BEACH? right? Sam was the one to remember to take a picture of it.
Then off to the Oceana to eat, again. This is where the menus, or what my brother calls "tablets" are bigger then Alexa.
And Alexa with yet another strawberry daquiri...
Now it's time to head to the beach! Sam and Paul had a blast. Paul is seriously a fish. He can't get out of the water! I stuck around under the palapas with Alexa waiting for my cervezas!
Of course what's next to do but EAT!
The following day was...
How cool it's gonna be for her to say that she was drinking strawberry daquiris in the Mexican Carribbean on her first birthday. And of course, my mom and I had to celebrate Alexa's birthday by buying a gift for ourselves! :)
Which Alexa will inherit on her birthday many years from now. So I consider it an investment, hahahahaha.
It was so beautiful. I burned that day in the sun. Can you believe that? As dark as I am I can still burn...LOL. I took a lot of pics! I wish I took more of the whole group. I took a lot of couple pics for some reason. But for the most part these were the VIPS at Club Chess (you'd get it if you were there, and that's all that matters)
The following day was a day of rest and relaxation. But it was more like party mode.
Alexa tore up the ice cream cones. As you can see, we moved on to chocolate.
After a really bad hangover and learning to say, "AN ORRRCHRA SIR-VASAHHH POOR FAVOR" (another beer please) another day passed and a big group of us went on an excursion to Xel-Ha and Tulum.
I was not feeling Xel-ha at all. I was grumpy, gassy, hot, sticky, and just plain cranky from the 2 hour bus ride. So Paul took over with the picture taking and I'm so thankful that he did.
In Aug of 2003, Paul and I took a trip to Cancun, and visited Tulum at that time (20 lbs. lighter and full of energy). This pic was taken 2003 on the cliff of Tulum. It's now roped off and you can't stand it the spot that we were standing at.
I'm so glad that we are able to take the family back to experience this beautiful place. Although it would even be more beautiful without the mosquitos!
It was a nice place to go, especially since we are set to leave paradise the next day. One last dip in the pool...
...a yummy lunch...
...and a last family pic after...
It's time for some SLEEP!
3 comments:
she's pooped!
... and how did you get those auto-frames on your pics? must tell.
i AM SOOOOO proud of you for taking and posting so many pics! i looved seeing them!!!my all time fave is the one of the girls under the umbrella! so beautiful. :) awwwww. love all the family shots too. so cool you guys di d this!!!
loove the pics chan!!! love lexas last shot :)
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