DAY 5

We decided it wasn’t worth washing and combing Aysia’s long hair 4 times a day so we decided to get her hair braided. She was so excited and sat so patiently for 45 minutes while it was done. We then went into town and went to an aquarium where the kids could pet sea lions, turtles and fish. We then went to dinner and shopping.

DAY 4

We enjoyed another day at the beach. Taylor and Jayden took a little fishing trip in the Sea of Cortez. They caught several fish, but only brought home a few for us to make fish tacos with. As for me, I was almost 8 months pregnant and very swollen. As you can see, very few pictures were taken of me.

DAY 3

RELAX, RELAX, RELAX!!! We decided to just hang out around the resort on day 3. We made sandcastles, looked for sea shells and flew kites. We even found a Portuguese Man O’ War jelly fish. That night we celebrated Ace’s 3rd birthday in the room. The kids were able to break a piniata open for candy and prizes. We then had cupcakes and sang happy birthday to Ace.

DAY 2

We decided to take an excursion to the tide pools. Our guide was amazing and we were able to find a lot of great sea creatures and urchins. Aysia was really brave and held a sea cucumber. The water was an incredible 87 degrees. Ahhh, paradise! We then went into town for lunch. We were serenaded by music as we ate tacos and oysters.

DAY 1 MEXICO

It was nice after a long ride in the car to finally relax. We stayed at the Mayan Palace in Puerto Penasco Mexico. We were able to check in, take a tour of the resort, eat an amazing dinner and swim, swim, swim!!!

MEXICO

We had the opportunity to take a trip with Grandma Robinson and Taylor's sister Mikelle and her cute family to Mexico. We had such a great relaxing trip. We only had one little mishap which was at the beginning of the trip. We drove down since the resort we were staying at was only 40 miles south of the Arizona boarder. So Taylor made sure our SUV was in top shape. New tires, filters, oil, etc.... Unfortunately, on our way down to St. George (where we were going to stay with Taylor's sister) we noticed the SUV was having some issues. So just as we got off the off ramp to Mikelle's house, it stalled. It was close to midnight so it wasn't too hot for us to wait while Taylor figured out the problem. We had it towed to a mechanic shop where the next morning we were informed it was our fuel pump. We were so fortunate it happened right there in St. George rather than through the desert or Mexico. So we had it fixed and were on our way. We stayed at the J.W. Marriot in Phoenix, Arizona the first night. It was an amazing hotel and the kids had a blast in all of the pools and lazy rivers.

Summer Fun

So it is that time of year that I look forward to each year…the kids being home all day!!! I really enjoy the late nights and late mornings I get to spend with them. Softball games, lightening storms, evening walks, slurpees at the gas station, hot dog roasts, vacations, birthdays, fireworks, and just lounging. This summer we planned a little “field trip” each week. Most of them were places we had never seen before or had not seen in quite some time. One of our first excursions was up the canyon to see waterfalls and play in the water. Grandma Pikus was able to come with us which is always exciting. The water was a little cool, but perfect for the hot sunny day!!!