VACATION!!!

This is what we left Thursday morning at 7:00

SNOW, SNOW, SNOW! It was so cold, we were 30 minutes late departing from the airport so our airplane could be defrosted.

And this is what we arrived to at 3:30. The SUN, SUN, SUN of Cozumel, Mexico!

We (with our friends Katie and Zac) stayed at an all inclusive resort, that turned out to be very nice. Here is the main entrance to the lobby...

Our lovely bathroom

And the bedroom, which they made cute figurines out of the towels just like a cruise does.

This was the pool right outside our building; there were two different swimming pools.

They had a walk way that took you right out to the beach with nice sand.

We arrived on Thursday and played everyday until Monday afternoon. Here are a few pictures of what we did...

We relaxed in the sun
Played in the sand (the boys had to build a sand castle, but spent most of their time making a huge moat so the waves wouldn't destroy it)
Went kayaking...

Played in the pool

Watched the iguanas near the pool

We went on a guided jeep tour that took us to fun spots around the island of Cozumel. We went snorkeling (which I need to scan in the picture of) that was a lot of fun. I was a little worried how I would do being big and pregnant, but it was just fine. Katie is also pregnant, 4 weeks behind me, and we got a little special treatment from the guides to make sure we were okay. :) We saw some awesome fish and an eel.

Part of the tour included a visit to some Mayan ruins. They weren't the big pyramids like you see in Cancun, but they were still neat.

The Mayans didn't really have a "city" on the island of Cozumel, but would come across for a "religious journey" I guess you could say. They would travel to this spot to meet with the Fertility God. Depending on the Mayan/Moon calendar, when they arrived at this spot they could determine the sex of their baby. It was kind of interesting but our tour guide was very hard to understand with his Spanglish. :) Here Katie and I are posing in front of the arch where the Fertility God lived, showing off our pregnant bellies. Yes, I am much bigger than she is! haha

After the Mayan ruins, we toured their Tequila Museum and learned how they make Tequila. haha I think a lot of people signed up for the Jeep Tour just so they could get free shots of Tequila! Here is Scott posing in front of the many different kinds of Tequila. It was pretty funny how drunk some of the people in our group got.

We also stopped off the road to check out a "hot spot" for crocodiles and sure enough we got to see three different crocs!

Our next stop was the lighthouse. Scott climbed the stairs while I checked out the little shops. :)

Here's the view from the top of the lighthouse.

Here's the boys playing in the big waves, that our beach did not have. It was so funny watching them, you would've thought they were ten year olds and this was their first time in the ocean. :)
Every night at our resort they would put on a different show. Our favorite was the Mayan dancers. They showed us different ritual dances they would perform. It was a cool program and neat that it was so up close. We would occasionally get brushed by their feathers as they danced around. In this pic they are passing a fireball.

Leopard headed dude... :)

Our last night was spent eating at the resort's nice steak restaurant...

And watching the sunset.

The typical tourist picture, I know, but I still think it's cool :)

We had a great time, but it was nice to come home to be with our crazy little girl again! This is how she dressed herself the next morning. She loves her cowboy boots!