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!

Easter!

We had quite the fun filled Easter. We started the festivities Saturday night with some sugar cookies and coloring eggs. We bought a cool tie dye kit that brought out our creative sides. :)

Mya wasn't sure what to do and kept posing for the camera. I finally gave her a crayon and let her color the eggs that way.

Easter morning we took a friend to the airport at 7:00. Mya was so excited to see if the Easter Bunny had come to the house. Once we were home she heard a ring at the doorbell and got so excited. We rushed to the door only to find a real Easter Bunny with her basket of goodies! She was so excited, it was cute.

So here is Mya's new pet, Flash. He is a very cute and good natured rabbit.

We of course had to play with him right after she got him, so here she is still in her pajamas playing with her bunny and Daddy.

After we put the bunny away then Mya examined all the candy in her Easter basket. She thought it was pretty cool. :) It was fun to see her so excited about everything.

Here is Mya posing in her new Easter dress before church. Isn't she so cute?!?

After church it was time for the annual Curtis egg hunt! Since Scott's parents are on a mission, Scott and I were in charge of hiding all the eggs. I hid the hard boiled eggs in good hiding spots so that the "big boys" would have to help the kids find them. I think it made it fun for everyone, but still not quite like Grandma and Grandpa's. :)

Mya loved looking for eggs and was pretty good at it by the end.

Mya showing off her basket full of eggs.

We of course brought the bunny out for all the kids to play with. Mya loved showing off her new toy/pet.

The Curtis grandkids (minus Zach and Sienna in TN)

A quick look into in my average day...

This is my crazy little girl that makes me laugh every day. I hope you find it entertaining! :)

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Catching up!

So it's been a while since I've posted random pictures to show what we've been up to... These first couple pictures are Mya's first real experience playing in the snow back in January. She liked shoveling more than really playing in it. :)

What's that you say? You see two dogs? Oh that's right, Scott got him another blue tick hunting hound! The previous owner was practically giving him away so Scott "saved" him. Yes it's a boy (and neither dog is fixed yet!) and he's about the same age as Tess. They both will be 1 around May. We decided to name him Bolt (the previous owners just called him pup). I will admit he's been nice to keep Tess entertained, but it's twice the work for Scott!

Here's our cute little munchkin modeling her braided pigtails. She is so much and always makes us laugh. She is learning new words all the time, and is growing up so fast! She is learning to say her full name and it sounds so cute. Another current famous phrase of hers is, "I'm fine" when we ask her to do anything (ie change her diaper, eat dinner, wipe her nose, etc.) It's always, "I'm fine." :)

We are starting to potty train Mya and decided to buy her some princess panties to get her excited. She loved them so much we had to pry them out of her hands to give to the cashier to ring them up. So here she is showing off her new panties...

Well much to my tomboy surprise, my little girl is very much a princess! She loves playing tea party, and we do it at least once a day!
And yes she always sets a place for Daddy and makes him participate when he comes home from work! :)