Mexico!

First things first: Our trip to Mexico - complete with pictures!! Hooray!

We went to Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, and Cabo San Lucas. Hayden was just learning to walk when we left Spokane, but with all the practice he was able to get on a moving ship, the moment we got home he was a pro. Now he's walking (running) all over the place, and he's into everything. I think I should get a raise. :)

Zach was attacked by a pirate (photo below) whom we all thought was just a statue. Isaac, Kylee and Liam held baby lions in Cabo San Lucas, and they were absolutely adorable! Photos to come.

The taxis in Mexico are a different story; not fun, cuddly or adorable. In fact, in all of the cities we visited, traffic laws seemed like suggestions than regulations. We found ourselves saying "stopsign? what stopsign?" more often than we would like. We were very fortunate, however, to have found one taxi with actual, working seat belts. They all had AC.

And the ship? Absolutely incredible! It was all done in art deco, with gold and shiny pearlized paint everywhere. I think I counted 18 elevators on the entire ship, and three of them, in the center, were glass. One of Hayden's favorite parts of the vacation was riding the glass elevators up and down. Another was the light switch in the cabin, of course, which he turned on and off with different limbs at different times. Sometimes his toes, sometimes his hands or his nose, or his knees.

The plane ride was a little rough, but the trip was absolutely amazing. We got to spend a lot of quality (fun!) time with Zach's family, particularly at dinner, where the waiters were prone to dancing on the tables. Hilarious.:)

I can't forget to mention, of course, one dinner in particular; when I sat down in my usual seat, lying suspiciously and intriguingly on my plate was a white box. Since I've been pregnant, my poor fingers have gotten so puffy during the day, that I haven't been able to wear my wedding ring on my finger, so I've had it on a chain around my neck (or I would just wear the an $8 walmart-special ring that ended up turning my finger black). In this box was a beautiful saphire and diamond ring that fit my poor puffy fingers perfectly :) My husbie is amazing! And I am super spoiled.