I just realized that I never posted the rest of our Mexico vacation photos from our trip we took in December (I posted beach photos already, but not the rest of the trip)...and let me tell you, I am longing to be there basking in the sun right now...sigh...
This is our whole crew (the first photo even has Luis, our houseman, and Angela & Lily, our chefs...they were the most amazing people...we all miss them!!!). The second group photo is all of our crew in front of the house we stayed in...
on the first morning there, we went on a nice walk to exchange our money and check out the local sites...it was such a beautiful little community...
grandpa and Kate moving at their own pace...
looking at this next photo makes me sad...our chefs (Angela and Lily) made the most delicious meals for us every day...fresh squeezed orange juice every morning for breakfast along with fresh fruit and tortillas/bean/eggs as long as other unique dishes each breakfast. lunch was usually fresh made quesadillas with homemade salsa and guacamole, and there was a special dinner every night which usually included freshly squeezed limeade to drink. YUMMMMMM...i'm hungry just thinking about it...I especially miss all the fresh fruit and juices....
The cooks and houseman have Sundays off, so on our second day there, we were on our own for dinner...here we are venturing out to eat at a Eva's restaurant (non of the restaurants ever compared to Lily and Angela's cooking)...
there is just something about the Fresca in Mexico...it tastes so much better than ours here in the US, and it is so refreshing. The kids were obsessed with Fresca...
my kids were all in heaven...fresh salsa and guacamole every day...
here we are taking a walk to the local markets...
and Lily...well, she was pouting, and she planted herself on a street corner and said she wasn't getting up...
this was the pool at our house...we could hardly keep the kids out of it. They would swim in the ocean all day, and then they would come straight home and swim in the pool until dinner, and then get back in after dinner...
One afternoon, the boys went deep sea fishing, and all of us girls headed into Puerto Vallarta...I didn't care for the city much at all...we preferred our smaller village of Bucerias...
Ok...there are still more photos to share, but I have a To Do list a mile long today...they will have to wait until tomorrow...
mmmmm! salsa & guacamole! i want some now! and the fresca does taste better! all the sodas are different, i think better than ours!
Posted by: alicia.king | February 27, 2010 at 11:55 AM
I so love looking through your pics! Makes me happy looking at all of the bright colors and the flowers and lots and lots of smiles! Looks like a good time was had by all! Looks like a very cute little village. We have been to Cozumel, but I wasn't impressed with that at all either...and it was REALLY HUMID!
Posted by: Jeanne ~ bermudabluez | February 24, 2010 at 10:46 PM
Loved looking at your pictures - found you through the Melissa Francis web site a year or so ago and check your blog maybe once a month - BUT I was looking at the pictures and thought they looked familiar - then down in the post I read Bucerias and we went there 2 years ago !!! You have a lovely family ~~
Posted by: Carole Hepburn | February 23, 2010 at 03:37 PM
Cute blog. Great pictures!
Love- Danna
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Posted by: Danna | February 23, 2010 at 03:17 PM
Okay, that big silver bowl of guacamole=died and gone to heaven!
Posted by: Emily | February 23, 2010 at 03:13 PM
This looks amazing - the house and food to top it off! How did you find the house and everything? And did you feel safe? I see so many beautiful pictures of vacations from Mexico and then I watch Dateline and think I could never take my family there. . . .
Posted by: Sharla | February 23, 2010 at 11:58 AM
I love all of those pictures! The ones with the flowers made me smile deep inside because of how beautiful it must have been in real life! I would love to go on one of those trips with my whole family!
Posted by: Charisse | February 23, 2010 at 09:47 AM
I am in love with the photo of Lily on the street corner....my favorite!
such great colors and warm temps....I'm in so much winter misery....whine, whine.
Posted by: danelle | February 23, 2010 at 08:29 AM
Such great pics and so colorful too! I so enjoy seeing pics of your family. Wish we could have family pics.
Posted by: Margee' (Grandmom) | February 23, 2010 at 05:34 AM
Looks fun...AND WARM. I REALLY want the warm to come.
Posted by: tammy dixon | February 22, 2010 at 02:20 PM
Wonderful pictures. I love your pictures too.
Hugs and good week!
Posted by: Caroline Moraes | February 22, 2010 at 01:17 PM
Thanks for sharing -- as always, love your photos. Will have to look into Bucerias.
Posted by: Diana Lewis | February 22, 2010 at 12:28 PM
such fun, fun photos!!!! It makes we want warm weather soooooo bad!
Posted by: Lori Jolley | February 22, 2010 at 12:12 PM