We had to cut our trip a bit short, which was such a downer. We were supposed to leave Saturday night, with the plane leaving Cancun at 11:20pm, and flying through the night. But Skyservice, the airline we went down with and were supposed to come home with, went into receivership during the week. So Signature arranged for Sunwing to bring us home, but they had to combine a couple of flights onto one huge plane (an older DC10 - the biggest plane the kids, and we, have ever been on!) and that flight was leaving around lunchtime. So we technically lost all of Saturday - we had been talking about it all week. But at least we got home in time for Gord to go back to work tomorrow...not good if teachers don't show up!
All in all, the trip was fantastic. The kids loved the beach, and played, literally for hours, in the sand. Ella, with all her fear of swimming in the ocean (because of sharks, she would say), ended up being completely fearless. It took about 0.8 seconds for her to get over her doubts! She actually would follow Gord out, full of courage and bravado, get knocked over by a wave and get right back up and keep on going! Ben loved playing in the waves, but he also loved swimming in the pool with his goggles and flippers. Each day, we would do the beach or the pool in the morning, and do the other one in the afternoon. After a siesta, of course! We were so tuckered out every day, the whole family took a nap!
And down, the pictures!
Ella and Ben on shore, with Daddy looking on:
Ben getting wet:
Lizard alert!
Cuddling on the lounge chairs:
Looking down the beach:
Filling the buckets:
Cervezas!
A picture taken by Ben, entitled: "Buckets on a Beach"
Mommy actually IN the ocean!
Family pic!
Ella's favorite beverage - strawberry margarita (virgin, of course)! She would actually order them herself!
Mom and son photo op:
Ella in her goggles:
Ben loved the wet sand:
More fun in the sand:
Wading in the waves:
1 comment:
Great photos, you guys, it looks like you had a fantastic vacation. I want to go!
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