back at home.

hallelujah we finally have some sun. i wanted to cry when we got off the plane and stepped into the 30 degree slc weather. these days max loves playing "side." i have maybe caught him sneaking out a time or two (yes, he can undo our deadbolt). this is my favorite time, nice and warm with beautiful golden light. yes please.




balls are still the best thing ever. 

his faces are my favorite. i mean come on.

we don't do so well staying out of the street...

he only wishes this was his bike (thanks kael).

i vote for more and more and more where this came from.

nope. just kidding. it's going to rain for the next four consecutive days. awesome.

87 bajillion pictures of mexico.

thanks mom and dad for a seriously amazing vacation. i had SOOOO much fun and i loved spending time with my super rad family. you're my favorite people to hang out with. i mean it.

the trip was so relaxing, we just layed at the beach and played in the ocean all day and then went out at night to shop and eat yummy food. just what we needed! some highlights were riding the bus (serious.), going to the isla de mujeres and the crazy ferry ride, TACO FACTORY!!,  the ray bans sported by the whole gang (pics coming), being thrashed in the waves with danny and kenz, all of tyler's typical antics, swimming with the dolphins with ty and kenz (so fun and tyler was purely in heaven. waiting for pics from the parents) max slipping a hundred times on the marble floors (sad), the zara spree that wasn't (can't talk about it. i am still morning the clothes we missed out on), and just being together. enjoy the pictures.

mom, dad, tyler, mackenzie, danny, max, me. 

first, our condo. it was amazing! right on the beach and so beautiful. the security there was unreal too! you needed fingerprints to get to your room via elevator. at least we were safe...?

mackenzie checking out the amazing view.

maxter loving the balcony. lots of space to run!

he was so in awe of the airplane. or maybe it was i kite- i forget. 

our view.

we did lots of relaxing there...

lots. 

and lots. 

and lots.

of laughing!

and just a little crying because of time outs. 

the beach and pool were unreal!

really he did have a suit on most of the time. we happened to have an incident regarding the swim diaper which required a lot of cleaning up and resulted in a lot of funny naked pics. gotta love that bootie!

mackenzie and max. btw i am in love with max's little skull trunks from gymboree- is is a downright miracle that they produced something cute for a BOY!

us. 

nana, bapa and max. he loves them soooo much it's insane. he might be just a little spoiled by them...?

bapa and max. 

i love this guy. 

isn't my sister pretty? she's funny too. 

oh, woops. there's those buns again. 

he reeeeeally liked to throw the sand. some of it may have ended up in kenzie's face while she slept. yeeaaaa. he felt really bad about that. 

thankfully max took great naps under the palapa at the beach! it was heaven. we're talking 3 hours of beach napping per day. 

we took the bus a LOT at night. it was so fun and easy to get around that way!

ty sat in this same seat EVERY. TIME.

me and kenz, we make our own fun on the bus. 

hi mom. 

the yyuuuummmmiiest dinner by chef cecilio! he cooked it just for our family at the beach lounge at it was amazing. plus we got to cook with him and learn some of his secrets! i can't even tell you how good it was. and it was windy so our cups blew around a bit. we really aren't slobs!

me and my main squeeze at the isla de mujeres. my favorite outing! it was so beautiful and quaint. most of the scenic pics below were from there. 

danny sporting my ray bans and being a goof. i love him. 

a few more pics might just straggle in. seriously there are hundreds! and sorry, i don't know what's up with the underlining. don't know how to fix it. i hate blogger sometimes. 

lovely things from cancun...

i think i am ready to go back now. 

YES. 

i am. 

denial.

mexico was amazing- just the thing we needed!

beautiful, warm, relaxing.

sigh.....

and yet it had to end, as all good things do.

so we are back.

still smelling of sunscreen,

wearing our flip-flops,

toting beach bags,

singing in spanish,

pesos in pockets,

sand in our hair

and our buns ...

not quite matching the shades of our backs.

more to come. just as soon as reality sets in...