Picasso and the pool

I have no tv. gulp. i know. I guess they were serious about going digi this time eh? Now i gotta get me a converter box or a nice flat screen if anyone has an extra i can take off their hands. It's also extremely hot here so we can't play outside til after 7pm. This basically leaves me with two options. No tv or watching movies we rent from the library to keep the kids entertained. Luckily today i opted for a slightly more creative activity. ( I totally stole this idea from my awesome friend jessica). Of course they mixed most of the colors to create a perfect putrid green but i promised myself whatever happened i would not intervene. Kolby actually has a little person painted in blue if you look really close and i loved how olivia's turned out very jackson pollak (ok i don't remember how to spell that). They had fun. I felt like we were finally having some quality time, and now i have something to hang on my playroom wall. Of course the best part was clean-up time when we let them run thru the sprinkler and jump in the pool. Olivia's diaper may or may not have weighed 50lbs when she got out. I sure love these guys! Ta da! can't you find the blue man? My proud painter!

Waaaalah! i figure once we get tired of it they can just paint over it again and again.

Mexico

What a trip! It started out shaky but turned out to be perfect! If you haven't been i highly recommend it, esp if you get to stay at the Aventura Spa Palace, where they treat you like royalty! I felt completely pampered and was doted on 24-7. From the pina coladas to the spa treaments to the pool side chips and guacamole I never had to lift a finger. It was heavenly! and even more heavenly was the fact that daniel and i only paid for our flights there. Thanks mom and dad and gma &gpa! And thanks to mom & dad lawton for watching the kiddos. we owe you big!

Don't get too overwhelmed i actually left out the other 500 pics:) Here's my photo journal. Enjoy!

Saturday-

*landed in Cancun, husbandless with mascara all over my face

*wished my dad a happy birthday in person!

*watched the Samba show at the resort and was humilated to stand up front and shake my bum for all to see.

Sunday-

*laid out

*venured out to XPu-Ha

still no Daniel.... at least i have my momma!

Monday-

*wished my mother happy birthday in person

*attended a water aerobics class

*had a manicure and pedicure

*found out the person in front of Daniel at the passport office was the last to recieve a passport for the day.

*spent my parents' anniversary with them at Playa del Carmen

this guy kept me company while Daniel was away

Tuesday-

*hung out at the pool and beach

*Daniel finally arrived

*went to the spa for our back massages

*saw a magic show

Wednesday-

*swam with the dophins

(and by swimming i mean giving kisses, shaking flippers, riding on his belly, having him push my feet as i flew through the water...basically the best part of the trip as far as I'm concerned. Unfortuneately we lost the $20 picture so you'll just have to take my word for it.)

*Went to Tulum

(Anicient Mayan ruins with a gorgeous beach!)

If you zoom in on our faces you can tell which one of us was a born dolphin trainer and which one is just trying to please his crazy wife.

Thursday-

*Xcaret

-snorkeled through underground rivers

-held parrots

-watched a few Mayan rituals

-melted watching a Mexican cultures dance

-pet a Ray...gross never again!

just washing my hands...

Friday-

*Chichen Itza

(one of the new 7 wonders of the world)

Simply AMAZING! almost spiritual.

the sporting arena-players try to get a ball through the ring without using their hands...the captain of the winning team was decappatated...nice.

ahh yes and the above picture brings us to Friday night and Saturday morning where Daniel and I spent alternate hours on the toilet after eating the only non-resort food of the trip. What would a trip to Mexico be without Montezuma's revenge eh?

Saturday-

*laid by the ocean eating white bread and gatorade

Sunday- * had my last fresh smoothie and pina colada *read my book by the pool *...and flew home Perhaps on a rainy day I'll post a few of the artist shots, for now hope you enjoy my cheesy side:)