Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Sand Dollars

This was one of my favorite days or should I say mornings in Mexico.  We got up early and Jenny took us over to a different beach.  Our family, the Mack's, the Earp's, and the Turley girls joined Jenny, Callie and Gavin Rogers to find Sand Dollars.


Of course with Hunter around we found more than sand dollars....



He found an octopus.  All the boys had fun finding them in the shells!



Hunter, Grant, Gavin, Colter Mack and Logan finding sea creatures.



Logan looking like a stud with his new Mexico sunglasses and backpack!



Gavin found a star fish!



What a cute kid!  The boys really enjoyed playing with Gavin while we were in Mexico.  They are going to have with drawls for sure!



This is some of our group looking for sand dollars.  



I seriously could do this all the time and I don't think it would get old!



Logan found a small octopus and then a few second later I hear him screaming, "BABIES, BABIES!"
I run over to see sure enough....



Inside the shell were little eggs and I guess in the trauma of their home being cracked open some of them started to hatch.  It was AMAZING!  Little tiny octopi swimming around in the bucket.  Wish my water camera would have shown them better.



Ella was a sweet baby and slept most of the time!  What a precious view I had!



We only found a few small sand dollars in the first hour or so.  


They are amazing sea shells!
After awhile Jenny, Callie, Kiersten and I walked on the shore for a good 1/2 mile.  Then it was so cool we started to find TONS of sand dollars!  And they were big ones!  We just kept finding more and more.  Once one of us said, "FOUND ONE" another person would find one.  So much fun!
Then the Turley girls came over and started to find some too.  It sure was a great morning with wonderful people!!
Just Kiersten and I found over 50 sand dollars.  So it was defiantly worth getting up a little early for!
I will post pics of all the huge sand dollars soon......they are on a different camera.

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Mexico Part 2


So in total Cluff style or should I say "Hunter style" he found the first ground hog the group has ever seen in Mexico!



This would be my nice little ice chest I had just purchased this day....to hold drinks for down at the beach.  Yes we are total armatures at the beach thing and we didn't bring an ice chest to take down to the beach! By the end of this trip we had a whole list of things to bring for next time!


Leave it to Hunter and Gavin to trap and capture a ground hog!
They were so proud and had a blast showing everyone!  We did make them let it go.........I'm a nice mom but I needed my ice chest back.




Oh My Goodness this little guy just had a ball every day on this vacation! 
 He made friends with all the kids and I am pretty sure he wants Bodie Rogers to be his brother! 
 He LOVES Bodie now!



Of course Kiersten had to get her hair braided!  I insisted on it..... that way I didn't have to comb or do it for the whole trip!  She can rock the braids for sure!  Justin kept calling her, "Shenika!"



One day all the "men" went on a fishing trip.  The boys were very excited about this!


Here is Hunter reeling in his big catch!



Hunter caught a nice sea bass........this wasn't even his biggest catch just the only one his dad took a picture of!  Both Logan and Hunter caught 6 sea bass.  Justin caught 3 or so as well.  Pretty good I'd say!  Doesn't matter the size of the fish, just as long as the fish are biting it's a good day fishing!  



Here is Mike Ajamin......with his big trigger fish!



Everyone caught at least one fish so it was a successful trip.  The staff fixes ceviche with some of the fish that's been caught.  How cool is that!


From the looks of it these guys worked hard catching all their fish!
The Ajamin men and Logan all tuckered out!




This picture is proof that the fishing trip was GREAT...........This ice chest was completely full I was told!



I walked over to take a picture of these guys going on a red shark ride and Justin Mack talked me in to jumping on and going with them.  It was a BLAST!!!  Heather Mack was hilarious and she might have rubbed herself down with baby oil right before getting on cause she could not stay on to save her life!!!  I laughed so hard my sides hurt!  And my swim suit might or might not have been completely up my butt 90% of the ride!  Hilarious!
Justin and Heather Mack, Terry and Shaylyn Earp, myself and several or our kids enjoyed this ride!




Maranda, Savannah Turley and Kiersten
Kiersten really enjoyed getting to know Savannah!



Little Miss Ella hanging like a bat on the beach!  She is such a funny baby!  Loves to hang upside down like a bat!  That's a pretty handsome looking guy holding her I'd say!!!  What a hottie!!!



So glad we made this trip work!  It was just what both Justin and I needed!



I absolutely love this sweet family of mine!



The kids had so much fun!  It always amazes me how entertained everyone can be playing on the beach and ocean!  So fun!



I would have never guessed in a million years that I would be blessed with these 5 amazing kids!
It's crazy at times but they make my life complete!



Good looking' family!



Logan is showing off his Mexico treasures.....he got these two Day of the Dead skulls (Dia de los Muertos).  Doesn't he look awesome in his new Mexican sombrero!  He is such a cute kid!  Always making us laugh! 



Grant and I were thrilled when we found out the Candy Guy comes down the beach once a day!  He has a ton of yummy candy and treats!  Super glad we were chill in' on the beach when he came by!


Who wouldn't get excited when they saw this coming down the beach!



This is one happy 4 year old! Sandy beach, ocean waves and a cup of candy.......what more could he ask for!
I just LOVE this picture of Grant!  The picture makes me happy and reminds me of our wonderful trip on Mexico!



A guy came walking down the beach selling these one day.  Hunter didn't see one he was in love with.........he was hoping to find a solid purple one.  So the guy said he'd make him one that night and he'd be back the following day.  Sure enough he did............ Hunter was happy, happy, happy!
Pretty awesome skull I'd say!
Hunter did a good job bartering with the guy to get the price down............Hunter talked the guy in to selling it for $10.......and a Pepsi!



Oh My Goodness I could love on this girl all day long!  Isn't she the sweetest thing!


Ella loved the beach life!  Most days in Mexico she took a 3-4 hour nap.  Justin was a trooper.....hahaha......and he volunteered to nap with her and stay in the toy hauler tip she woke up!  It worked out nice.... Justin got his daily nap and I got time on the beach without a 5 month old!  Ella really was a good baby on this whole trip.  On both the drive to Rocky Pointe and back home she was an absolute angel............we hardly knew she was in the truck!

Monday, May 26, 2014

Rocky Pointe, Mexico

We were super excited when Jenny Rogers invited us to join them (and several other families) on a trip to Rocky Pointe, Mexico right after school got out!  It turned out to be one FABULOUS trip and we plan to make it our annual Mexico trip.....that's how much fun it was!!!


This was Mr. Grant's first trip to the ocean and he LOVED it!!!
He even took a nap almost every day right on the beach...literaly ON THE BEACH!


Even once he woke up he wouldn't let me get the sand off his face.  He said he "loves the sand!"  Such a cute kid!!!


Tressie and I enjoying us some beach time!
I was so happy when I found out the Smith's were going to be camping on the beach the same time as us.  The were invited by Tressie's sister, Betsy.  Her and Steve and the kids go as part of this group every year.  Tressie is such a fun person!  She always makes me laugh!


The kids really enjoyed floating in the tube in the ocean!  There were lots of stingrays so it was nice to have something to float on.  Then you didn't have to put your feet down.


Love my Kiersten


And what trip to the beach wouldn't be complete without a few people getting buried right?


Kiersten had her turn!


It was Ella's first time to the beach as well.  From the looks of it I'd say she loved it!!!


The kids all took a few rides over the course of the week on this banana boat!
Look at that smile on Gavin's face!  He's ready for some speed!


On this ride was Gavin and Callie Rogers, Kiersten, Hunter, Logan and Grant.....as well as Carsen Turley and a couple of his sisters.
Such a fun group of kids!


I believe they were asking to get flipped but they didn't.  They just dropped a few on their ride!


She wore an itsy bitsy tiny weeny yellow polka dot bikini!
And she looked adorable doing it (okay its not a bikini but still super cute)!!


Ella liked the water some.  It was a little too cold and sunny for her taste!


We had so much fun and did so many cool things on this trip.  Thanks so much Jenny Rogers for inviting us to tag along!