Dallin and I dropped the girls off in Kennewick with my parents on Saturday January 30th. At 4:00am on Sunday, we hopped on a plane to Mexico.
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| too early to be awake... |
We spent a week at the Fiesta Americana Hotel at Coral Beach, Cancun with Dallin's parents and Andy's family.
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| Amazing stained glass on the ceiling in the lobby |
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| View from our room |
It was an incredible week. It was exactly the relaxation and rejuvenation we needed. (Dallin missed the girls as soon as we left, but in all honesty, I didn't miss then until about 5 days into the trip... I guess it really was time for a little break.)
We tagged along with the family for an audiology conference, the conference officially started on Wednesday, so we had a few days to visit ruins, enjoy activities on the beach and try some crazy local restaurants.
The restaurants we ate at the first few days.
Cambalache (a BIG Steak house)
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| Souffle potatoes, in a bowl made out of different fried potato slices |
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| emphasis on the BIG steak |
Carlos 'n Charlies. None of us will ever forget this experience... definitely loud 'n wild.
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| My oreo shake next to mom's... I was born in Texas, go big or go home. ;) |
We rented Jet Skis one afternoon. Dallin is a CRAZY driver.
Visiting the Ruins.
COBA.
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| Ain't no mosquito biting me! |
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| Precursor to basketball? |
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| riding bikes between the different sites |
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| The pyramid/temple |
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| We made it to the top!! |
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| going down was WAY more terrifying than going up |
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| We saw this little guy on the walk back to lunch |
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| Authentic Mexican. Most everything was delicious! Especially the Horchata :) |
Tulum.
The group waiting for the "train"
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| The Train |
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| Beautiful. |
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| The fam |
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| Pathways into and out of the city |
We took a glass bottom boat to go snorkeling, we were ALL sea sick and ready to be off the boat by the end.
Once the conference started, Dallin and I slept in (while classes were going,) went to fun parties and dinners, WON a scavenger hunt!! Go team red!! and enjoyed a lot of time at the pool and beach.
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| Dallin is so excited to talk to all the vendors! |
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| Dancers at one of the dinners |
Fancy/Awards Night.
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| Black and white |
White out Party.
Beach time!
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| Poolside treats. |
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| SO MUCH READING!! love it. |
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| It was rainy and chilly on our last day, but that didn't stop us from going outside! |
The boys even found a way to watch a BYU Game.
All too soon it was time to go home... But it was pretty awesome to watch the sunrise from the airport. :)
Thank you Mom and Dad for the opportunity to go on such an incredible trip!!
