Day 3 - Photo Dump

I was usually the first one up and would sit on the balcony, reading my book until it was time to wake everyone else up and get going! If I could do this every morning I would be a very happy person!

On Friday we decided to head over to Isla Mujeres, it's an island not too far off the tip of Cancun. We have always wanted to go and Steve knows some people from Creston who have a house there, Denny and Judi.

We took a taxi to the port to catch the ferry over to the island.

Piper was a little scared to ride on the ferry b/c she didn't want sharks to get her?! But ultimately she did great and enjoyed the awesome view and 20 minute ride across.

This lighthouse and resort is where we spent our honeymoon...at Dreams Cancun (now called Hyatt Ziva and a lot more expensive!

Once you get to the island, you rent a golf cart and cruise around! 

We made our way around the island, it's very different from the resort area of Cancun that we had just left. The buildings are very close together, a little run down in areas but some of the houses are so cool.......I was glad the kids got to see that different way of life in Mexico.

We found Denny and Judi's house, stopped by and said hi. Got the tour of their place which was awesome! We hung out for a bit and then headed to find a place to eat lunch. We found North Beach which is one of the best beaches in the world (look it up, I did!)! We had lunch at the 'swing' bar that was right near the water, where the floor is sand and very laid back.

Then we enjoyed the beach for a bit. The sand was AMAZING! So thin, like dust. It was crazy how soft it was!

We took the golf cart back and got on the ferry back to Cancun. The taxi driver we had to take us back to the resort set record time with his fast, crazy driving. Seat belts were a must!

We got ready for our dinner at Zai, the oriental restaurant...I think I was the only one who enjoyed it!

Fried ice cream

A little time in the play area....Presley might be TOO big for this! :)

Our friends from Delaware! They were there last year and we all remembered each other from last year! They are so nice and fun! It was good to see them again!

They asked us if we would be back next year, but it's probably not going to happen b/c we have a wedding in the Dominican in December!

Day 2 - Photo Dump

As much as we want to get up early, we all just sleep too good and were too tired. Eventually we got up, had breakfast and headed to the pool. The kids pool is REALLY warm and not in the sun. The girls like this pool but Steve and I like to be near the big pool where the 'action' and people are, plus both girls LOVE swimming so they didn't fight us when we wanted to be in the big pool.

She was so proud she wrote my name in the sand.

Steve played volleyball for a little bit.

They built some sand castles and surprisingly didn't get mad when the water tried to wash them away.

Crazy pool party! We have never seen so many people in this pool. It was a lot of fun to watch!

Me chatting with some girls from Chicago.

Whenever Presley and Piper started fighting, picking on each other or just trying to annoy each other, we just tried to separate them. I took Presley down to the beach for a bit while Steve and Piper headed to the room for a bit.

Then we got ready for dinner at the main restaurant Marco Polo. The girls loved getting dressed up every night.

And since it is an all inclusive resort, we did dessert every night!

We went to the show after dinner, another dancing show that did small parts from different movies including Descendants and Hairspray, two of the girls' favorites! So they were very excited! After the show we went to the lobby bar and Steve and Piper did some dancing!