The Sun Sets on Our Trip!

This is officially the last post about our Nuevo Vallarta trip! Whew. I got a nice tip from Nikki about how to upload pictures into a slide show format and link it to blogger. Thanks, Nikki!!! I'll be using that method next time I want to upload so many pictures. Ha. In the meantime...here is the conclusion to our week-long trip to Mexico. Enjoy!

(Warning: A lot of pics ahead!)

For those of you who have stuck with me through this week-long update process, I'm impressed and thanks! For those of you who are over hearing about our trip, please visit this blog again soon and I'll have some other random post for you! :) Seriously, my main reason for posting so many pics is my family. We are the only ones living here in Tennessee and I've enjoyed being able to share these pictures, and therefore "the trip," with our relatives. The Sierra Madre Mountain Range out our plane window on the trip home last Saturday.
Puerto Vallarta out our plane window on our way home.
The four of us at sunset.
Yes, we had to wake Josiah up to snap these pictures! It was our last chance to snap those sunset pictures all together...so we got some...even at the sacrifice of waking our sleeping child who had actually fallen asleep in the stroller at dinner that night. Poor little thing. :)
David and the kids at sunset.

The Puerto Vallarta International Airport!

David and Mackenzie at sunset.
Too sweet!
Mackenzie and me.
The four of us.

Sweet little boy in his pajamas at sunset!

I love sunsets! Though I uploaded this last set of pictures in a pretty random order...that concludes our trip! Good night, Everyone!

Sand!

David and the kids building sand castles!
Really, David was building the sand castle and the kids were filling and emptying buckets!
Note the sea horse David made with the sand mold. Josiah liked it!
Mackenzie filling her bucket with sand.
While they had fun in the sand, this was definitely not their favorite activity. We spent very little time on the beach and lots of time in the pool areas! It was windy, so I think a part of what the kids did not like was the sand blowing into their faces. Can't blame them there.

Swimming Pools!

Mackenzie and Josiah loved the swimming pools, especially the ones that are quite shallow. They had the freedom to stand up and walk around in the water, with us by their sides, of course!
Mackenzie walking in the pool.
I thought this one was particularly sweet of David and the two kids.
This one deserves a caption!!! Hmmm...let's make some up. David's would be, "Are you done taking pictures yet?" Mackenzie's would be, "This sun is too bright." Josiah's would be, "I'm still smiling for the picture, but would somebody please rescue me?!?!" or perhaps, "Mom, I'm still smiling, but would you stop taking pictures long enough to get my head above water?" Ha, ha, ha. He would actually go under on purpose. Crazy boy. The only problem with that is he would not hold his breath! He would be pulled up coughing and sputtering, only to laugh and try it all over again. Now this, I just do not get. Why, after repeating the process over and over, did he continue to try going under without holding his breath? This just makes no sense to me! He really does love the water. And we really did stay RIGHT by his side the whole time!!!
This is the picture I snapped right after we pulled him back up. Obviously, all is well with the world. :)
Mackenzie and her ring in the private pool on our balcony.
Mackenzie and her ring in the main pool. Both kids really liked their inflatable toys.
Josiah sitting in the shallow pool. (And some other little girl in the background!)
Mackenzie

Mackenzie, Josiah, and David's toes!

Mexico!!!

As I mentioned in my previous post, we are very excited about our upcoming vacation to Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. We will fly Knoxville, Houston, Puerto Vallarta on May 3rd. Our vacation will be a full week and the kids will be going with us. I think they will have a blast in the sand and pools and ocean areas. We have been talking about a beach vacation for over a year now, and it is finally happening! All the reservations are made, airline tickets are booked, and Josiah's passport is ordered. A dream vacation is becoming a reality!!!

The resort we will be staying at is called The Grand Mayan. (That is courtesy of my mom and Mark's RCI week!) We are very thankful to have two rooms with a partial kitchen area, which will make life with the kids easier and cheaper, too. :) I don't know much else about the area yet, other than the resort is in Banderas Bay and framed with the Sierra Madre mountain range. If any of you have been to the Nuevo Vallarta or Puerto Vallarta areas, we would love ideas and suggestions of places to eat, shop, or sight see.

That's all my update for now. Enjoy the weekend!