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We had such a great time on our trip. We stayed in Playa Del Carmen and it was gorgeous. We seriously laughed and laughed and laughed until our guts hurt. One night I was laughing so hard I couldn't breath I thought I was going to pass out. Every night between dinner and the night show they have a band playing in the courtyard and people mingle and dance or shop when they allow vendors there. Well on the first or second night I can't remember for sure which one but one of those nights we were sitting watching people dance and waiting for the evening performance and all of the sudden Ryan (one of the people that went with us) starts laughing hysterically and told us that one of the guys that was dancing pants fell right to the floor. I looked over just as he finished pulling them up and for some real immature reason I lost it. I was trying so hard not to be noticeable. But the guy just kept on dancing like nothing had happened. I couldn't look at him in the face the rest of the trip.

The first night we got there we got there in time for dinner so we unpacked and went down to dinner. After dinner we checked out the resort a little and although it was dark we still walked down to the ocean and enjoyed the waves. We also met some people from Colorado and we stayed friends with them throughout the stay there. They were older but they had the souls of children. They were alot of fun. We went up and watched their evening entertainment and then we hung out at their sports bar that is open 24 hours and played pool for a while. We were alot younger than most of the people there. This particular resort was a very mellow resort with alot of stuffy european people. But we still had a blast and we didn't care too much about what others thought.

The second day we decided to take the day and unwind and just enjoy the beach and the ocean. I finally got Rick to go and play in the waves with us. We also walked down the beach past other resorts and also other resorts that are in the same chain too. Our resort was by far the most beautiful one. Although they are all nice and I would have stayed at any of them. We ate lunch at one of the restaurants that is an open air restaurant and it was so pleasant. All of the lunches are buffet style unless you order room service. We got sick of the buffet by the time we left but we just ordered room service and it was yummy and light. We ate dinner in the buffet this night too. After dinner we went down to the beach and hung out on the hammocks. It was romantic and relaxing.

The third day we decided to go to 5th Ave. This is where the Marina is and all of the shopping. They have some hotels here and a public beach. Lots of fun but we got really tired of being haggled by excursion people and the shopkeepers. They wouldn't barter at all which we found out the reason was because of the wristbands we were wearing. They told us that we were staying at the nicest place and that we were rich and famous americans. We just laughed because we are anything but. So we didn't get the greatest of deals. We went back to our resort and did reservations for dinner the for the next two days.

The fourth day we slept in and ordered room service and were lazy which was sooooooooo soooooooooo sooooooooo and did I say soooooooooooo nice :) We met with our travel guy that hangs out in the hotel to make sure our needs are met. We decided to book an ATV excursion with him for the next day. We then went and checked out this mini mall place just up the street from our hotel to find a backpack for our excursion. The first few places wanted a fortune for a stupid backpack. We finally found one for $10 after seeing the same one in another store for $20. We swam in the ocean again and wiped ourselves out. We went back to our rooms and got dressed up for our first dinner. We went to a real fancy Japanese restaurant. We ate alot of sushi and salmon and other thing we weren't sure what they were. I thought it was yummy. Rick could have done without.

The fifth day we had to be out to the lobby at 7:45 am to start our excursion so we ordered room service for breakfast and got ready and was picked up by this maniac driver that scared the living hell out of me. We showed up to this dive of a place to start our excursion. We got on our 4 wheelers and had to drive them on the highway right next to semis and trucks and cars. Going mach 10 down the road we finally hit a dirt road that took us into the jungle. One would think that once we hit the dirt road we would slow down a little. Oh no not us we drove on the worst dirt road with pits in the road the size of a lake going faster that I have ever drove a 4wheeler before. It was nerve wrecking but fun too. We ended up parking our bikes and hiking a short distance to this shack in the jungle. This is where we were harness up to do 3 different ziplines. We all did the first one except shannon because she is preggo and didn't want to risk it. Ryan and I did the second one and by the third one Ryan was the only one brave enough to do it. After we were done with the ziplines we went to a cenote this is basically a cave that has fresh water in it. We swam in it for a bit. It was cold but also refreshing. The water was beautiful crystal clear. After that we got back on our bikes and drove like crazy people back to where we started. After we got back we had enough time to shower and get fancy for our dinner. We went to a Rodizio Grill type of restaurant and everyone thought it was good.

One the sixth day I woke up super sore and we all slept in and ordered room service again. Then we decided to get up and catch a boat to Cozumel. We got over there and shopped and checked the place out a little. I forgot my camera so I had to buy a disposable. I am still waiting to get those pics back. We didn't get over there in time to really check out the whole Island but it was a fun experience anyway. We got back a little late but enough time to hit the buffet for dinner. We didn't really feel like watching the show so we wandered down to the beach again and hid from some rain under coconut trees. It was a blast. We hung out in the sportsbar again this night because it was to rainy to hang outside.

On the seventh day we decided to take a walk down to some local ruins. I took pics I am still waiting for these pics. It was cool they were small but the history was there. There was these weird animal there too that looked like rats without tails and they were ten times the size of a rat too. I tried to get pics but they didn't turn out too well. There were alot of lizards too. We went back to our rooms for a bit to start some packing and then decided we had to pick up a couple more souvenirs so we walked down to the little mall and got them. We hung out at the beach the rest of the day and had dinner at the infamous buffet again. We chilled and enjoyed our last night in the courtyard.

On the last day we slept in a bit and finished packing everything up and left the hotel at noon. That is 11:00 am in Utah time. Our flight was delayed and very long. After we got our kids picked up and home it was past 9:00 pm Utah time. It was a long trip home. But here we are :) Hopefully we will get to do another trip like this again sometime. I came back feeling great and alot more relaxed.

we are coming home....

Well we are flying home today. We have had an amazing time an I can't wait to blog about it when I get back. I have tons of pictures that I will post. I am just anxious to get home to my kids and love on them. So I will blog later. Hopefully my computer is fixed and I can get it back soon because I won't have internet at home without it. Ta Ta for now!

oops

I posted pics on my other blog so go over to www.removingthefatsuit.blogspot.com I will fix it later but my laptop is almost out of battery.

I have pictures

I'm a liar! I can't seem to get blogger to cooperate with me so I will try later!

I have some pics for you guys. It is so hard to take pictures when you are having such a great time but I have a couple to share. Yesterday we went to what they call 5th ave. It is miles of shops and marinas and brick roads. we had alot of fun but these mexicanos are annoying. The damn near pull youar arms off to make you come into their little shops.

Last night we hung around the hotel and watched there programs. They had all the little kids from the hotel and dressed up as different characters. Then they had three of the employees dressed up like spiderman, superman, and the guy from the matrix. The guy that dressed up as the matrix is FLAMING gay. He is hilarious. He just looks like he is always enjoying his job. We ended up the night dancinng in the courtyard. So romantic :)

Today we are going to relax in the beach and we might go down to some local ruins. They are within walking distance so we can take a jaunt down there when we feel like it.

We ate frog legs......

So we are having so much fun. We played on the beach yesterday and just stayed at our resort. The food is really yummy and we even dared each other to eat some fried frog legs. I wouldn't say that I will be craving them or anything but they weren't horrible. Last night our hotel had a mariachi band and it was a lot of fun to watch them. After that was over we went down to the beach and played on the hammocks. It was so relaxing. Today we are going to 5th ave and shop and check out the area.

I'm here!!!!!

This place is absolutly the most gorgeous place I have ever been. I just wanted to let you all know that I am here and safe and I will update more later.

2 more days!!!!

I can't believe our trip is finally here. Tomorrow the boys will be picked up by my mom and dad after they get off work and I won't see them again until next Saturday night. I hope they have a great time without us. I am sure they will. They have already informed us that they will not miss us. They are such stinkers. I know they will miss me they just don't want to admit it.

I am a nervous wreck. I always get nervous when I have to leave my babes. That is until I get to where I am going and then I can usually settle in.

I am taking my laptop so check in for updates on our week. I just set up my laptop so I can download pics too. So I will take lots of pics and post some for ya'll.

This is the last time I will post until we get there and get settled. This computer will be going to the doctor aka Brian while we are gone. So hopefully when I get back my computer will stop freezing on me and I won't have to restart it 5 times a day.

Anyway I will post later peeps!

Wierd dreams and family updates

Okay I had the weirdest dream last night and I can't seem to stop thinking about it. I dreamt that I ate silly putty and it was stuck in my guts and I couldn't even remember eating it. So what do you guys think that dream meant?

Anyway my ticker says only 4 more days till I'm sittin on the beach soaking up the rayz :) I don't think I am ever going to get everyone packed in time. I have been packing for a week straight already but I can't seem to get organized. I can't focus because I just want to go already!

I guess I better do an update on the family. Let's see Adam is doing well. I just signed him up for basketball so he is excited for that. A couple days ago I had a neighbor come over and introduce their new roommates and they had a little boy about Adam's age and asked if Adam wouldn't mind playing with him. Well Adam was at school so I told them to come back when he got home from school. So after school I told adam about him and instead of Adam waiting for him to come by Adam just went over there and introduced himself and they played for hours. I was real proud of him for two reasons one is because he is the type of person that doesn't even hesitate to befriend someone and the second reason is because he has no fear. At his age I would have been so scared to even meet a new friend let alone to just go up and introduce myself. He is such a sweetheart (well....most of the time).

Deshawn is a trooper. He is doing real well in school. We have increased his meds a little to help out with some more of his anxieties. He does really seem to be doing better with that. The school called last week and they are concerned with his fine motor skills so they are going to be testing him soon and deciding if he needs more services. Hopefully we will be hearing soon from them on that. He is reading a little too. He has learned some sight words and he is just starting to recognize them. We are really proud of how hard he works.

Parker is our little book worm. He has picked up on some reading. He loves to read and is always interested in writing words that he knows and showing off how well he can read. The only thing I have to compare him with is Adam and I know he wasn't reading even when he left kindergarten. So I think Parker is doing well. He is such a sweetie and we love him very much.

Rick has been working alot lately. His regular job has slowed down a little but we have had some friends that have needed his services. He finished up his last project last night and can't wait to hit the beach. I hate it when he has to do these little jobs but I have been able to save up some money for christmas shopping and it puts my mind at ease on whether or not Santa will be visiting us :)

As for me I have been a busy mama. I have been trying to get things ready for our trip and I have decided it is alot of work to pack a family of 5 for 1 week when we are all going in different directions. My health is doing well. I went to the doc a couple weeks ago and all my bloodwork looks good. There was concern about my blood pressure because everytime I go in my BP is up. I told him everytime I test at home it is fine. So I brought my monitor to his office and had it tested with his machine and my BP was fine. So we determined that I am just scared of my doctor :) My A1C (this is a test where they can read what your avg bloodsugar for the previous couple months) was where it needed to be. So I think I will make it another month.

Wow this post was long. I hope ya made it to the end :)

I guess I am not the only one excited

I have decided that the boys are just as excited to be getting rid of us as we are to get rid of them next weekend. As I mentioned a couple of posts ago I dug out our suitcases and decided who was getting which one. Well the two youngest decided their suitcases had to stay in their rooms. So of course I could understand that and let them put their suitcases in their closets. That was a few days ago and yesterday I was helping Dee clean his room and I went to push the suitcase out of my way with my foot and it felt like I slammed my foot into a rock. I opened it up and he already has clothes and shoes and some toys all packed and ready to go. Of course I will leave them until I am ready to really pack them up. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.

So after I thought about it some more. I thought that maybe Parker may have done the same thing. Well I was right. The funny thing is Parker had packed pullups and like 20 pair of underwear but no clothes. How cute is that? I guess you can never have too many pair of underwear right?

I just love my boys!

I got my sticker!

Well me and Parker went to the polls this morning to cast my very first vote ever. I was supposed to vote in the presidential election when Bush won the presidency but I ended up taking my mom to the ER and we were there too late for me to vote so this year I was excited to go.

The weirdest thing happened to me this morning. I was set on who I was going to vote for and nothin was changin my mind but when I got up this morning I decided to say a little prayer in my heart to help me decide whom I wanted to vote for and I ended up voting for someone else. I am not naming names because I am private with my political thoughts but I feel like it was the best decision.

It's weird though there is only one person that I voted yes to that I felt absolutely positively 100% sure that my vote was the right decision. He is the judge that did our adoption. He is a great guy with a very compassionate heart. I am not sure how he can be with all the horrible things he sees everyday but he is an excellent judge.

Anyway I encourage all of you to vote today!

Sugar highs and wrappers everywhere!

This weekend was CRAZY. The boys were so hyped with sugar all weekend. I thought I was going to go crazy but by sunday afternoon the sugar highs hit the sugar lows and our boys were beat. It was hilarious. Dee disappeared and we finally found him sound asleep on the couch in our living room. It was only 4:00 and he was done with the day. The other boys woke him up playing around and he was pretty upset. I tried to keep him awake so we could get some dinner in him. He finally started moving again and got some dinner but he was moving pretty slow. We put the kids to bed at 8:30 and didn't hear a peep from them after that. I had to peel them out of bed this morning too. Funny what a butt load of sugar can do.

So if you have noticed my ticker for my trip says only 12 days left to go. This is pretty much the only thing on my mind right now. I am just ready to pack up and go now. I still feel really blessed to be able to go on this trip. This is something that we need desperately. Rick has worked really hard this year. We both have been stressed about money and healthcare and kids. It will just be nice to get away and pretend that none of those other probs even exist. None of this would even be possible without Rick's boss aka brother and we are really, really grateful.

So I have dug out our suitcases and now I am trying to decide which ones we are going to need and which ones the kids are going to take. Plus I have started to make a list of things that I can't forget. I did find out there is a Wal.mart real close to where we are staying so if we forget anything I am sure we can pick it up there.

Hopefully this week will be uneventful. Last week was so busy that I got behind in things and I would like this week to catch up. I am having a S.entsy party this weekend and I have to get ready for that. Plus I might end up watching my sisters kids on saturday night. Anywho I keep babbling on so I will stop boring ya!