We returned from our vacation last week and I am just now getting back into the swing of things. We (Josh, Maya, Isaac and I) went to Cancun for a week. We stayed at the Moon Palace, which is an all inclusive resort. This place is huge! In a nutshell we had a fabulous time. This was the first plane ride for the kids and they did great. Isaac looked a little scared when the plane started to take off, but his face soon turned to excitement. Maya thought the whole thing was fun. The plane ride was only about 2 and half hours so they weren't stuck in their seats for too long. When we arrived at the airport we had a van waiting for us to take us to the hotel. After checking in (and having a glass of champagne while checking in) we had our first meal. We were super hungry. The kids were filled with such excitement at being somewhere new. The waiter was really nice and entertained the kids with some "magic". One of the things he did was a trick with the forks, this was funny because Maya tried throughout the whole trip to recreate this trick. She never quite figured it out. After lunch the kids wanted to go to the pool and the beach. We didn't have our luggage yet so we just went by the pool and headed to the beach (which was right there next to the pool). The kids loved it and Maya ended up getting most of her shorts wet. We were finally able to get into our rooms and the kids wanted to go swimming! Josh took the kids to the pool for a while and I stayed behind to unpack and get our things organized. We went to dinner that night at a steak house, it was tasty. Isaac, however, managed to take a couple of bites before he fell asleep at the table. The waiter was nice enough to bring a chair over and make a little bed for him to sleep.
The next day we spent the day just hanging out at the pool and made our arrangements for the tours we would take. We set up excursions to Wet-n-Wild and to Isla de Mujeres. For Mothers Day Josh said I could take a half a day to go to the spa and have a facial, yea!! After a day at the pool we had lunch and made sure the kids had naps. That night after dinner we saw a circus. Okay, it really wasn't a circus but it was the resorts version of a circus. They basically had some strong men, a man who played with fire, a man who danced and a couple who danced on roller skates. It was mediocre, but the strong men were cool. Isaac did NOT like the circus, it scared him. But he does this really funny imitation of one of the dancers who juggled a huge cube. I need to video tape it. The following day we went to Wet-n-wild. It was a blast. The park was pretty empty so that was great. No waiting in lines and didn't have to worry about the kids getting lost amongst the crowds. That night the kids were super sleepy. Isaac ended up falling asleep at the dinner table again. It was hilarious. On Friday I had my spa day. It was sooo wonderful!! After my facial and back massage I met up with Josh and the kids and me and Maya had a manicure and pedicure together. It was her first one. It was so great having that one on one time with her. I think she really enjoyed it and loves to show off her nails and toes. The lady that did her mani and pedi was great with her. I had picked out this pretty light shade of pink for her, but Maya had a different idea. She wanted bright pink! They also painted a little flower on her nails, they look cute.
The rest of our days we spent at the pool. They have a great pool for the kids where they could run and play without their floats. We also spent a good bit of time in the bigger pool. The kids loved swimming up to the bar and having drinks. Mommy and Daddy enjoyed that part too! Josh was able to take Isaac to the driving range at the golf course. Isaac ending up getting a blister on his hand, the same place Josh gets a blister each time he goes golfing. We also had some fun playing tennis or attempting to play tennis. There were so many iguanas on the tennis court, what a sight to see. Each night the hotel had some sort of entertainment. They had a game show, some dancers and the last night they had Michael Jackson. No, not the real thing, but a pretty good imitator. The last day we were there we went to Isla de Mujeres. We had to take a boat out to the island and the kids thought that was cool. Then we took a boat tour around the island. We got to see a bunch of fish, some dolphins (at a little water park) and swim in the ocean. The water is absolutely beautiful. You can see all the way down to your feet. Maya was fearless and thought she could handle the waves all by herself. That was until she swallowed a good bit of water, but that didn't scare her the least.
We had a wonderful time in Mexico and the kids can't wait to come back. Of course we will be bringing Sam next time. The kids missed him and told everyone we met about him and that we left him at home with Grandma. I too missed him terribly. I knew he was being taken good care of and being spoiled by Grandma. Isaac is so excited about coming back when he is older and can go snorkeling and ride on the jet ski's. Yesterday Maya said she wanted to get on a plane and go to the water park. I told her we can see about going to Schlitterbahn some time this summer or at least the local water park.
