Tuesday, January 27, 2009

More Cabo Fun!

If you ever go to Cabo, you have got to try Gardenia's! They have the best Shrimp Taco's in Mexico!- We went there just about everyday- Six of us went one day and 26 Tacos later, we waddled back to our hotel room!


The other must go dine place is Villa Serano!- We were going there one night and while waiting for our taxi, we decided to have a photo shoot!





Villa Serano is right off the main HWY headed towards San Jose- They have the best Coconut Shrimp in all of Mexico- Yiks- No wonder I gained 5lbs. in 7 days.


When we got back from dinner one night, we were all lounging by the pool- Jay dared my sisters to throw my mom in the pool for 20 bucks- Courtney and Casey tried to no avail- however, Jody showed up a minute later and heard about the deal- She couldn't pass it up, she almost had her in and to my mother's rescue came her loving Hubby- He proceeded to throw Jody in the pool and unfortunetly got soaked himself!


Jody then got out and made a deal with my mom- If she got in on her own- she would split the $20-so needless to say- They both got in and Jay lost $20!

After they were all soaked- we all decided a swim didn't sound so bad- we all went and changed in to our swim suits and started our first night of water games! Jody and Billy took the Gold in Chicken Fights between couples- Jody & I took the Gold in the sister's competition- Casey took the gold in Special Olympics, 1-Handed hand stand competition(she could only use one hand because she had to plug her nose with the other- Jody took the gold in the 2-handed hand stand and Casey took the gold in staying under the water the longest- I'm pretty sure the people at the resort thought we were all a litte crazy- Unfortunately, I have no photos, we were all in the water! Luckily, the Mexico hospital was right next door in case any injuries were sustained!!

Our Whale Watching Tour was probably the highlight of the trip- How many people do you know that have actually touched a Hump Back Whale?? Well- now you know at least a few- Jay, Jamie, Nate and My dad all touched the whale- It was unbelievable- we were out on the water a couple hours and they were literally playing with us 95% of the time-




Usually a whale will come out of water and then go back down for 5-8 minutes- I'm not sure why, but these whales acted like they really wanted us to touch them- We were literally on a raft with an engine and they would go from one to the other, right underneath us and then up to the the other boat- It was incredible, once again, if you ever go to Cabo- Go on a whale watching tour with Cabo Expeditions-Ask for Jose #3- I'm sure it won't be quite as good as ours was, but definetely a good time!!





We had so much fun- It was so nice relaxing on the beach and having no worries for a few days- however, I missed my kids tremendously. I want to thank my parents for all they do for us, they really are the best parents in the world!!- They are such a good example to all of us and truly are one of a kind- Thanks again Dad & Mom- We had a great time!!

Monday, January 26, 2009

Viva Los Cabos!




Wow! I'm not sure were to begin!! We had such a blast- My wonderful parents took me and all my siblings and our spouses to the beautiful & SUNNY Cabo San Lucas. We were their a week and had so much fun!- It was extremely hard to leave my 3 wonderful children and I almost bowed out early a few times- I was sure they couldn't live without me and I needed to get home- but I endured, and they survived- Thanks to my wonderful and very patient babysitter Melissa. She had my 3 and Casey's 3- If you know our kids you are probably wondering, Why would someone sign up for that!!

We patiently waited while they checked out our plane in the Hangar- There were a few problems and we were slighly delayed (2 hours). Needless to say we were all a little nervous getting on.

Once we finally arrived, we had so much fun- My Dad, Jay, Josh, Jake & Billy(Jody)all went fishing- they said it was the best fishing they have ever had. They all caught a Marlin, they kept Josh's and we cooked it the next night. I'm not a huge fish fan but it was so good- They blackened it on the grill and it was quite tasty!




One day we went to Lover's beach, on the way we spotted a whale-so our little skipper took us on a small detour and we were able to see a couple whales, in the meantime Casey(my sister) got a little sick, she wasn't really enjoying the detour so we decided it was time to head back to lover's beach- She had fed enough whales for the day!!





To be continued....

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Happy 90th Grandpa

Today we celebrated my Grandpa Green's 90th birthday- All of his daughters and my Grandma threw him a wonderful party- There were at least 200 people there. He is obviously very loved- He is such a wonderful man and a great inspiration to all of us. It's hard to believe he is 90- he gets around great and never slows down- We love you Grandpa!!