Doug and I went to Cancun a few weeks ago...just a quick jot out of the country, and our first time away from Kaelan. We called her everyday....twice a day, and each time she seemed rather annoyed with us interrupting some great activity she was completely enthralled with. We really could have stayed away longer than the five days, but DAD was not going to have it....he missed his girl, and he wanted to go home to her.
Our time on the beach was relaxing and exhilarating......we'll go with a relaxing picture first.....
Such a peaceful little white boy.....
There was a better shot of him sleeping on the beach in his glorious paleness....however, this was a foreign beach....aka a beach in another country where clothing in an outdoor setting can be optional...i.e. where people can whip off the old bikini top if the desire so strikes them. So, unbeknownst to me, I got a few "bonus" shots of girls in the background that could probably earn me some cash if I sold them on the Internet. I, being the sweet little hillbilly homebread I am have not visited such a beach before, nor did I know I was vacationing at such a location until I awoke from a nice beachfront nap to find BOOBIES staring back at me from a mere ten feet away! I was thankful that a "tanning flip" had occured before Doug awoke, or he too would have been very uncomfortable.....this never happened to us in Florida or California! Really, the only people who were taking their tops off were folks visiting from European countries, so technically, I shouldn't hold anything against Mexican beaches.....just the crazy naked people who visit them.
We went on an excursion to the Chichen Itza ruins....or the "Chicken Pizza" ruins as they are known around these here parts. On the way we stopped for a swim in a natural water pool with a few hundred of our closest friends....
Truly, one of the wonders of this world....this sacrificial temple was amazing....the tour guide informed us that if we did not listen intently to his dissertation, he would have to sacrifice a blond....guess who was the only fair-headed maiden on the trip?
The next day, we went on an awesome adventure zip lining through the jungle, mountain biking, and ending with a dip in a different natural pool.
Fashion desired by any Project Runway fan....
I remember jokingly looking at Doug after putting on this get-up and saying, "Seriously, does this make me look fat?" Another lady in our group thought I was totally serious, and she shot me a look of disgust and said, "No one will be looking at you when you are flying though the jungle a hundred feet in the air....this is for safety purposes."
For the record....she looked like crap in her harness.
A friend in our group took some pictures of Doug on the zipline....I couldn't focus my camera on him through my laughter....hearing him scream, "I CAN'T HAVE ANY MORE CHILDREN!" as he flew along in dreadful pain was too much!
We celebrated Doug's birthday (a little early) with the gang at Bubba Gump's. I totally sucked at the Forrest Gump trivia our server gave us....and I totally thought I knew every part of the movie? What number was on Forrest's football jersey?
This was kind of cool.....see that dude? That's George Lopez...and the other dude is the dude from the "Scary Movies"...Anthony... Something. Anyhow, they were right next to us at the restaurant in the airport. I literally heard a voice and thought...that sounds like George Lopez...then I turned around and saw him. I am not one of those star struck run up and get your autograph types.....instead I just hold up the camera and pretend to take a picture of something else, when really I am snapping the celebrity's picture like some crazed paparazzi. Hence, the lovely photo of George sucking down the rest of his margarita.....
All in all, a great mini vacation....we have a few more small ones planned over the next few months....with our little one in tow!
