Scott and Kelli

For Christmas this past year my in-laws surprised us with an amazing and generous gift of a family trip to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico for this Summer!

At that point Scott and I had just started trying to have a baby so we were a little worried that we would possibly not be able to go. Little did we know we were pregnant...but it all worked out just right, I was 34 weeks when we went and 36 weeks is the cut off on traveling during pregnancy!

I have to admit I was pretty leery about leaving the states and traveling while being that far along with child, but it was so nice to have a last hoorah before our due date.

I'm so grateful that nothing went wrong and I didn't come home with a mexican citizen baby ;).

The beach was exactly what I needed.

The ocean was perfection.

It was so fun swimming in the water, it was almost like my belly weight was lifted when I was swimming. If you have ever been pregnant you know that carrying around all that extra weight in the front can be tiring!

We left EARLY (I can't even recall the time, that's how early it was) on July 31. We had a layover in San Francisco on the way down. When we finally got there and stepped out of the airport to find our ride the humidity hit us like a brick wall. I have never experienced humidity like that before!

We arrived at the house we stayed at late evening after stopping at Walmart to get some necessities for breakfast and lunches.

The house was gorgeous! I don't think my in-laws could have picked a better house for our family vacation. It was a two story home with a pool and waterfall right in the front. It was a short walk to the beach and a community pool.

Our daily routine went a little like this:

Leisurely wake up. Eat breakfast. Change into bathing suits. Pack beach bag. Walk to the beach. Tan. Swim. Tan. Swim. Swim. Swim...it was too hot for me to lay out long. Walk back to the house. Eat lunch. Cool down. Rest. Take a short nap and/or watch a movie. Shower. Get ready for evening festivities. Walk to 5th avenue (the street with everything). Eat dinner. Shop. Stroll. Head home. Play a game. Go to bed. Repeat.

Some of my favorite things about the trip:

We found the best tacos for only 80 cents each.

In other words, the food!

Miami Vices, virgin of course.

Swimming in the PERFECT temperature ocean.

Getting tan.

Looking at all the fun shops.
Mexican Coca-Cola.
Hearing the testimonies of the locals at church and Scott translating.

Playing games.

Swinging in a hammock.
Not caring about fixing my hair the whole vacation.

Scoring big on a cute little hupil clutch that just so happens to match my Nena & Co diaper bag.

Being with family.

During this vacation Scott caught a fish. He caught a turtle. He cut open several different coconuts. AND he touched a sting ray. I think I have a little adventurer on my hands.

Scott was determined to get so tan that he looked like a local, and I believe he achieved his goal haha. There came a point where I don't think he could have gotten any tanner.