On October 25th we left Vancouver for the sunny beaches of the Mayan Riviera. Not only did we have a great family vacation, but the main reason for our trip was to be a part of my sister's wedding.
I know a lot of you have been asking for pictures but I was waiting for this new blog to post them so you could see multiple pictures in the same post.
I'd love to say I have pictures of Amanda and Ryan's beautiful wedding on the beach but I was in the wedding party so wasn't able to take any. I do, however, have lots of pictures of the rest of our trip.
A six hour flight plus a two hour bus ride was a lot of traveling for Angelo but once we were there he had a great time. With the exception of nap time, we were outside from 7AM until 9PM every day - he was in heaven.
Quite often we'd be dressed and out of our hotel room before the restaurants opened so we'd start off our day with Angelo's favourite thing - riding the "bus".
The resort was actually made up of three different resorts and there were trams to shuttle you from place to place. Angelo loved them! Even if we didn't need to go to the other resort we would catch a ride to see where it would take us.
Then it was off to the pool.
Notice I said pool and not beach. Angelo was freaked out by the sand. And he didn't really want to be in the water either. But he was completely happy to sit on the edge and splash around all day.
Because we were in Mexico for my sister's wedding, there were lots of family members traveling with us. Which means lots of people available to play with Angelo. That is definitely the way to travel! Jim and I were able to enjoy some romantic dinners on our own while my parents watched Angelo and we even snuck a couple afternoons on the beach, just the two of us.
Angelo loved being able to see his grandma and grandpa daily. Even though they only live 20 minutes away from us and we Skype nightly, it's not the same as their door being 15 feet from ours.
Because our week long vacation started on the 25th, it meant that we would be in Mexico for Halloween. We really weren't sure how Angelo would like dressing up but took a costume along anyway.
He loved it!
It was great to have a week together with nothing to do but hang out together and relax. And congratulations to Amanda and Ryan on their wedding!
Looks like great fun - I'm jealous!!
I love the first photo!! His face is so excited! And the last one is awesome too! I love Jim's shirt. What a creative idea to take that photo! They're all creative. And you and Amanda totally look alike!
oh boy wouldn't i love to be in mexico right about now. baby it's cold outside!! thanks for leaving me some blog love. you're pictures are wonderful!
Jenn, we love your Mexico pictures - Angelo was adorable as Superman! We were so happy to have you (and Angelo as our ringbearer of course) be a part of our wedding...it's too bad there weren't two of you though so that you could have been in the wedding and taken pictures for us!!
Cate, the picture above is actually not of me but of our other sister Nicole and her boyfriend Jay. Ryan and I wish we had more time to hang out in the pool with everyone but we were too busy planning the wedding and then off enjoying married life!
What a great trip, and of course amazing photos! What a magical place to get married.