Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Week without Mommy!


So my husband and kids went to Mexico for a week in July without me. Cyril's parents promised to take the girls on a trip but were unable to bring Holton because he was still too young. Cyril felt bad that Holton was missing out so he decided to take Holton and tag along. They had a really fun trip even though they all missed not having mommy around. (I had a lovely, relaxing time at home being able to sleep in, watch Oprah, not worry about laundry and dishes and cooking and driving kids to their various activities, and I had tons of fun at a Family reunion but I did miss them all very much!) 

 The weather was hot and rainy for the first several days but by the end it was full sun and scorching hot. There were 3 different pools to go to within the resort and since Cyril and his parents didn't want to venture outside of the resort, the kids spent everyday at the pools or the beach. A perfect holiday for them....no site seeing!

I am so grateful for my in-laws who do so much for my kids. They are so happy to spend time with them and enjoy the chance to do these kind of things before they get too old. We have all built so many great memories together! 

Thank you Lolo and Lola...we love you!



The living room
The kitchen
Playing on one of the slides
Relaxing in the wave pool
Shower time
Swimming in the rain
Hanging with Lolo and Lola
Holton
Jaidyn
Mateya
Playing at the beach
My beautiful kids
Holton and Lolo hanging out
Enjoying the waves
They loved playing in the ocean
Big splash


Playing in the sand
They love their goggles!
Nice technique!
I love this boy!
View of the pool
Playing Uno with Lolo and Lola. They played everyday
Holton on the ship at the pool
Waiting to see the dolphin
Holton was too young to swim with Dolphins in the Philippines so he was so excited to finally get his chance!
Waterpark
Getting caught up in the lazy river
Holton and daddy in the lazy river
Cyril and his dad went fishing. This is his only catch of the day
At least he caught a bigger one than his dad!
Someone seems to be missing from this family shot
Awesome jump
My beauties!
Buddies
Thanks Lolo and Lola for the fun trip!
In the lobby of the resort on the last day
Daddy promised the girls they could get their hair braided. This is the style Jaidyn chose. Pretty cool!
Mateya with her braids

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Request

I had a request to post some Halloween pictures. This is for you Emma!

Mateya and her friend at the dance studio 
Holton the ninja
Hermione from Harry Potter and our ninja
Mateya went Trick or Treating with her friend Brynn this year. They had dance until 7:30 pm so they only got to go out for about an hour. They still got quite a bit of candy though.
Best Friends!
Mateya the ballerina
Jaidyn's friend Roxy and her little brother Dex came Trick or Treating with us. Jaidyn was happy to have someone to go with because Mateya was not around. They had a fun night!
Trick or Treat!
Mateya's pumpkin 
Jaidyn's pumpkin 
Daddy's Atlanta Falcons pumpkin and Holton's kitty and mini pumpkin