Happy 50th Anniversary!!

To celebrate Grandma and Gramps' 50th anniversary coming up, they took all of us on a big trip.  The only way to get all of us together, was to go over Christmas.  It's amazing to me that, besides Wyatt who is serving his mission in Nashville, every other person was there.  Of course, that means we have to take a photo to document it!

You'd never know, but Grandma was sick and passed out minutes before we took this photo.

We went to an all-inclusive resort in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.  Endless food, just feet from the ocean, nightly entertainment, and lots of Pina Coladas made for an excellent week. 



 Honestly, I didn't have my phone a lot of time because we were in and out of the water so much.  So, photos are a bit scarce.  But, here are some highlights: We explored a nearby city a few times and got lots of steps in. We ordered a ton of virgin drinks at all hours of the day. I got so sick for about 36 hours and missed some of the fun while I was in bed.



 We went to an adventure park called Xplor and swam/rafted in underwater caves, drove ATV's, ziplined (Taylor was sick and threw up in line for the ziplines.  The paramedics were called and she got checked out.  After a sitting for a while, she felt better and we finished the circuit). 

Brent was able to secure a 14 foot Catamaran and take us all sailing.  This was kind of a bucket list item for me and I really enjoyed going out on the turquoise water. We went on a snorkeling adventure and saw sharks, lobsters, star fish and hung out in crystal clear water while sting rays swam around us. 







 We went to a neon themed dance party and discovered that Aiden loves dances and is happy to stay late to the party after everyone else has left. 



Emma took the guitar from a local street band and played/sang a solo in Spanish!  It was pretty cool. 



 We learned that coconut water isn't that great. 



We all agreed that the resort food was "quantity over quality" with a few exceptions. 



 After 7 days, we were all anxious to get out of the humidity so our clothes could finally get dry and all the kids learned that 7 day trips do actually require more packing that our typical 5 day trips.

These three girls are the best.  I love that they've grown up together!

There was a lot of family time with our small family of six.  We occasionally did larger group activities too.  It was wonderful being able to have a trip with my adult children.  I'm really enjoying this stage in our family.  I can only hope that when Brent and I have our 50th anniversary, we will get to celebrate with all our favorite people too.