Vacation day two & three: more from mexico

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On our second morning in Mexico we were reminded that the sun is much hotter than it is at home.   It was so cool on our first day that sunscreen somehow slipped my mind. 

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We spent the day at the casa.

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In the afternoon we decided to walk down to the beach. 

And if by walk you think I mean hike down a mountain on a at times very steep and narrow trail dug out by a 90 year old resident you’d be correct. 

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I didn’t take any pictures on the way down as I was too busy holding on to Hannah for dear life while also keeping out a close eye for any snakes that wanted to attack me. 

You never know.

The beach was beautiful and we had it all to ourselves.  Eli was a little unsure about the water but Hannah and daddy had a great time playing!

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The surf was bringing in thousands of little baby animals of some kind (maybe lobster or crab).  Hard to tell but every little shiny dot in the below picture was one of those animals. 

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After playing for a while it was time to venture back up the mountain.  The kids were going to need some bribes encouragement to hike that trail again.

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And finally – a picture with Grampy’s right hand woman Judy at the base of the trail.  

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Up was easier to trek than down. 

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We made it back with Oreo’s to spare. 

On our last day in Mexico I only took a few pictures.

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One of which was from the car on our way out.

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Thankfully it didn’t attack me. 

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Comments

Brian Miller said…
eeek snake...lol. nah i dont mind them had to move 2 last week...and if by move you mean with a very large stick you would be correct...smiles. yikes on the sun burn,, have to be careful of that myself as i dont think abt it...love playing at the beach...thanks for the glimpse...
April 18, 2011 at 6:39 AM
Unknown said…
Looks like a wonderful trip. I can't wait to get my kids to the beach...maybe someday. Love that shot of Dad and daughter running. So precious. Have a fabulous week!
April 18, 2011 at 6:59 AM
Unknown said…
This is probably the scariest blog post I've seen all day. First you had my skin hurting from looking at Hannah's picture but then you had me jumping up in my chair from fright with that snake picture. Sheesh! Thanks a lot.

BTW, it does look like you guys had a great time. The smiles say it all.
April 18, 2011 at 7:26 AM
Three Js said…
More pictures of mom, please! :) Okay, I know mom was the one taking most of the pics. Love those beach photos. Jacob would have loved to see all those critters in the surf!
April 18, 2011 at 7:31 AM
Sara @ Domestically Challenged said…
Back with oreos to spare!? Rock on! Eli's smile is the best ever!
April 18, 2011 at 9:38 AM
Alexis AKA MOM said…
Ok I was loving loving all the pictures then you shove a SNAKE at me, what the heck! LOL

What fun fun you had!! I love the bubble picture!!
April 18, 2011 at 9:44 AM
Norm said…
Great pics, and that does look like a rattle snake!
April 18, 2011 at 11:06 AM
Dee said…
Oh man, these are great and it looks like sooooo much fun!
April 18, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Stacy said…
Oh, you're funny, Teri!

AACK about that snake.
Nice little family hike for ya. :) And I like the picture of the white sparkly dots. :)
April 18, 2011 at 12:20 PM
TLF said…
Aww.. bless their little hearts, look at those tan lines. =)
April 18, 2011 at 1:52 PM
ayala said…
A www nice pics :)
April 18, 2011 at 1:59 PM
Unknown said…
It looks like so absolutely fun...minus the snake! EEEK! I am glad you had fun with your sweet little lobsters : )
April 18, 2011 at 2:19 PM
Connie said…
OMG! SNACK!!!

I mean snake. I got so excited about the Oreo's.
April 18, 2011 at 2:39 PM
Amy said…
Oh no on the sun burns.. I hope they don't hurt much.. Oh that snake makes me jump.. Glad you had a great trip..
April 18, 2011 at 5:18 PM
Annie said…
Wao, looks like a wonderful vacations.
April 18, 2011 at 8:20 PM
Bliss said…
oh how fun, even the sunburn. I always remember my first sunburns of the summer when we lived by the beach. What good kids to hike up and down that hill. That snake gave me the heebee jeebies
April 18, 2011 at 9:37 PM
The Blonde Duck said…
Sunburn and snakes! Bleah!
April 19, 2011 at 4:28 AM
TUTU said…
Would have been enough for me. End of trip. UGH!! Pictures were good though. What kind of snake?
April 19, 2011 at 7:41 AM
Christa @ Little Us said…
look at the little lobsters! I wish I had a little sunburn right now, it would mean its warm enough to get one lol
April 22, 2011 at 8:28 AM
Anonymous said…
They don't look to be in any pain so I'm guessing they survived.

Eek, snakes!
April 25, 2011 at 8:31 PM
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