Mazatlan

2 weeks ago Matthew, mom, dad and I flew off to Mexico for a wonderful (kid-free) week long vacation in Mazatlan! I actually didn't bring my camera (figured that mom had that covered for us all), so I don't have the pictures to prove what a beautiful and amazing time we had. But it was wonderful! Despite the fact that my life right now is in utter disarray I was thankful for the forced relaxation time. (Good thing this trip was set up 4 months prior)!  We stayed in an all-inclusive resort RIGHT on the beach (it looked really snazzy... but turns out was pretty run-down... heck it's Mexico, what did we expect?) Our first room (on the 15th floor) had a water leak that happened on day 2, our second room (on the 19th floor) the toilet literally fell apart as my pregnant unbalanced self went to sit on it, and our final room (on the 26th floor) was large and beautiful with multiple rooms... but by the end of the week the odor coming from all the drains smelled as though the sewer was backed up all the way up to the 25 1/2 floor and getting ready to spill into our 'home' at any minute! Aside from the room-issues, the rest of the trip was pretty uneventful... in a fantastic sort of way!

We did a ton of laying by the pool, swimming, reading, walking on the beach, sun-set watching, eating and drinking (my drink of choice was the virgin Pinna colada). Yummmm!

My saint of a mother-in-law and John watched Mallory and Wesley the entire 7 days (and were alive to tell about it)! Poor Wesley ended up at the doctors twice and the E.R once before finally being diagnosed with Bronchitis. (I was just happy to hear that it wasn't the H1N1 virus that spread like wildfire while we were tanning by the pool). But he's doing well now... after having to use 2 different inhalers, antibiotics and steroids. I'm secretly glad I didn't have to deal with him during that time... sick kids make me sad.

The other thing that was great about the trip was that it gave the 4 of us time to be roommates and see how this upcoming move will go. We all go along great, and were able to address issues right away or before they even started. Seems like this should be a smooth transition into their home in a mere matter of days!!!!!  :)