Cabo- Days 1 & 2

So I didn't realize it was going to be so difficult to leave Austin for our Cabo trip. After all, we had left him back in April when we went to Denver. But for some reason, it was SO much worse this time. Probably because it was for a few more days, we were going to be out of the country, and because he is older (and realizes that we are not there!) My mom said he was a little sad the first day and looked around for us, but it sounds like Max had a worse time. Poor guy was depressed for days evidently- aww, I love my boys!

Wednesday

We flew out on Wednesday around lunchtime- direct flight! We arrived and got to the house by mid-afternoon! For those of you that have been to Cabo, we stayed at my aunt and uncle's 2nd home outside of San Jose del Cabo (which is about 30 min from Cabo.) We had planned on going into Cabo for dinner that evening, but were tired and wanted to relax around the house. So we went to this little place up the street called Buzzards for dinner- it was great! My aunt & uncle have become friends with the owners, so we enjoyed a relaxing dinner on the beach while visiting with them! We headed bed early that night because we had an early start on Thursday!

Here are pics of the house- it was absolutely perfect! They even have cars- so we didn't have to rent one!

Front (notice the outdoor grilling area to the right of the house)

Garage and Casita (another room, bathroom, and small kitchen area)

Our bedroom (one of 3 in the main house)

Our bathroom (you can't even get a good idea of how big that tub/shower is- you could fit 15 people in there!)

Family room/dining room

Kitchen

Back of house

Outdoor shower

Sunken bar with swim-up bar in pool

View out of all bedrooms and family room

*Not pictured- 2 more bedrooms with full baths, study with full bath, powder room, utility room

Before dinner at Buzzards

Thursday

We got up early and headed to meet the shuttle that was picking us up for the zip line tour! We had to ride through a bunch of little towns, and I really got an idea of how the people there live. It made me so thankful to me an American & so richly blessed with everything God has given us. I have to say, if you have never done a zip line/canopy tour before- you NEED to do it! It was probably one of my favorite things I've ever done on vacation! Our group was 14 people & also 6 guides. We did around 6 zip lines, rappelling, rock climbing twice, a swing bridge, and a tight rope walk.

Zip line

Free swing zip line

Rock climbing

Rappelling

Swing bridge

Rope walk

Our group (we are in the back)

Our only female guide- we were buddies because I was the only girl to rappel!

Views (notice the zip lines in lots of the pics- they are green)

That evening we were worn out, so we hung out at the pool & went down for a walk on the beach. Then we grilled steaks back at the house & ate key lime pie for dessert. We watched a little tv too- which I love feeling connected to the US while you are out of the country. They have satellite tv, but the funny thing is that it is NYC stations- so everything was 2 hours ahead. I thought it was odd not to be on CA stations instead.. but whatever. Nothing surprises me in Mexico.

Chilling in the pool... and not happy to have my picture taken!

Waiting for a drink at the bar........


Going for a walk before dinner

Popcorn

One of Austin's new favorite snacks is popcorn- and I think it's just hilarious to watch him eat!

So grab your popcorn & watch this video (make sure the volume is up so you can hear the crunching!)

Getting caught up

I apologize for not blogging recently- been busy with our anniversary trip & having company. I'll blog about the trip later this week hopefully!

Austin has been enjoying playing outside a lot (at least when it's not TOO hot!) He enjoys playing in the front yard & playing on his little play center/slide in the back yard!

Every Tuesday morning we also go to The Little Gym for class! It's a bit expensive, but has definitely been worth it. Austin has learned to interact with other children his age more, and also to learn new things (like swinging on the bar, walking the balance beam, front & back rolls, etc.) Here are a few pics from a recent class that daddy attended (and took pics- sorry if they aren't great- they were through glass.)

While we were gone to Cabo, my parents watched Austin! They all had such fun together! They were so busy that they didn't take a lot of pics- but I have a few!

Playing with sunglasses during lunch

This is the face he makes when you get out the camera- squinting in preparation for the flash... nice.

And finally, a few pics of Austin playing with Mommy & Daddy after we got home! He's also started to become very focused in playing with some of his Little People toys. Another fun thing to play with is ANYTHING in the pantry- food, recycling, cat treat... whatever. Guess that means I need to get special locks for all the door handles.

As for the "other" boys- they are doing great! As you saw from my last post, they are getting along great! Jack has adjusted well to his new home, and he is everything we hoped he would be (a playmate to Max!)