Ahhhh Mexico. We figured, if it took the same amount of effort for us all to meet in Bloomington, IN – why not go to Mexico instead? So thats what we did. Wendy and family flew from Phoenix, Phil and family flew from Michigan, Andrew and family flew from Chicago, and we and my parents flew from Indy.
It was sooooooo great. I was originally worried how we’d keep everyone happy without our normal food, schedule, beds, etc. But really nothing matter once we got there. My mom is a meticulous planner – so she had arranged for our rooms to be pretty close in proximity. So when the kids napped, or went to bed early, we hung out a few rooms over with the monitor — it worked out perfectly! I hadnt seen my sister or her family in a year, so getting the cousins together was especially awesome. Wil and Luke loved playing on the porch in Mimi and Pop-pops room, and watching teeth videos (It was all that my dad had on his iPad, but turned out to be a big hit). Wil is still obsessed with the beach, and Evie LOVED the pool (minus one mishap where I thought there were a few more steps in the pool, but instead I accidentally walked off a ledge and plunged us both under water…oops).
I wasnt sure how everyone would sleep with us all sharing a room, but some of my favorite moments of the trip were waking up with Wil and bringing him over to our bed and snuggling before everyone else was awake. We would whisper about hearing birds and give each other Eskimo kisses. Then, once Evie was up, we would put on our flip-flops and walk down to the buffet in our jammies, fill up our sippy cups with milk and grab some danishes. We would make our way back to the room and go out on the balcony to eat breakfast. We would say ‘hola’ to everyone we saw and shoo away all the birds who came and tried to eat our food inches from our hands.
Nearly every nap time my parents volunteered to watch the monitor and get the kids up. Phil got in a golf game, I got in a pedicure and massage and even worked out a few times. It was nice to still get a little solo adult time around the resort, in addition to hanging out with everyone. Dinners were the toughest – we’d prefer to all be together, but our kids are not quite old enough to sit quietly and enjoy company for hours on end. Phil was an all-star and took care of Evie almost every night, while the rest of us sat and had a nice dinner (Thanks Phil). Only on the very last night did we think to put Elise and Evie next to each other in the high-chairs (which sounds like a disaster waiting to happen) but they totally loved each other, and held hands, and kept each other company the whole time. Go figure.
On the first full day, we had our annual family catch phrase night (which is usually reserved for Christmas Eve). We got the kids to sleep, grabbed the monitors and met in Mom and Dad’s room! Its always a ridiculous, fun time. The last day we all got dolled-up for family pictures. We promised the kids lots of chocolate cake and ice cream afterwards if they kept their clothes clean. We had an especially windy day – but were able to get a few nice shots. And the kids loved the treats at the end.
It was a really, really, really great few days. Can we go back?
Woznation 
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