Mexico!!!!!

We just got home from a week in the sunshine and ocean. We spent every day at either the pool or beach, watching the kids have a blast in the water!! We have two little fish. The family vacation was a HUGE success...the airplane rides...not so much. On the way there, someone had a medical emergency so we had to stop in New Orleans. While it was kind of stressful, Makenzie got to take a picture with the pilots in the front of the plane (Timmy was more interested in playing at the time!!). He was so good on the plane rides. Once we got there, we were brought to the most beautiful rooms. Makenzie slept wonderfully for us. She was a little crabby at the beginning of the vacation but eventually came around to her normal self. Timmy had an awesome time and really enjoyed exploring, eating, and non stop playing. It was a perfect balance of playing, relaxing, talking, and eating. Timmy loved the unlimited french fries and pineapple smoothies and Makenzie got her first taste of banana ice cream. The weather could not have been better and the kids couldn't have had more fun. All of us really savored the time to relax and play while we realized how precious it was to have the opportunity to show the kids another part of the world. While we really missed Tammy not being there in person with us...we know that she was watching and laughing with us the whole time.

PICTURES...

Here are the pictures I mentioned in the previous post..

So many smiles...

You will be able to tell that the last couple of weeks have been a blast for EVERYONE...especially the kids. Between dressing up as a cow & cowboy to jumping in a pile of leaves, we have been enjoying the beautiful fall weather. I included pictures of when my cousin Mandi and her babies came to visit. Timmy had a blast with Abbie (and Mandi, he did steal the pink cell phone!!). It was alot of fun to get together but it made me wish that it would happen more often!! We also went and meet baby Audrey (as I mentioned before), so there are pictures of that too!! We took a last minute trip out to IN to visit with Adam & Annette and Kenzie's boyfriend Austin. Other than the lack of sleep (which was our own fault!!), it was a blast. The following weekend we had game night at our house. It was enjoyable to share our home with our friends and a cute little lady bug named Madeline. :) The kids had a blast in their costumes and Timmy stole all of Makenzie's candy. Today we made a pile of leaves for Timmy to jump in and went for a "hike" in Grandma & Grandpa's woods. For the rest of the week we will be getting ready to take a vacation to Mexico. We are all looking forward to the sunshine.