Huatulco, Mexico 2013

There is no way I could possibly share all the photos and stories from our recent trip to Mexico at once. It would be way too long of a post.
So today I am just going to share a few photos from our first day down there, and then do one post a week this month to fit in a few more days or activities.

It was a four hour flight and the plane was pretty empty. Only forty passengers total. So we were able to take up the whole six seats in our row. Mike and Evan sat across from Erin and I. Evan listened to his ipod when he wasn't looking out the window. Mike finished a movie or talked with Evan. Erin and I read books, did puzzles and watched a little tv.

This is our first resort, because the one we stayed in the rest of the week was full that first night.

It was a pretty empty beach for the most part which was nice. One thing about Huatulco is that many people there spoke Spanish and little to no English. It was fun seeing Evan and Erin learning to interact or try to use the Spanish they are learning at school to communicate with other kids and families. The second morning on the beach, Evan played for quite along time with a boy who spoke only Spanish.

We thought the ocean seemed a bit rough that first night. The waves and current were pretty strong. It wasn't until the next morning we noticed the red flag which means no swimming. Of course there were quite a few people in the water anyway. Thankfully at the other resort, the flag was yellow and not red.

A view from my chair before I went to hang with the kids.

She wore a life jacket any time we were near the water. Evan went to a great swimming camp last year that helped him become a more confident swimmer. Especially in deep water.

Mike and I joked about those condos for sale up on the hill being our summer home :)

Her first time by the ocean ever!

And a favorite activity...running from the waves.

Evan liked the sand better, until we went on the boat ride for fishing and snorkeling ;)

That bucket was actually full of seashells the next day instead.
And now that I am going through and editing photos, I am looking forward to sharing more. Especially from the boat ride, the other resort and downtown.
Plus, these are just the photos from my little point and shoot camera. Mike took a ton on his iphone that are great. He is putting them on a flash drive for me this week.
It's funny that we brought the big DSLR camera, but I think only took it out once.
Anyway, I will share some more photos next Wednesday.

Also hoping you will check out a post I have up at Craft Your Nest today talking about Instagram and a fun little site called Paper Issues. You can see my CYN post *Here!*

Happy Wednesday!