CaboWabo

We just got home from the funnest vacation in Mexico. Our friends, the Jessops, invited us down to their house in Cabo for a long weekend with NO KIDS! and we definitely made the most of it. We relaxed by the pool and at the beach, went kayaking, whale watching and ate the most fabulous tacos ever!!

Thanks Tara for such a wonderful trip!

All the fellas bravin' the waves

This pic may not look very exciting but that huge splash (much bigger in real life) was made from a giant whale leaping out of the water, I was just a little late with my camera.

GORDO LELE
This guy deserves a post of his own. Not only does he make the greatest tacos and yummy green sauce ever, but half way through our meal he jumps out from behind the grill and starts singing Beatles songs. Even though he speaks no english, he knows every word to those songs!!He is the sweetest man ever and you fall in love with him the minute he starts singing. But it doesn't stop there, we stopped in for one last taco before we had to go home and we couldn't find a parking spot... no problem - Gordo goes out and moves his car so that we could park there!!! If you are every in Cabo you have to stop and eat at Gordo's.

Discovery Park

Yay! We finally had a nice day and since Marli's new favorite thing is to be outside, we took her to the park. She had so much fun "discovering" everything that she pretty much forgot that me and Reno were even there.

Pink Marshmallow

My little brother Cory gave Marli this great snowsuit for her birthday. The only problem is Marli is not really a fan of the cold or the snow. But she looks so dang cute in it we put her in it for a little indoor playtime.

(Not the easiest thing to move around in)

This is probably the only semi-happy shot I have gotten of Marli outside all winter.

Marli's Birthday!

Marli turned 1 while we were in Hawaii so we celebrated the day after we got back. I can't believe its been a year since Marli was born. It seems like she has been here forever and we cannot imagine our lives without her.

Seriously since the day she turned 1, Marli acts so much older and is always "talking" and smiling. She is walking everywhere and loves to push strollers wherever she goes.

Marli loved her cake, she started out only using one finger, but it didn't take her long to dig right in. She almost ate the entire cake and it completely wore her out.

Hawaiian Christmas

We spent Christmas with Reno's family this year. Reno's parents came over Christmas morning to watch Marli open up her presents. Marli was so cute as she opened her presents and got so excited over the smalles things! Christmas is so much fun with little kids.

After opening presents Christmas morning we jumped on a plane and headed to Hawaii! We had a blast boogie boarding, paddle surfing, riding bikes, hiking and swimming. But our biggest accomplishment of the trip was getting Marli to conquer her fear of the sand. Thanks to Bowdy, Stephanie, Troy and Jodi for making this such a fun trip!

Days1, 2 & 3: Marli HATES the sand! As you can see, even looking at the sand has her all upset.

Day 4: Marli would at least touch the sand with a stick (as long as she is sitting on her towel)

Day 5: Sitting in the sand, although she wasn't very happy about it

Day 6: Eating the sand
Day 7 (our verylast day): Marli LOVING the sand!!!


Riding bikes along the beautiful coastline