For school Max made his Valentine's box into DJ Marshmallo. He was pretty proud of it. I'd say he did a really good job.
Grandpa T and Grandma S stopped by to drop off a Valentine's gift for Max.
We gave Max one of the original comfy cozy oversized sweatshirts. So, you can imagine how he's been wearing it non-stop since. Good thing it's still cold here, but hopefully it warms up soon. I am ready for some warmer weather.
Happy Valentine's Day to all of our family and friends.
We did have a great time in Cabo, Mexico for the week. I wish it would have been a bit warmer since it was only around 70 degrees each day. It was beautiful in the sun, but the shade tended to get cold. The water was freezing, but that's standard for Cabo. You don't go there to swim in the ocean.
Here are some additional photos from our family vacation.
Max did play in the waves on the first day despite how cold the water was.
This was at the restaurant that we sat on pillows to eat dinner.
Notice the pillows that Max ended up lounging on.
One of the many nights we walked back to the resort on the beach.
The view from our balcony.
Max showing me his moves on the balcony.
One day we did a private whale watching tour. This was a lot better than I expected it to be. We saw many whales swimming, playing and jumping in the air. We were on the boat for about two hours so it was nice that it didn't take up our whole day and we got to see a lot of action. I took plenty of bonine before we left the shore and since we didn't go out as far as deep sea fishing goes I ended up being fine. I did not feel like I was getting nauseous one time.
This was a baby whale jumping and playing. The baby kept playing like this over and over again right in front of us. It was really neat to see.
I had to take a couple pictures of the famous rocks as we were heading back in.
Max wasn't super into this, but I think that's just because he's nine and can't really appreciate how amazing this opportunity was to see whales in action. He also kept falling asleep on the boat, but I wasn't too surprised. He was up late almost every night and being in the sun all day long takes it out of you.
The guys went deep sea fishing for one of the days. The last time I did this ten years ago I was sicker than a dog the whole time I was on the boat. I was so sick that I swore I would never go deep sea fishing again. With that said the guys went and the women went to the spa for the day.
Max reeled in the first fish and it was a Mahi Mahi. He thought this was pretty cool and I am sure it's a memory he will have for a long time. He talked about it all week and wanted to go fishing again, but we told him he can go again but on another trip.
Grandpa T also reeled in a Mahi Mahi. The fish they caught we took to the restaurant at the resort and they prepared it three different ways for us: sushi, blackened and grilled.
The boys had such a fun day on the water. The fisherman gave Max the mahi mahi flag from their boat and he thought that was pretty cool. He also got a Redrum shirt and water bottle. This kid had a fantastic day deep sea fishing with his grandpa, dad and uncle. I would have loved to see the excitement on his face if I could stomach the boat ride, but I am just glad he got to make these memories with grandpa T, his dad and uncle Ryan.
On Saturday, February 4th we left town for a week and headed to Cabo, Mexico to have some family fun time. This ended up being perfect timing because The Open and the Super Bowl was in town this week which means we avoided the craziness this city was during that week.
Max loves to eat out and try new foods and new places, so he definitely enjoyed how much we ate out and all the cool places we ate at. The first night we had guacamole made at the table and this is something Max always requests at restaurants if they offer it. Grandma S also got him a balloon sword at this restaurant from a vendor walking around.
Another night we ate outside and watched a performance by a local singer. It was quite chilly out so the waiter gave Max a Mexican blanket to wrap up in.
We went to The Office on the beach one day for lunch and Max got to witness a bunch of adults do taquila shots. Notice I was not one of the adults in the picture taking the shot.
We went to another place on the beach and Max was begging Andy to do another shot so he could watch them blow the whistle and the "antics" that go along with doing shots in Mexico. Max thought this was hilarious.
Another bar had games and Max played Connect 4 with aunt Emily. He thought it was pretty cool to hang out with us at various bar establishments. Only in Mexico kid!
One night we ate at an asian restaurant right on the beach. This ambience at this place was really cool. We sat on pillows at our table. This sounded like fun at the beginning, but after sitting there for a while our old age started to show. The beach view is always a plus though.
The last night we were there we ate at a brewery on a rooftop over looking the ocean. It was a really cool place that had a live band.
We have been deep into flag football (along with golf and skateboarding) this past month. Max has been improving in football and even in the last game (February 3rd) he pulled a flag and caught the ball right in front of the goal line which gave his team yardage. This was huge for Max. It gave him a lot of confidence and he's enjoying football even more. Even though it's been really cold here I have been bundling up and using about 10 heat warmers per game to keep me toasty warm.
We had our annual friends Christmas over at Kim's house. It was so good to get together with the group because that seems to never happen anymore due to life getting in the way. The kids enjoyed playing together for a few hours and opening presents. The kids are growing up so fast. I can't believe how big they are now.
