Mexico - Cozumel

We took a bus from Cancun to Playa Del Carmen and then took the 30 min ferry out to an island called Cozumel. This is where all of the cruise ships dock. We went snorkeling in the warm water and saw the coolest fish. There were a lot of deep sea diving teams below us practicing. I guess Cozumel is the best place to go scuba diving.

The boat we went on was a glass bottom boat. You could see everything.

Here's Adam cruising for a bargain.

Once in a while you'd come across a sweet place like this. I mean really ...who can afford to live there? So dreamy.
We had to give a shout out to "NACHOOOOOOO!" (libre)

Mexico - Chichen Itza

Here are a few pics from Chichen Itza. I have so many awesome pictures that it was difficult to choose which to post. These ruins are thought to have been around since 600 bc.


These people were soooo interesting. Every corner represents a season and at the base of the stairs is a head of a snake. The triangular ridges up the stairs reresents the body of the snake coming down from heaven to bless ( fertalize) the soil for the coming crops. at jsut the right time of day you can see the shadow of the snake perfectly. They used to let people walk up the stairs but last year a woman fell from half way up and died.

These are on the side of the obervatory. They had all the stars and constilations figured out.


This was the Convent I believe.

Mexico - Mayan water sink holes

The Yucatan Peninsula for the most part doesnt have much soil, it's mostly rock. (which is why if you go there you'll notice all the trees are short and all the same size, they dont have the soil to fully grow). So when it rains the water goes straight through the rock and forms under ground caves where the water build up. They can be hundreds of feet deep. All of the Mayan cities were built around these water holes. Here is one we went to on our way to Chichen Itza.

There were also stairs down to the bottom and you could swim if you wanted.

Mexico -The Beach

I am going to do this in a couple of different sections. Here was our beach by our hotel. It was so great. It was a little overcast most the time but for us whities that was probably a good thing. It was still so warm and extremely humid.

Whats in YOUR house mix?

So ya know when you get to the point where you would rather die than clean your messy house or do your laundry.. or even cook? well I decided I needed to get out of my rutt. So I put together a "House Mix" on my ipod and they are only songs that I either Love to sing to or I feel like dancing to.. Here's what gets me going.


1. The Way I am - Ingrid Michaelson ( She has the freshest sound !)
2. Love Like This - Natasha Bedingfield ( i'm late on this one but I just decided i liked it)
3. 1234 - Feist (cutely different)
4. Sweet Caroline - Dave Matthews Band ( Awesome!)
5. The Idea of You - Dave Matthews Band
6. When You Were Young - The Killers ( Guitar Hero Jam)
7. No One - Alicia Keys ( ever since the super bowl i can't get enough of this song)
8. Say - John Mayer
9. Bomba - No Paren de Bailar (it's kinda strange but fun)
10. Hear You Me - Jimmy Eat World (from a movie i like)
11. Nothin' to Lose - Josh Gracin ( ya gotta go country swing dancing to this)
12. She's Electric - Oasis ( this one makes me wanna dance)
13. Fidelity - Regina Spektor ( just fun)
14. Our Song - Taylor Swift
15. I Need You - Tim Mcgraw/Faith Hill (the concert rocked!!!)
16. Waiting on the World to Change- John Mayer
17. Face Down - The Red Jumpsuit ( get mad and just do it song)
18. Mud on the Tires - Brad Paisley (catchy)
19. Daughters - John Mayer ( he gets it:)


So guys what is in your house mix??

Heavenly Sun

We finally got a few glimpses of the sun this Sunday. It was heavenly. We put our jackets on and went outside for a little air. Ruth just came into town to stay and play
for a couple of days.



Adam brought out his remote control car. Ryan loved it. You can see it in this picture below.

She is getting so many more teeth.

Flash back!

I love this picture! This was taken at Collinsville Connecticut.. Reminds me of warmer days