Harry Potter

I really want to post more pictures from Mexico but life has been non stop since we got home. We got home on Sunday and I had one day to get the house ready for my mom, Jim, my sister and her boys who arrived Tuesday. Every one stayed until this past Sunday (including Morgan and Natalie who came down Thursday). and now I am getting ready to leave again Friday to pick up Andrew from California, he went home with my sister to spend some time. So hopefully I will get back to the Mexico pictures soon but for now here's one for you. Andrew got to go to Harry Potter tonight with my dad, Pat, and his cousin, Kyle. Harry Potter doesn't officially open until tomorrow but my dad was able to get tickets for a pre-screening and I am so jealous. Drew looks like he is having fun. I miss him.

Bucerias

Today we took a short cab ride up the coast to the town of Bucerias. I think it gave the kids a better look at Mexico (a little less touristy). We spent lots of money at the open air shops and then had a wonderful lunch at Mariscos El Gordo. We were a little worried about eating at an authentic restaurant but we were glad we did. The food was wonderful. We ate on the beach while being approached every 2 minutes by people trying to sell trinkets. I could not resist the cute little kids selling bracelets. I bought 5 but would have bought more had Ryan let me :) After lunch we decided to head back to our resort on foot. Along the beach it was only about 1.5 miles. Most of the beach was littered with trash and pretty nasty. Simon barely made it, he was tired! The kids finally got to enjoy a drink at the swim up bar in the pool. The last highlight was getting to watch a beach soccer game. Every night the cooks and bartenders have a game of soccer or volleyball on the beach after work. They were all very talented soccer players and Ryan is hoping to sneak into there volleyball game tomorrow night. Tomorow we are off to find the dolphins. Wish us luck!