After over 35 years of marriage, being parents for over 33 years..... all of us (their lovely 7 children) came to an agreement: they deserve a vacation!
Mom & Dad have never been out of the country. They have never "vacationed" at a resort, they have never gone on a "destination" vacation. It's completely WRONG! No one deserves a vacation more than them! A great opportunity came along to send them to MEXICO! Of course, we all jumped on the opportunity! Chris' family had a few extra units at the resort, so not only were mom & dad able to go--but so were PJ & Lorena. Mom & Dad were so excited to come -here are a few photos of their 7 day getaway!
One of the highlights of the trip was seeing the ancient Mayan ruins, one of the new 7 wonders of the world: Chichen Itza. Mom especially enjoyed this, as she studied the ruins in school and is very interested in them. We had great luck with the weather and were able to take our time walking through this ancient city.
Even though Dad got sick one night :(, he DID enjoy most of the food
they shopped...
we enjoyed the beautiful water
..rode in golf carts around the island "Isla Mujeres" off the coast of Cancun
*check out mom's sunburn
...they sailed the ocean blue
they still love each other & it shows
...they relaxed on the beach, check out their view!
Dad played volleyball with the boys
he enjoyed the occasional dip in the aqua blue water
We were lucky to have PJ & Lorena join us on this getaway! Here they are watching an incredible lightning storm over the ocean.....we won't talk about how scared Mom was!
Mom & Dad, you deserved this trip. I know all of us hope its the first of MANY more trips to come. After all, THIS is the time in your life where you should be kicking back & enjoying the fruits of your labor! Thank you for all you have done for us. We hope you had a good trip.
*a special thanks to Cim, Josh, & Ammon for your extra "love" to make this trip a possibility
