Last Day in Paradise

Last day in Puerto Vallarta, we are leaving tonight. We had a fun Thanksgiving. We went into town and ate our traditional Thanksgiving dinner at PiPi's. Then we walked down the Malecon. They were having a big mass in the amplitheater, complete with a large mariachi band. Great music. Then we went across the street to the plaza and they had folk dancers performing there. It was pretty entertaining.

Ben and DaNae and Ella left this afternoon. It was sad to leave them. Ella is such a doll and a happy baby. Mom and I are alone again for the day. So we are going to la playa for a siesta before we head to the airport. Que le vaya bien.

Lazy Tuesday

Easy day today. Last night the girls went to the spa for massages, then we played two deck hearts until Midnight. Today we had breakfast at the buffet and Gordon and Di and the kids had their last swims and we took some pictures. Mom cried when they left. She loves all of her children so much. They are all special. Mom is feeling better today.

Tonight we went to a new resturant, El Estudio. It is just past the sun market at the marina. It was very good and cheap. A couple from Ogden told us about it. The owner is an artist and displays his paintings and his wife runs the resturant. We may hit it for Thanksgiving. Their specialty is cocconut shrimp.

Got to run and play games. They are waiting for me. Dad

Beautiful Monday Morning

Hi all. It's a sunny Monday morning. We have our towells out by the shallow pool and the big white balls. Going to enjoy the last day here for Denton and Krystee. Our family is getting smaller here. It was crowded last night, but good to be all together. We played double deck hearts and Dianna won. We're down to one room now.

We took a couple of pictures with Ella this morning while getting our spots. Post more later.

Sunny Sunday

Yesterday we played in the ocean and made sand castles at the beach. The kids really had fun. Parker says he wants to move to Arizona and go to high school with Kelmen. Mom and I were taking Sadie and Kelmen out in the waves. We were out pretty far and still standing up when a big wave broke on us and knocked us all down and Mom lost here sunglasses. Kelmen and Sadie wanted out after that.

Today we had our own little church service and it went well with a combination of talks, songs and kids activities. Drew and his family left today for Phoenix. Kelmen didn't want to leave and it was sad to see them go. We really had fun with them this week.

Last night we went to eat at a Mexican resturant in Paradise Village Mall. Mom threw up all night and has a headache and fever now. We all ate the same food, so it is probably the food. I hope she is feeling better tomorrow. Everyone else is feeling well.

Another day in paradise, 88 and sunny.

Buenos dias from the Grand Mayan. We're ready for another day in the sun. Yesterday we played tennis. Mom and I took Carson and Ella on a long walk in the strollers. We walked down the beach to the Mayan Palace, then along the golf course where they are remodeling it. Some of the natives were fishing in the pond on number 14 the short par three and getting some nice fish by netting them.

We spent the rest of the day around the pools with the kids. The weather is beautiful and no sunburns yet. It has been 88 and sunny everyday. Ben is coming in tonight and tomorrow we are playing golf again.

Last night for dinner we went the La Laguna resturante. It was good and the kids had fun seeing all the little turtles in the lagoon. We wish you were all here with us.

Hola from Puerta Vallarta

Sorry it has taken me so long to write from Mexico. We've been busy having lots of fun and sun.

Deb and I came in on Saturday. We were the only ones here so we went to Fajita Republic for dinner and had a quiet night since we started on a 5am flight.

Sunday we went to church early. At 9am the back row was filled with gringos, the natives came about 9:10. It was fun although we didn't understand much. We then walked down to the main drag and had breakfast and got supplies at Mega. We had stuff to stock all three rooms with essentials. Filled up a taxi going back to the Grand Mayan. The others then came in Sunday afternoon. The rooms are very nice, but a tip and Mom crying still couldn't get us right together.

We did have a fun slumber party with the grandkids in are room that night, I told them all stories.

We are on one end of a hall and Drew on the other with Gordon and Di two floors up. The only consession is we are all in the same building.

Monday we had the breakfast buffet and played in the pools all morning. The kids really like the wave pools and the inner tubes. The tubes are free now, didn't need to bring any. Oh well..

Yesterday the boys played golf. The are redesigning the course by Jack Nickolas. So we play the front and three on the back three times. It was fun though. Drew was the best with me 2nd. Denton and Gordon also played well. Kelmen would tee off with us then hit it up the green. He has a great little swing.

Last night we went into PV and had dinner at Pipi's. It was lots of fun. We took one of the local buses back to Wal-Mart and the kids had a blast as the but sped down the narrow cobblestone streets. Drew had them yelling arriba arriba.

I'd better close now and add some pictures.

Fire in the Street

Last Friday night Debbie and I were sound asleep at about midnight when I heard a big bang and saw an orange light on the ceiling. I had to wake Deborah up to look out the window and a fireball was on the street right in front of our house. I called 911 and headed outside. A small SUV was up in flames at least 20 feet in the air. The fire engines came and I watched them put out the fire right from my curb. We never got the whole story, but a couple of teenage girls and a boy were supposedly up four wheeling and when they came down the car caught on fire. Probably a broken fuel line.

Bring back any 4 wheelin memories DaNae?