Our 2nd stop was a rainy and dreary Cozumel. It was a little bit challenging trying to decide what to do when we ported. A lot of the rest of the group were headed off to an "Amazing Race" excursion we weren't sure if our kiddos would enjoy. Several of the excursions we would have been willing to pay for, the kids weren't old enough for. So in the end, they stayed on the boat with Papa and Nana and Dave and I got a few hours on our own to go zip-lining. The rain didn't last, but the rest of the day was cloudy and gray.
We met back up with the kids and were determined to find a beach.
We rented a dune buggy and took off on our own.
We found Paradise Beach (man, it's been so long, I THINK that's what it was called) and the rest of the day was perfect.
The kids loved swimming out to all the blow-ups with Daddy.
We left the beach and wanted to cruise the main strip of Cozumel. I looked back during our drive to see this...
Both of the kids got to choose one souvenir from each stop. Taylor decided her souvenir would be hair braids. And to our complete surprise, our fairly reserved little girl begged for a whole head of braids, as opposed to just a single little braid or two. She's only 6 years old in Cozumel once, so we agreed.
Just a few more pictures from the boat...
Love this picture of my handsome boys. (sorry for the quality - they are pictures of pictures :-)
And a few more memories I don't want to forget...
like the way theses kiddos slept so hard every night (this was back in Florida in the hotel, not the boat).
and the sweet note and gift of change Taylor wanted to leave for our cabin maid,
And the surprise that Taylor and Mason got when they arrived back in Wichita to find their brother was still awake and had come to the airport to see them! As we got closer and closer to home that day, they could hardly stand the fact that we still had a 30 minute drive after getting off the plane, before they could see their baby brother. So his surprise airport welcome was super sweet!
It was an amazing trip and such a special time with Dave's side of the family. We are truly truly blessed to have been able to do both of these trips. I have thought many times back on our summer already and can hardly believe all that we did. We missed our sweet Gavin terribly! But we are so thankful for the fun and memories we made with our two oldest.
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