Break Part 2 (Warning: very long)

I didn't take very many pictures of our family vacation to Mexico, but my sister did. She put them on Costco.com so I could blog about them, but Costco's site is under construction and it kicks me off every time I try to access the pictures. I will have to blog all the Mexico pictures later, because I really want to finish blogging about Dave's break from school.

We went to Nuevo Vallerta with my family for a week and had a great time (more pictures to come). I turned 28 in Mexico and had a great birthday with my entire family (we missed you Lukie). We spent the entire day by the pools, my mom and I went to the spa and I had the best massage I have ever had, then Dave and I went out to dinner, just the two of us. He left for Tonga the next day (blog post to come) so it was nice to have some one on one time together before he left for 11 days. Here are a few pictures I took.

My sweet kids.

Audrey sleeping in her big girl bed.

My 28th birthday.

Dave left straight to Tonga from Mexico and I flew home with the kids and my family. Some of the mommies that had their husband in Tonga (or who had a husband who worked crazy hours) knew we would need some adult interaction so we rented a beach house in Bodega Bay for three days. We had a great time going to the beach with the kids, letting all nine of our kids play together, taking them to the church where the movie, "The Birds" was filmed (shudder), cooking, eating and of course staying up way too late after all the kids were in bed.
My sweet friends made me a birthday cake from a mix they bought in Bodega Bay. Too bad the mix had expired in 2006...we didn't eat the cake. Just for looks.

Eating something yummy (not my birthday cake).

Jumping from bed to bed.

Rocia told all the kids to act scared (this is the church where the movie was filmed).

This is the second time in their short little life that these two friends have been to Bodega Bay together.

Blowing bubbles at the beach.

The four sleep deprived, but happy mommies.

After Bodega Bay we went to my in-laws for the 4th of July. Audrey had a great time pushing her little brother in the swing in Memor and Fafa's front yard.

We went to my sister-in-laws for a BBQ to celebrate the 4th. My in-laws brought stuff for the kids to decorate their bikes and they were the hit of the party!

First bike ride, he loved it!

Then Memor spoiled us rotten and took us to the fair. I used to have a stomach of steel, but I can't handle the spinning rides anymore! Memor was the brave one that took Audrey on all the spinning rides. She also bought us cotton candy, candied apples, shaved ice, corn dogs, corn on the cob, tickets for all the rides, and a pony ride for Audrey. You are one lucky little lady Audrey.

Almost caught up!