Splash Park

Since it is SOOO stinkin' hot these days, we've made the splash park or sprinklers a daily occurance. We get up and go as soon as Bryson wakes up and run around and play to his little hearts content before it gets too hot. It's been in the 100's for the last 2 weeks and doesn't look like it's letting up anytime soon. Thankfully, there are several great splash parks in our area. We are so so lucky.

Recently, we found out about a new splash park that also has an AMAZING, huge park attached to it. It's all handicap accessible and just plain amazing.

 

Alicia joined us this morning and Bryson had so much fun playing with her. It was so much fun!

(Thank you for taking pictures and letting be borrow them, Alicia!)

As long as this heat keeps up, you will definitely find us at a spash park or the backyard sprinklers every single morning!

How to Crack a Coconut in Cozumel

Step 1: Jump really high and pull down a coconut

Step 2: Take pictures because you're thrilled that you actually got one of those suckers down!

Step 3: Bang it on the corner of bricks and concrete over and over and over..

Step 4: Feel a little relief that all the banging might actually be working when you see the actual coconut

Step 5: Success!! Drink the fruits coconut milk of your the boys' hard labor

Step 6: Clean up the mess

It was really fun to watch the boys crack open the cocnut. In the 45+ minutes we were standing there watching them (even with my attempt to stand in the shade of a tiny pole) I got so burned!!

At least the boys can say they have cracked a cocnut with their own two hands!! :)

Cozumel

Michael and I just got back from Cozumel with our best friends. It was amazing! We had more than our fair share of fun, sun, swimming, food and tropical drinks.

 

The weather was forcasted to be dark and stormy every single day we were there. Thankfully, it only rained for a few hours total the whole trip!

Michael and I went scuba diving the first full day we were there. It never disappoints. I love diving, and now he is addicted, too. Pretty sure all future vacations will involve diving :) Our resort was actually a really well known dive resort, so most of visitors were divers. It was fun to talk and compare dives

We did 2 dives and went down 95 feet and saw some beautiful coral, turtles, fish and a sting ray.

 

We had SO much fun with Ray and Alicia just laying around and being silly and enjoying sweet friendships.

Get ready for picture overload:

We had such a great week in Cozumel!!

Michael and I called and talked to Bryson several times while we were gone and it was SO good to hear his little voice. I ton a ton of videos of Bryson on my phone so I could watch them while we were gone. I also made Bryson a book called "Mommy and Daddy love Bryson" so he could still see us while we were in Mexico. :) Bryson had a BLAST with both sets of his grandparents. He was great the whole week and probably didn't even bat an eye that we were gone. Pictures of his week with grandparents to come... :)