Long overdue

We had the blessing of travelling to Cabo, Mexico the week after Christmas. After the long, cold winter last year here in Calgary, we realized how nice it would be to break it up a bit. My parents, who have a time share that can be exchanged for foreign destinations, agreed to help us find a place to go and our only criteria was that it was some place warm and sunny. Cabo was where we ended up and my parents met us there. It was a fabulous vacation and we are indebted to Mom and Dad for making it possible!

This is the property where we stayed- The Wyndham's Coral Baja. It was beautiful and every room had a view of the ocean.

Here is a view of the ocean, but this picture surely does it no justice. It was the most beautiful beach I have ever seen. The water was blue and clear and the sand was white and clean. It was heavenly to walk barefooted through the sand.

We had a lot of fun in the pool. We managed to prevent any sunburns, but Selah still got major tan lines in spite of the fact that I slathered sunscreen on her every day. I wish I had her skin!

Many hours were spent building castles in the sand. The kids had so much fun!

My parents brought a 3D movie to watch with the kids. They were really cute all cuddled up on the couch.

One of the best things we did was go on a sunset "pirate ship" cruise. The boys got pirate headbands and said, "Argh!" a lot. A bonus of the cruise was that a mama whale and her baby came up within 10 meters of our boat. We got to see their tales! I got a couple of pictures but they didn't turn out so well.

My parents kept the kids one night while Jeff and I went out to dinner. A mariachi band played a romantic song for us in Spanish. We didn't understand the words, but it was a gorgeous song!

The boys, Jeff, and I went on a special boat ride while Selah stayed with Nana and Pop. We went across the bay and explored "Lover's Beach," which is only accessible by boat. The boys had such a great time climbing rocks and splashing in the waves.

Selah sure had a good time with her Nana and Pop!

And here is our family beach picture that my dad took with his new camera. He did a pretty good job, don't you think?

There is much going on in our family as we work to fulfill New Year's Resolutions and think about what this year may hold for our family. We have some big decisions to make as this is supposed to be our last year here in Calgary. We are praying about where God wants us next and excited about all the possibilities.

No matter where we end up or what we do, we know that Lord has been so good to us here in Calgary. Canada has grown in our hearts and it is gut wrenching to think about leaving. Who knows where we will end up????? Stay tuned........