Mexico

My family came this week to spend some time in the 60 degree warmth of Arizona and then off to Mexico for the balmy weather of 70 degrees. After they had been removing snow for a couple of days, this was tropical weather.

L4 went to work for 2 days. He talked with his supervisor to feel out new projects L4 could work on in the coming weeks and months.

The Boy has an obsession with “Cars” the movie. He asked everyone for help to watch it all
week long.

My family arrived on Tuesday evening. They started their adventure the day before so they could catch their plane without any problems. We decided to celebrate Christmas again with a Christmas pie to the nursery rhyme “Little Jack Horner” and opened presents. Uncle S. and Aunt J. were very generous with presents for The Boy.

On Wednesday we got up and drove to Mexico. Uncle A. started to feel ill on the way to Mexico. Uncle S. and SMS (Tia K’s boyfriend) had been sick the days before. We stopped in Organ Pipe National Monument just before we crossed the border into Mexico. We arrived at our rental house in Puerto Penasco in the late afternoon. Later that evening, we went exploring into town.

Thursday, everyone went looking for shells and played on the vast beach. When we arrived, the tide was out. A long ways. The house advertised that it was 30 yards from the house which was true at noon and midnight. The house is also located in a resort with a swimming pool. A few brave souls decided to go for a dip. It ended up being a polar bear race. The outdoor temperature was 70 degrees. The water a cool, refreshing 50 degrees. In our attempt to photograph the event, I fell through the plastic drainage on the side of the pool bruising my knee and groin. It sure took the wind out of me. We shopped the rest of the afternoon.

Thursday was also my Mom’s birthday. My Dad hosted a dinner of fresh seafood at the house, and fireworks were bought and shot off in the evening with a campfire on the beach. At midnight, most of the crew (except L4, the children, and I) went for a kayak and paddle boat ride in the ocean.

On Friday, we took family pictures. The same sickness that plagued the men earlier in the week hit me with full force. I can honestly say that I have thrown up on the border of the United States and Mexico. We had a party at a hotel that night with a heated pool and hot tub.

It was awesome to have family come and visit. We cleaned up and recovered on Saturday. Mostly we slept.

Before church today, The Boy did not want to come into the building. He wanted to go home. As I was holding his hand, he forcefully sat down on his bum, and I heard a pop. He then cried and cried. So we naturally thought that he had broken his arm. For the third time. Before we rushed off to the insta-care, Kyle listened to what had happened and said that it was nurse’s elbow, which is the popping of a bone out at the elbow. Kyle offered to reset The Boy’s elbow. After another pop, Lucas was all better and wanted to go to sacrament meeting. We are so glad we didn’t have to sit in a medical facility today.