Mexico

We are in Mexico, day 4 of 7 ( since you can't really count the entire 8th day of travel). so far, it has been great. The kids declared it better than Disney, so that deserves a huge hallelujah in my book! So far:
~ Keeton got the first hand screen of the entire day at the Bloomington airport.
~. Ella enjoyed spa day at the kids club...facials, manicures, the whole shebang.
~. We saw dolphins, sting rays, manatees and looked for a bull shark at a dolphinarium just a few blocks outside of the hotel.
~. Jeff played sand soccer and scored 4 goals.
~. Ella has learned how to belly up the pool bar for crushed lemonades.
~. Both kids have played with other kids from all over the world. It amazes me that they don't have to speak the same language to play.
~. The kids have fed fish in a natural lagoon, but want nothing to do with those fish touching them. Did I mention they want to swim with the dolphins!
~. Tonight the kids have a campout (until ten) on the beach with a movie.

I'll be sure to post lots pictures, but for the time being, this is it!

These things to come...

Nothing holds me accountable like putting it "all out there" so after we are back from Mexico, these things are going to happen on this blog with the remaining week I have off.
1. Ella's dance recital was June 12th and she did great...that girl has some moves! So, I would have already posted pictures of that, but because our laptop is STILL out for repair, I can't.
2. The reason I can't post pictures is because the camera software is on the computer, and I don't have another computer to post to. But, when I do get it back, I am going to be trying some new photo editing software called Picnik.
3. In addition, i am going to be rolling out a new "daily picture" blog, which i promise to take a picture every day, but I do not promise to get them posted every day!
4. I am going to then switch out our almost three year old blog photos...yikes...with a bit more updated ones. The kids look the same for the most part, anyway.
5.I am bored with my theme, so I will be checking out some new ideas there too.

Okay, that's enough on promises for a while!

Good samaritan...

Last week I received an email from someone who said they had found Keetons's iTouch...in Hilton Head...on the highway! I have to say that I was skeptical and wondered if someone was trying to scam us somehow. After reluctantly calling the person's phone, we were shocked to learn that it was completely true. This gentleman, thinking he'd inadvertently set his iPhone on the top of his car and then drove away, went searching for his missing phone on the highway that runs through Hilton Head. Rather than finding his phone, he spotted an iTouch lying on the side of the road, remarkably in unbroken condition. He took it home to see if he could locate its owner (his phone turned out to be in his car). When he and his 11 year old son saw goofy kid self photos and Kids Bop types of music, they were even more determined to get it back to the little kid who lost it. I am sure they had no idea that the kid lived 1000 miles away! So, our iTunes username led them to my email address and 4 days later we had his iTouch back. I am so thankful to Dan, not only for returning my son's very expensive toy, but mostly for confirming that there are still really good people out there and for teaching my kids a lesson in honesty that speaks volumes. They can be sure that we will be seeking ways to pay it forward!