Moving on up....

The twins have started using plates at meal time. We thought (while in Mexico) that it was about time. Lucas seems more into it than Liliana. She doesn't quite understand the point, which often results in her just emptying her food onto her tray. Oh well..in time.

Mystic!

I went back to work this week. On Monday, Felix took the kids to Mystic. His boss, Harris, stopped by for a visit and he went too!

This is a beluga whale....

Then they went into this bird room where you could feed and hold the birds....

That's a bird in Harris' hand....

Then they went to see the penguins...

At the seal tank....

Liliana touching the stingrays....

Now this tank looks cool....

Afterwards Felix and Harris took the twins to Mystic Pizza of the movie fame.

My boys!!!

In our down time we kept busy on the playground and with various activities around the resort. We did bowling one day. Pins were almost as big as the twins...but that seemed to make it more fun!

And finally I would like to thank my little production assistant who helped with all the sand messages I have posted here.

Thank you Mexico, you did us well. Thanks to Nana too for all her help!!! And with that.....

Downtown Puerta Vallarta had a great Malecon that we could walk along. It looked back at the hotels where we were staying. The first day we went down it was pretty dreary and started to drizzle.

And then the rain came....

And came....

So we jumped in a cab and went back to the hotel...total time on the Malecon...approx. 15 min.

Two days later, we decided to try again, this time with Nana. Liliana is sporting her hat as we wait in the lobby.

Lucas is less sure about it.

This is La Bodeguita del Medio of Ernest Hemmingway fame. He made it popular in Cuba and now they are a chain of bars in Latin America.

The theme in each one we have been to (this would be number 2) is that people write all over the walls, as you can see here.

Nana brought us luck. Look at that sky...clear view right to the hotels!

There were many sculptures along the Malecon...I found this one particularly interesting.

They also had sand sculptures, which are lit up at night (Felix and I went out on the Malecon one night)

Nana with the twins in the new dress she bought.

Family picture....

This was taken two days later. Felix and Liliana ventured back to the Malecon when Lucas was not feeling well. Quite the pose little lady!

Every night at the resort there was a show. There was a different theme for every night. We arrived on Wed. Friday AND Saturday night's shows were Disney. (Two different shows) So we brought the kids. Although it was a kids show, it didn't start until about 9:45 pm. These guys were up until almost 11 pm these nights...but they seemed to enjoy it.

Waiting for the show to begin.

Lucas' reaction when the show began.

The candlestick guy from Beauty and the Beast.

I am not too sure where these guys were from..maybe "It's A Bug's Life"? Never saw that one.

Sebastian and "Under the Sea" from "The Little Mermaid"

And oh yes...can't leave out good old Buzz Lightyear and Woody!

At least part of every day was spent at the beach. And while we had a little trouble holding on to all our sand toys, the kids seemed to really like the beach.

Hey! Wait for me!

A big favorite was playing by the water's edge. The twins really liked watching the waves crash in and the water come up. The waves weren't big at all. Lucas often liked to try and chase the water back out without realizing that another wave was on its way.

You can see the Sierra Madre mountains in the background. This was the backdrop to our vacation. It was beautiful.

One night we actually managed some nice pics after all that beach going.