Mexico in May with Judy Ann y Don
Much to the frustration of my lovely and talented wife Kim, I have had a very difficult time updating this blog. One reason is that I want to include videos from the YouTube and I can't do that at work (my company blocks the YouTube because they don't want the employees wasting valuable work time watching videos of guys getting hit in their, uh, you know, sensitive region, which is about 85% of what is on there).
But anyway, I would prefer to update this at work rather than at home, because at work all I do is talk to annoying people who won't do what I say, and at home I want to try to want to focus on being a caring, attentive, thoughtful, loving husband and father instead of spending all my time on the World Wide Internet updating this here blog. But, my company won't let me do the YouTube so I keep procrastinating and it never gets done. I do tend to find time to drink wine and watch the third-place Cardinals on TV, though, so it's not like I am that busy.
The other reason why it has taken so long is that I thought I should wait until I was inspired to be witty and charming and hilarious and thought-provoking. Clearly that has not happened, so I will just be boring.
Enough of that - in May we went to Mexico with Judy and Don. It was an absolutely terrific vacation. We had a room on the ground floor right by the pool and the outdoor restaurant, and the girlies were the hit of the resort. This was the first vacation we have had with them and they had such an amazingly good time. We spent most mornings at the beach (I am about to become one of those annoying parents who use baby-talk, but it can't be avoided. They were so cute - "Ocean" was "Oshy", "Beach" was Beesh", and "Sea shells" was, well, "Sea shells") and the afternoons in the pool.
The other wonderful thing was that it was the first time that the girlies were around Grammy and Papa Don (my Mom and Don - I would prefer if my children called them 'Grandma and Grandpa', but I was outvoted) for an extended period , and it was terrific to see them having such a wonderful time with their grandparents.
Below are some photos - please enjoy them, won't you?
But anyway, I would prefer to update this at work rather than at home, because at work all I do is talk to annoying people who won't do what I say, and at home I want to try to want to focus on being a caring, attentive, thoughtful, loving husband and father instead of spending all my time on the World Wide Internet updating this here blog. But, my company won't let me do the YouTube so I keep procrastinating and it never gets done. I do tend to find time to drink wine and watch the third-place Cardinals on TV, though, so it's not like I am that busy.
The other reason why it has taken so long is that I thought I should wait until I was inspired to be witty and charming and hilarious and thought-provoking. Clearly that has not happened, so I will just be boring.
Enough of that - in May we went to Mexico with Judy and Don. It was an absolutely terrific vacation. We had a room on the ground floor right by the pool and the outdoor restaurant, and the girlies were the hit of the resort. This was the first vacation we have had with them and they had such an amazingly good time. We spent most mornings at the beach (I am about to become one of those annoying parents who use baby-talk, but it can't be avoided. They were so cute - "Ocean" was "Oshy", "Beach" was Beesh", and "Sea shells" was, well, "Sea shells") and the afternoons in the pool.
The other wonderful thing was that it was the first time that the girlies were around Grammy and Papa Don (my Mom and Don - I would prefer if my children called them 'Grandma and Grandpa', but I was outvoted) for an extended period , and it was terrific to see them having such a wonderful time with their grandparents.
Below are some photos - please enjoy them, won't you?
The girlies at the airport
Amelia is cool
So is Sally
Walking up the 'slippery floor' - I don't know why we called it that but now the girlies now love to walk up ramps
The four of us after a wonderful dinner. Don paid, which made it even better.
Don and Mike with the girlies and two macaws (parrots). Amelia is trying to hide. I used to really want to have a macaw, a blue and gold one like the one on Don's shoulder. I guess if I got one our cats would eat it, which would be very messy.
Kim in the surf with the beautiful Amelia.
Judy and Don
Amelia in her crib - the resort was nice enough to give us cribs for the rooms, but they were apparently built for dwarves, so I was afraid they (the girlies, not dwarves) (Is it 'dwarves' or 'dwarfs'?) would crawl out. They didn't. Amelia is very cute with Big Bird and Grover. Did you know I met the guy who played Big Bird at the Barnes and Noble? I did. He is not the guy who choked me, by the way, but it was the same Barnes and Noble.
My favorite people in the world - Amelia with a big smile!
The girlies next to the pool - we rarely get a picture of them together
Me with Sally at the beach
All of us in front of the villa
Sally and Don
Judy with Amelia - the girlies just loved being with their Grandma
Sally thinks that lady in the background should wear a cover-up
The girlies and Kim
Amelia and Judy sitting on the steps outside our room
The girlies in their hats and no pants. Amelia is a very smiley baby but we usually can't seem to get her to smile in photos, so it is good and unusual that she is so smiley in so many of these photos.
Kim in her Crocodile Dundee hat with Sally on the beach
Judy and Don with Amelia in the surf
Judy with Sally in the baby pool
Judy walking with Amelia - once again Amelia has a huge smile on her face.
And now for some videos from Mexico:
Judy and Don with Amelia on the beach:
The girlies in the villa, looking at themselves in the glass:
Playtime at the pool:
Judy, Amelia and Big Bird sitting on the patio (Judy singing!):
More with Judy and Amelia:
Kim with Sally on the patio:
Judy, Amelia and a bird:
Amelia playing in the sand at the beach:
Kim with Amelia and Sally on the beach:
