October Fun

Hi!  I can't believe it's almost been a month since I last posted!  October has FLOWN by and our lives have been FULL of fun stuff lately!  1st we had the girls bday weekend and my brother and sister in law flew in...then I went to South Dakota to visit Heather....my parents flew in to take care of the girlies since Ryan won a trip through work to go to CABO!!!...then they just left and we helped the girls' school make 3700 apple pies in one day....and Ryan's Uncles from California (and their families) were all just in town too!  So we've had lots of company, lots of travel, and in between that, all the normal stuff of school and work, fall yard work, and leading my high school small group girls!!  I've also been working on the youth group Fall Retreat stuff for next weekend.  It's my favorite weekend of the year with the high school kids.  This year's theme is on "Identity Theft" - who we are in Christ...what robs us of that...what masks we wear...etc.  I think it's going to be great!  

So anyway, we are so so so blessed with amazing grandparents - on both sides!  They are always willing to watch the girls and we are so thankful for that (and so glad they are young enough to be able to do it and do it well!)  Grandma Gwen and Grandpa Joel flew in a day before we left for Cabo so we could see them too (and give them loads of instructions!).  Then we left last Thursday for Cabo which was amazing!  8 other people from Ryan's work won the trip and so their spouses came too.  I think what made the trip was just the fact that all the people we went with were so much fun and we all got along great.  We relaxed a lot and laughed a lot and just totally enjoyed the amazing weather.  94 degrees every day! Here's the recap:

Addy, Emily, and Hailey with their BuildaBears - their first time to Build A Bear with Grandpa and Grandma (their bday present!) They LOVED it! 

Then here the girls are having "Backwards Day" with Grandpa and Grandma.  They wore their clothes backwards one day, at breakfast for dinner with dessert first!  Here they are having their gummy worm and pudding dessert first.  They had so much fun!!!

 Here's our resort!

 Ahh.....

 This is Lover's Beach - the only beach in the world that has two different oceans on either side - the Sea of Cortez here where you can swim and then through the rocks, the Pacific where there are sharks. :)

 The company took us on a Catamaran boat one day - SO FUN!!!!!

 Sea Lions!

 Cliff Jumpin!

 Eating at "The Office" right on the beach.  It was a hilarious night! :)

 Check out Ryan's 6'7" coworker  with his 5' hat....the hat was ridiculous! :)

 Sliding down Shamooo

 Our view for breakfast

 I LOVE THE OCEAN!

 The waves were really big most days with a HUGE undertow.  Everyone called it the "Meat Grinder."  If you went in, you totally got destroyed. :)

Ryan golfed with one of his coworkers one day at a beautiful course.  I was happy to get an amazing massage and pedicure instead. :) :) :) 

 Then here are some pics playing in our backyard. :)
Hailey Grace

 E, H, A

 Em

 They have so much fun together. I just look at them all the time and think "you are so blessed to have each other!!!"

 Hailey, Addy, Emily

 Addy

SISTERS!

 This was their "pose" that they wanted to come up with.  Not bad! :)