Mexico - The Resort

We stayed at the Iberostar resort, along the Riviera Maya strip.  Like most resorts in Mexico, it was beautiful - the grounds were so well maintained and there were lots of birds, iguanas and other small creatures wandering around.  The resort was part of a group of Iberostar properties so it was really large.  The size wasn't my favorite because you weren't really aware of what was going on in the other areas of the resort.  But other than that, the staff was great, the beach was amazing and we really enjoyed the Iberostar.  Just a few shots of some of the grounds:

Mexico - The Sunrises

Tim's favorite thing to do in Mexico is to get up early and watch the sunrise - every morning.  I made it one morning and was surprised at how many people were out and about.   It's amazing how different the skies look from day to day.  Tim got some really great shots to capture the magic.

Mexico - The Views

Twelve years ago Julie asked if I wanted to tag along with their family on a spring break trip to Mexico.  Of course I did, I was always up for a vacation, anywhere, anytime.  On that first trip we arrived at night, once we got out and about the next morning I was completely blown away by the scenery.  I have never before or since been anywhere that I have been so completely in love with the views.  I was trying to figure it out on this trip, I think I have been about 14 times and it honestly never gets old.  Over the years I've probably taken hundreds of similar photos, but here are the favorites of this year.

  

Mexico

We were super fortunate this year to be able to go back to Mexico with my office.  We were there from March 6-11 and always, Mexico did not disappoint.  With two kids at home there were more logistics involved in leaving and we definitely missed the babies like crazy but we loved the chance to relax and enjoy a few days with no plans and no responsibilities.  I decided I would break up our photos into a couple of different categories.  The resort and the views were beautiful, but my favorite shots are the selfies - just looking at them makes me smile and remember the magic of Mexico.

Fresh off the plane and on our way to paradise.

A little behind the scenes shot,
It was harder than it looked to get positioned on that log.

Tim got sucked into the volleyball games
And spent a lot of the vacation on the courts.

What could be more natural than Superman on the beach?
One of the few pics I got with friends.

One of my favorite parts of the trip - kayaking.