Playing Catch-Up

It seems so long ago now... in January we spent one heavenly week on the beach in Akumal, Mexico. We met up with some others from my family and rented a house right on the beach. Casa Palapa was pure bliss. Our windows all faced the ocean, we could hear the waves while we slept, there were hammocks, sea kayaks, tidal pools, sand castles, hermit crabs, and our own little powder white, sandy beach. We spent our days visiting ruins, playing in the ocean, snorkeling with sea turtles, catching creatures, visiting tourist shops, eating glorious (and cheap) fresh produce, flying kites, and enjoying good company. 

In no particular order...

Some beach time, right in front of our casa.

 Playing at Muyil Ruins

Climbing Muyil Ruins.

I'm totally jealous of Owen's awesome beach hair. 

Kite flying in front of our casa.

The lovely Tulum ruins and beach. Stunning.

Our Casa Palapa

The view to our right

And the view to the left...

One happy little pirate

Snorkeling with sea turtles at Akumal Beach. 

Tide pools

Happy baby, eating sand and crawling out to sea.

Playing in the foot bath along with some kind of floating seed we found in the ocean. Yes, gross. But she was so happy!

The kids went on a hermit crab hunt every night. Somehow we missed taking a picture when this pot was completely full. Then they would pour them all out at once for a mass crab exodus.

Our little "back yard"

Serious sombreros in Playa del Carmen.

Night walk/visit to the tide pools. 

The nearby tide pools provided all of us with hours of entertainment. We made this habitat for all the tiny creatures that we found. Every time we'd visit the pools, we'd return our  previously captured animals to the wild, and collect new ones for a few hours. It was interesting to watch them mill about in there. 

Group Photo