Day: July 14, 2021

    Cancun, Mexico

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    All expenses paid vacation to Cancun with Salesrabbit sales team!!!

    We left Thursday morning – the kids last day of school – May 27 – It was so exciting to go on a trip just the two of us! (Now it is Jul 14th when I am writing this so my memories are already fading! I’ll try to do this trip report justice!)

    We Made It! To the HOT Hot Mexico!

    LOOK AT THIS BEDROOM VIEW! I couldn’t get over it the whole trip – it was amazing to be living at the pool at the beach in the always 80 degrees. Here are some pics of us enjoying the all inclusive resort!

    On Friday we took a boat to Isla Mulheres with some work peops and explored the island for the day. It was about 65$ per person to charter the little boat. And we were so excited about the tacos that we ate there for lunch – they were THE BEST. The snorkeling was so so. The beach was an amazingly clear blue and white. And it was lovely to be out on the water.

    That night we had a fancy dinner on the beach! Toes in the sand. I had a delicious vegetable curry with chips – most had sea food.

    Saturday Sunrise! and our morning crepes…

    On Saturday we went on a tour with all of our work group. It was all day long – we went to 2 different ruins: TULUM and then COBA and ended the day at the Cenote!!!

    TULUM:

    After lunch we got to ride bikes into Coba and see more and different ruins:

    And then we got to go swim in one of the CENOTES in COBA! It was down a bunch stairs – maybe 50 and then you swim in the beautiful underground river! IT WAS SO HOT and the water was so refreshing!

    It was a long drive home. The small towns reminded me of my time in Brasil. I wonder how it would be to live there for a few years. It looks like such a simple life.

    Ben got up early for another beautiful sunrise!

    I got up for the crepes and lounging by the pool!

    We took a taxi in to town to shop and look for souvenirs and we went down to the beach and heard all of the work people getting giddy about something… they were finding beautiful big sea shells about 5 feet off the shoreline! So we jumped in for an hour or 2 and found a couple of shells to bring home! We had dinner with work people at one of the resort restaurants and went to explore the nightlife:

    And then it was May 31 and time for us to pack up and fly home. It was a relaxing and fun trip. So good to spend time with Ben and a good break from being mom. It was nice to get to know some of the work people and nice to explore CanCun!

    We got home Late Monday night. The kids were home waiting for us!!! Rose and Ray, Millie and Tiago had stayed at Joel and Megan’s. Benji and Packer stayed at Falabellas. And Cali stayed half at Falabella’s and then the next half at Joel’s. They all were happy to see us but did just fine getting spoiled from aunts and uncles while we were gone.

    Categories: Ben, Jana

    6th Grade Graduation

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    6th Graders get to walk the halls on their last morning and then come outside where all of the parents are waiting to congratulate them for finishing Elementary school. Only problem was Ben and I were on a plane to Mexico so we sent the boys over to give her this lei and congratulate her. Erica got these pics for me!

    Last Day of School!!!

    Categories: Cali, Hancock, Millie, Rose

    Wednesday May 26th

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    The big kids were done with school! And Manila kids had Field Day all day and sprayed by the firetruck!

    That night we got to got to Pizza Pie Cafe to celebrate Lalo and Caitlin graduating!

    Categories: General, Nettesheim

    Soccer Ends

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    Ben and I were out of town for the last soccer games this season. But we enjoyed a few week night games of Benji’s and we were able to get team pics the weekend before and the kids were able to go to their games with friends and family 🙂

    Last Soccer Practices:

    Benji had fun on his U19 team. I had fun coaching Millie’s team. And Ben rocked it with Rose, Ray and Tiago! So many SOCCER games!

    Ray spent the last Soccer Saturday with Noah Drake

    Categories: Ben, Benji, Jana, Millie, Raymond, Rose, Tiago

    Tiago’s Kindergarten Graduation

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    Our last Kindergartener (cry face, whaaaa, !!!!, all the emotions). Tiago loved Kindergarten. He is a happy morning person, He would do Waterford before school and say goodbye to the kids and then have 2nd breakfast and time with mom. He went early every day. He liked the routine – leave at 9:00 on the dot and try to be first one in line. Then mom picks him up at 12:35 cause Mrs Frye is always out late. He sang and did all of the actions a graduation and he was letter K – “K is for Kindergarten Hip Hip Hooray!”

    Some of his friends!

    Tiago loved EVERYONE in his class and knew all of their names. And he LOVED Mrs. Frye:

    And we love him too – and he loves happy meals:

    Categories: Tiago