Our Private Beach

Saturday was a beautiful day... temperature near 80 degrees, no breeze and the sea was like glass. Dad and I decided to spend a few hours at the beach. For most of the time we were the only people on the whole beach. Seems all of the gringos have left for the Christmas Holiday. Ah........Darryl didn't have to fight any crowds to find the good shells. Yes, that is him off in the distance.

Just To Prove They Were Here

Yes, Jesse and Kelly came to Mexico to visit us and enjoy the warm weather. It wasn't as warm as they had hoped, but they still had some water fun and got a little sun. Of course, I wasn't paying attention when I uploaded the pictures, so they are in reverse order. Sorry.

I have some beautiful pictures of Jesse, Kelly and Darryl in the sunset, but I didn't have my memory card in & I don't have a cord to get them off of the camera. As soon as I can borrow a cord I will post those pictures. Have a happy day!

It's Not 'Christmas in Killarny' - But it Will Do.

Yes, Virginia..... There is a Christmas Tree at the house on the beach.

All Red and Gold with a new tree skirt that says "Feliz Navidad".

Getting ready for "The most wonderful time of the year!"

Thanksgiving Firsts

It was my first Thanksgiving where we went barefoot and our little tootsies didn't freeze. Although I have been able to participate in a few "Warm" Thanksgivings (Temps in the 50's and in Texas often the 60's. This was the first Thanksgiving where we were comfortable in swimwear. . .
...and actually spent time swimming...

And working on our tans. (Yes, I was in my swimsuit too, but someone had to take the pictures.)

It was also the first time I have not eaten Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day. Since it is not a holiday in Mexico, we worked on Thursday and celebrated Thanksgiving Dinner on Friday at Bec and Brad Davis' house with their children, McKenzie and Fox, who call us Grandma and Grandpa. Bec and Brad made the turkey, stuffing, Mashed potatoes and Gravy and Hillary & I made Cranberry Salad, Bacon Pecan Carrots, Greenbean Casserole and pumpkin pie. It was a delicious meal.

On Saturday we drove over to Hermosillo and went to the temple with Hillary and Jake.

We came home and enjoyed watching the sunset on the beach....

...and visited with neighbors..

While Jake played with the Camera and got some great pictures of the sunset and Hillary soaking up the very last rays of the day.

We are very thankful for the lives we have been blessed with, for family and friends, and especially for each of you!

I truly hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend.

May God's Blessings be upon you!

Hillary's New Antagonist

No, it's not any of her sisters or even her sweet hubby. It is this little round guy, commonly called a "Skate" around the beaches here but more formally known as

The Cortez Round Stingray.

Hillary and Jake arrived for a vist on Saturday around 2:00 p.m. They immediately went for a swim in the water and the we kayaked out to the entrance of the estuary. I started to bring my camera, but didn't. I wish I had. As we crossed the sandbar to the Estuary, we found 5 dolphins just playing in the water there. They frolicked around our little boats, swimming very close and going under them at times. How I wished then that I had had my camera.

When we arrived back at the beach Hillary stepped out of her kayak and tried to dodge the sand that her husband threw at her. As she stumbled backwards, she stepped on a little stingray and it stung her. The treatment for such a sting is to soak your foot in Hot Water for 90 minutes, and, according to the neighbors, it helps if you put vodka in the water. Steve, our neighbor supplied the vodka, Hillary soaked her foot, and although sore, she was up and going the rest of the evening. She did say that her foot felt a little hung over on Sunday Morning though. :-)

Day on the Beach

.... So on Saturday while we were waiting for Hillary and Jake to arrive Darryl and I went out to the beach to soak up some sun and read. Our conversation went like this.....Cindy: Hey honey, lets take our chairs and sit on the beach and get some sun while we read.

Darryl: Okay... Where do you usually sit.

Cindy: Down near the water.

I walked out to the nice warm sand, stopped and plopped my chair down, arranged my towel and blanket then looked around to see where Darryl had gone. This is what he interpreted as "near the water."

Maybe I should use this for my Christmas Card!

Last Weekend

On Saturday we went to Romiro's Sanchez's 15th Birthday party at a Friends house on the Beach. It was a little cool and windy but we had a lot of fun. Here are his twin sisters (They are 6) Itzell on the left and Janelli on the right. And yes, they ALWAYS dress alike! It is so Cute! These pictures were taken during primary on the 15th. We had our primary program in Sacrament and all of the boys wore white shirts and Ties (the leaders brought ties for the boys who didn't have them), all of the girls wore white dresses, and all of the leaders black skirts and white blouses. Except someone forgot to tell Mckenzie and I. She wore pink and I wore my Brown, Tan and Black striped dress. The boy in the back in the blue shirt was not there for the program, he came just for Primary.
Our primary president addressing the Primary.

All of the Girls had Pretty things in their hair during the program. Some took them out afterwards. Jenelli and Itzell were separated by a friend. It doesn't happen often, believe me.

Little Michele is 3. Her mom is the primary President and the Stake Presidents wife.

Dad and I went out to the beach to try and get some Christmas Card pictures. Yuck... I look like a cow! Oh well, at least I am a warm, tan cow! :-)

Funky wind blown hair on the cow.

Let's put the picture of dad on the card, He looks good!

Okay, since I am on the beach we'll just say Whale.... Oh wait...

aren't whales called cows too? Ugh!!! we will try again on Thanksgiving.