Bumblebees Party Down!

We hosted the Bumblebees and their families on Friday night for an end-of-season party.  All the kids were thrilled, from the big boys to the little girls.  We really enjoyed hanging out with their parents, too.  It was nice to be able to visit away from the soccer fields.  I wasn't always looking over my shoulder making sure my youngest hadn't run away!

We lured the kids downstairs with the promise of pizza and dessert.  It worked!

Then it was time for the trophy presentation by Coach Jared. 
A certain little girl decided she was on the team, too.

Coach Jared presented all the girls with their trophies and said something nice about each one.

Since we didn't have two girls show up, we had extra trophies on hand.  This worked out quite well for Cami, who kept hollering, "me! me!"

Congrats, Cameron, on a very good season.  You get the "cutest mascot" award:)

One, two, three---Gooooooooooo Bumblebees!!!

We are so proud of this little team. 
They played mostly 1st graders this season and still came in 2nd place!

Undefeated Flag Football Champs!

The Cowboys had a heckuva season!  They were better prepared than any team every single week and their hard work really paid off. 

This kid LOVED leading the team as their quarterback.

They only had 9 kids on the team, which meant most played offense and defense every game. 

First place!  Way to go, boys!

Matt Gomez with Focused on Fun Photography came out to practice one night to shoot the boys in action.  Here are some of my favorites:

The boys think "Odell-ing" the ball is so fun!

Little Maceo made this catch!

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And J made both of these catches, too!

It was a really fantastic season.

From baseball to football--these kids can do it all!

Coach Allan devoted so much time to this season.  We were lucky to have him.

Jackson's entire fan club showed up for the big game, but we only got us 5 in the picture.
We love #12!

Adios Cabo! Until we meet again.

Somehow, someway, our vacation was coming to an end.  We were so sad! It had been such a fabulous 4 days with our best friends and we just didn't want to go back to reality.

We took a long walk on the beach early that day...

and watched all the fishing boats heading out at first light.

Then we walked the other way for a while and admired our cool hotel.  We love you, Pacifica!

I did some sentimental sand writings...

and then we hit the pool one last time.

Jared thought long and hard about just staying in Mexico.  Forget going back to work!

The only thing keeping us from enjoying this view a little longer was wanting to get back to our three monkeys.  We couldn't wait to hug them!

 

By noon we were headed to the airport and en route to do just that.  We made it home with no problems and got to the house just before bedtime.  Hooray!  They were all so happy to see us and kept gave us hugs and kisses like crazy.  It was the best feeling. 

 

By the next morning we were at Jackson's baseball tournament and right back into the swing of things.  What a difference a day makes!

"I need a Kleenex.  My hot chocolate spilled all over my white jacket.  I'm hungry.  I need a snack.  Go Jackson!  Don't eat that off the floor.  Way to go, Bubba!  Cameron, please put on your coat."

 

Now THIS is real life.  No wonder we loved our escape so much!

 

Cabo 2015! Massages. Sky Pool? Beach Beds. Esperanza.

Friday morning we were up with the sun again.  This place is so gorgeous, we just couldn't sleep in!

 

After breakfast it was finally time for a trip to the Spa.  And it did not disappoint!  We all met back at the pool before lunch and got ready to go enjoy the Sky Pool at the resort just up the hill.  We waited for our shuttle, then had to drop people off at other resorts, and finally made it all the way up the big hill to our destination.  I had heard great things about this pool. 

But alas, this was as close to the pool as we could get.  It was closed for the day for a wedding!  The nerve of some people!  How dare they choose the best view in Cabo for their wedding.

 

It was awesome!  Postcard worthy for sure.

 

Oh well, we've got something new to do when we go back next time. 

It's not like we had it bad, either.  We went back and claimed our beach beds for the afternoon. 

 Adam and Hayley were on our right and Matt and Emily were on our left.  We even made time for a siesta.  It was just so relaxing!

Laid Back.

The life!

The boys found a football and decided to play catch after everyone woke up from their naps.

 

The Boys of Fall.

We sat up on the top of the beach, overlooking the ocean and just soaked in our last night in Cabo.  We didn't want it to end! 

As we were saying how incredible our trip had been, I looked over Adam's shoulder and saw a grown man peeing towards the ocean!  Oh no!  Can't say we were expecting that.  Guess there are crazies everywhere!

 

One last sunset stroll on the beach.

Then the sun went behind the horizon and it was time to get ready for dinner. 

 

We arrived at Esperanza (a fabulous hotel!) a few hours later.  Our only regret was that we didn't come earlier while it was still light outside.  But then we would have missed our last sunset at Pueblo Bonito--ah, so many options.

This place was gorgeous--we sat on the rocks overlooking the ocean, next to a cove.  It was so dark out there that their menus glowed when you opened them!

Cheers to our last night in Cabo.  Tomorrow we head back to real life.