Warning: This Post is Picture Heavy

D's brother and his family came to Mexico for their daughter's baptism and a wonderful long visit. We had so much fun! The kids played so well together. We miss living next door to them. Here is a cute pic of the baptism day:

We all decided to make the 10 hour drive to the Sea of Cortez for a little mini-vacation. Since D has two hearing aid locations there, we used that for our "reason." He got a little business done. Oh, and it was our 11th anniversary as well! The Sea of Cortez is between the Baja of California and mainland Mexico. Up at the top, there is a little resort town called San Carlos. It's a lot of fun! Lots of Americans are there and have built lush vacation homes. We stayed at an awesome hotel called the San Carlos Plaza, and I was impressed. It had a huge pool area, with about 4 pools connected to eachother. One of them was shallow enough for J to be let loose in (with avid supervision!!!!) and he had the time of his life. The beach was gorgeous, the kind that's waist/chest deep WAY out and the swells were perfect for me to just relax in the water and let the buoyancy hold up the belly. It was really bliss. We were all having so much fun, that my father-in-law called D's other brother in Arizona and said COME! So they drove and came to spend the next two days with us. This absolutely made our trip! All of the kids were so good and had so much fun, they swam morning and night! D and I also had a fantastic Anniversary evening at the hotel, a place called Joey's Bistro. They have locations in Las Vegas and Tuscon. It was one of the best dinners I've *ever* had! Happy 11th to us!!

Okay, pics. Here's our darling niece and family at the baptism:


Moving on to the beach! A Hot Hubby:


Just arriving and finding shells:


The view of San Carlos:


D and T enjoying the water:


Aunt V (My father-in-law's sweet sister) holding our darling little niece! This niece is what I like to call "The Opposite of Birth Control" because she takes my baby hunger to a whole new level! Such a cutie!!


D, J, and me on the cool "Tractor" (as J calls it) that we all rented. It was awesome!


Grandma and Uncle D out for a spin:


J playing on the sand:


This is my 20 week belly shot, and yes I'm brave! Oh, and that's "J in the Bucket":


Another shot of J's boat:


D had lots of fun with this, tipping J over spontaneously. J thought it was funny to use the cup he had to fill it up with water while he was in it too....


The awesome shallow pool that J thought was heaven:


Anniversary lunch on the beach:


T enjoying a full plate of Shrimp Tostadas! (Mine were shredded crab, divine!)


I thought this was a great pic!


Another beautiful niece!


J in his floatie that grandma bought him for the big pool:


What's this?


A sand burial, of course.


Closeup:


The two cute guys in my family:


The Un-Burial didn't go so well:


"Not Happy, Bob."


The photographer gets the last laugh:


The Cute Salsa Mama!


Another burial of a cute niece!


T's turn:


Cute closeup:


Three sister-in-law's enjoying the shade for a short photo shoot:


Me and Salsa Mama wearing our matching Disneyland hats from when they came to see us in CA: