MEXICO!!

My mother-in-law, Tami, asked us to join her and Sam in Rocky Point this past weekend. Umm, hmm.. let me think about it....haha. Very spontaneous! So, we threw our swimsuits and flip flops in our bags and off we went! But not til I picked up my baby's birth certificate of course. Can't leave the country without that! We stayed in an awesome suite at Las Palomas, which I highly recommend. Our spacious condo was Tuscan meets Modern, if you can imagine, and it was beautiful. We had all day Saturday, Sunday and a half a day Monday to spend soaking up the sun and enjoying each other. 

Saturday we got up early and went to the shore. It was Mr. Grammer's first time to the beach (and out of the country). Omg he loved it! Couldn't figure out what the sand was for, though. Haha but he slowly learned to walk on it and then he began to really enjoy the beach. The waves were probably the best part for him. He did love navigating his way around that rocky stuff? Not sure what it really is exactly. But he was very smart and learned quickly that that's not the stuff you want to crawl on.

After playing at the beach and making a few videos of his first experience, we headed over to the pool. Gav took Gram in his little floaty toy around in the lazy river. They are too precious!! We chilled around the pool eating those dang good casadillas and sipping fruity drinks. What else could a girl ask for?! That night we went in to "town" to a Mexican restaurant that overlooked the ocean. You can't go to Mexico without ordering some questionable, dirty tacos. Haha. For dessert we went to Thrifty Ice Cream (our little Mexico tradition). Eww, I never want to eat again :)

Sunday we did the beach again, then Gav and his dad Sam went golfing. The course looked so incredible, it made this girly girl want to golf. They had an amazing time while Tami enjoyed a massage and I played with Grammy. (Last time I got a massage in Mexico, I got my lady parts rubbed down with mud? Not sure if that's standard procedure down there but here in America, that's called molestation. Haha). So after, we went to the pool to soak up more sun and sip those fruity drinks. The boys joined us and we chatting in the kiddie pool while Gramercy ate rocks. We then showered up and headed out to dinner. Al Capone's Pizza is where we went! They have huge flat screen TV's and play American sports all day. But really, the pizza is amaze. Wish we had Al Capone's in AZ.

Monday morning we enjoyed the beach, then packed up our stuff and said goodbye to that mesmerizing water. We went into town for some little Mexican trinkets for Gram Bam. I got him a little scull necklace which I'm pretty sure I got ripped off on. Dumb American. Before we made that 4 hour drive, we picked up some more Thrifty to go, please! Oh, and don't forget those home-made tortillas on your way out of the country! Thank you Mexico for an incredibly fun trip, once again. And thank you Guthries for wanting to share this much needed vacation with us! (Ok, ok, we just got back from our last vacation less than a week ago. But we did need to see the beach!!)

Idaho with the Guthries

[Gram and I outside the house we stayed at]

This past weekend all of the Guthrie's flew into Idaho Falls to see their old stomping grounds! It was seriously one of the most fun vacations! We stayed at one of their old family friend's houses in Sugar City and the friend left us the whole house to ourselves. So sweet. 

Friday, the morning we flew in, we picked up Hanna at her hotel and went to Denny's for breakfast. After that we went to the house and all took naps! (Some of of had been awake since 2 a.m. to make this very early flight.) When everyone was rested, we went to drive around town to some of their old houses they lived in. They lived in Rexburg, Aberdeen, and Hibbard in about 6 different houses. It was really cool getting to see where Gavin grew up because now I can understand more about how his childhood was. We then went to visit Terri Beckley, an old family friend. She was adorable and sweet and gave us some awesome fresh apples from her backyard.

 {Gram playing in the beautiful backyard}

Saturday we got lunch at Arctic Circle and went to one of the neighborhood parks to eat. Arctic Circle is an American Fast food place that rivals In-n-Out! They use to go there a lot as kids, so of course we had to test it out and make sure it was just as good as they remembered. It was. The park we went to was beautiful! They used to play baseball there and get together with friends. The parks in Idaho are huge, green, and gorgeous. I wish we could live next to beautiful parks such as these! A couple times a day we would go to Mother Hibbard's gas station! We probably went here about 5 times during the trip. I mean, they have penny candies!!

{Guthrie family at their house in Aberdeen}

[Gram and his Gammies!]

(He loves the front seat, and his daddy!)

Later we drove out to Aberdeen. Seriously it is the smallest town I have ever seen! It was hard picturing all the Guthries living there because it's so tiny. They have some of their most fun memories in this small town. We drove to see their two houses they lived in, the church, and the schools. Then we went to a little hole in the wall Mexican joint for some tacos, tortillas and bean dip. We headed to Idaho Falls after to see the temple. So beautiful! There are amazing parks to play in and walk through.

{My sexy husband and beautiful baby and I in front of Snake River, Idaho Falls}

(Matchy matchy)

Right across the Snake river we met up with Gavin's childhood friend Spencer Ward, his wife and baby Jett at The Sandpiper. Dinner outside by the fire over looking the river and the temple? Yes, please!! So Gavin hasn't seen Spencer since he was about 13?? They have grown up to be exactly a like! He married his wife a few months before Gav married me. We have babies just 2 months apart. And omg Spencer's humor is just like Gav's!! They like the same movies and hobbies, ect. His wife was pretty similar to me as well. Haha, these small town boys! So cute.

{Gram 11 months and Jett 9 months}

[Gavin and Spencer]

Sunday, the manly boys golfed while the rest of us went to see more of the houses and visit Tami's Aunt and Uncle. One of the houses was bull dosed and a Quadding store took it's place! We met the boys at Applebees for lunch, then back to the house for more relaxing! (Oh, but of course we had to hit up Albertsons to take care of our sweet cravings! We got an insane amount of junkfood. De-lish.) The family is fun to just sit around and joke with. So many fun personalities and there were 14 of us, so never a dull moment. We spent the rest of the day watching football, The Advengers and just getting to know each other better. Finally we turned in for the night at 1 am after eating just a little bit more junk food. Hehe.

(Gram eating grass at Uncle Butch's house)

Monday we woke early, cleaned, packed and headed to the airport. Unfortunately, at the airport Gav was pit pocketed walking out of the bathroom and lost his iPhone. I feel so bad for him! I'm trying to convince him to just upgrade to an iPhone 5 today to cheer him up, so we'll see! 

I'm so glad Gram and I could join the Guthrie clan and get a taste of what they had for so many years. Maybe someday we can go back and do it all again. Well, that was one more incredibly fun filled weekend we can thank the Guthries for!!

(This boy loooves suckers!)

Going to Miss Addison Whipple's Party

Addison Whipple is Ben Whipple's niece. She was born exactly one month before Gram. It was love at first sight. She is a tiny little girl and looks adorable with our little stud muffin. Her first birthday was yesterday and they have a cute little party at a park in Chandler. Our whole family went to celebrate and play with Gram's little love.

We got to enjoy a yummy BBQ made by the Whips, go for a train ride around the park, feed the duckies, and watch the birthday girl lay one on Gram! Oh, young love... Gram was seriously GIGGLING when we were riding the train. He was bouncing up and down while eating his Dumb-Dumb sucker. This kid loves life, every single day. 

We seriously love the Whipple clan, they are like our second family. So any chance we get to see them, we definitely are there!

Lydia's Third Birthday

Saturday, September 15th, we took Gram to his little friend, Lydia's, birthday party. It was his first time getting invited to a friend's party. He's growing up! They had a super cute Circus theme with the most awesome decorations. They had a BBQ with swimming, a bounce house, face painting, and a bubble machine. 

All of Gavin's friends were there just hanging out and catching up. He seriously has the most fun friends. Gram got to play with all the other babies and kids and of course the grown-ups loved him too!

{The Entry Hall}

{Hoang and the babies}

{Uncle Ben, Gram, Elba and Josh}

{Gram and his favorite uncle, Ben}

{Elephant Bounce House}

{Gav letting Gram dip in the pool}

{Hoang and Gram}

{Ben BBQing}

{Tia Elba with Gram}

{Grammie and Mommy}

{Scary baby scaring babies}

{Bubble Time}

{Birthday girl Lydia and Grammers}

{Ok, he's partied out!}

Date night!

Finally went to see Batman!

Grandma Tami loves to watch Gram and play with him, so Gav and I snuck out for a little date. We rarely go on dates anymore, feels like once or twice a month! We love our little guy, but it's nice to remember how this all started, with my hubs.