Belize

It's been a week since Shane, Gray and I returned from an amazing trip to Belize with our good friends Bobby and Sam.  We flew in to Belize City on Wednesday, July 9 and took a puddle jumper over to Ambergris Caye Island.  Once we arrived, a taxi picked us up and took us to our resort.  We had a "booking.com" moment on the way to the resort as we drove through the town of San Pedro, over a toll bridge and then onto the dirt road that ran in front of our resort.  Luckily it was just a gorgeous as the pictures on the internet had depicted.  We checked in and ate dinner at the resort so we could get settled into the condo.

Our condo was 2 bedrooms, 2 bath with a nice living area, kitchen and a beautiful patio.  We had daily maid and laundry service which was great because we did not have to bring as many clothes with us and were able to pack light.  Sam and I went to town the morning after we arrived and bought some groceries to get us through the week.  We had our own golf cart during the trip that we could use to go into town to shop or eat dinner. The rest of the 6 day trip was spent hanging out by the pool, walking on the beach, reading, exploring the town, eating delicious food at different restaurants, snorkeling with sharks, sting rays, eels and turtles and relaxing as much as possible.  One morning Sam and I were able to relax at this spa on the south side of the island that was on a dock over the water.  

Gray had a great time!  It was his first time to fly so we were nervous how he would handle the flight, but he did so well.  No matter what we did, he sat quietly and just took in all the new experiences.  We were so proud of him the entire trip and could not believe how quickly he would adjust to the changes.  

I am so glad we were able to go on this amazing vacation and take Gray with us to share in our experience.  He was able to get his first stamp in his passport, which is only the first of many to come.  We have every intention of showing Grayson and Beckett the world and traveling as much as we can as a family.  

View from our balcony

Dinner at Aji
Just a short walk down the beach from our resort

Aunt Sam giving Gray a lift back to the condo

Yep, I got a parking ticket in town on our golf cart.
I paid a small fine of $12 to stay out of a Belizean prison.

Gulf of Mexico 2013 - check
Caribbean Sea 2014 - check

Full Moon during dinner one evening

Quick family pic while waiting on our water taxi

We discovered Gray did not like his feet to get dirty.

I had to get some photos of my gorgeous boy on the beach!

He is saying "boat".

Love this girl! 

Gray helped mommy drive into town a few times.

Snorkel excursion

The group of nurse sharks we swam with near the
Hol Chan Marine Reserve off the Barrier Reef

Our guide would take sting rays and sharks over
to the side of the boat for Gray so see.

Our guide, Lil Alfonse, pointing out some coral.
He was seriously the best guide we have ever had on a snorkel
excursion.

Our other guide, Rex, holding two nurse sharks.

Sam holding a nurse shark

Our puddle jumper taking us back to Belize City

Gray watching as we flew over the islands.