Thanksgiving 2015--Peurto Penasco, Mexico

We had so much fun a couple years ago going to Mexico for Thanksgiving that we decided to do it again this year.  And once again...SOOOOO MUCH FUN!!!

Being in Mexico is like a step back in time.  It's really great because we had no working TV or computer and our phone service was sketchy at best so we really had to make our own fun--which amazingly always ends up being the best time:)  We found a few random card games that had been left in the condo by other tenants and they ended up being so much fun that these games are now on my kids Christmas lists:)  We spent most of our time right out our back door on the beach gathering seashells, playing frisbee and softball, and swimming--just the boys and Tatum, way too cold for Carlie, Grandma, and myself:)

First of all, we just LOVE the vibrant colors the homes are that we rent here.  Here is Max hamming it up in front of our "Crucifix Wall"--which kept us super safe at night:)

Tatum has a HUGE obsession with seashells.  As soon as we hit the beach Tatum shouts, "LOOK FOR MORE PRETTY SEASHELLS!!!"  We jokingly call it the "Tatum Seashell Sweat Shoppe" as we are all put to work to do her bidding.  The problem is that ALL the shells are "pretty" to Tatum.  We literally came home with bag and bags of seashells--we learned that there are very few beaches that you are allowed to take as many seashells as you want, and this is one of the few.  And boy did we take A LOT.  (But we've made some REALLY cute crafts out of them:)

By the end of the 3 days this ENTIRE table AND it's benches
were covered in seashells that we brought home!

The view from our condo

SHELLS! SHELLS! SHELLS!

Fun at the beach!!!

We are SOOO NOT selfie people and this is why:)

Max is always the one who gets buried!
Here he is as a mermaid--he LOVED having "Boobs!"

BREATH-TAKING sunsets!!!

And we of course have to do some in-town shopping!  Always fun to do some price-haggling!

We also had some good friends that were down in Rocky Pointe also for the weekend and so we met up with them for a super yummy bbq one night--seriously SOOO MUCH fun!  Their condo had a shuffle board table--something we had never played before but learned and had a blast.  It was just such a fun/laid back evening that ended with ukulele playing and singing around a fire pit.  That's what I personally liked most about being in Mexico--NO hustle and bustle.  It was so great to see lots of other american families down there doing exactly what we were doing--NOTHING productive, just good old-fashioned fun and games.  I would definitely do this every year if possible--get as far away as I can from Black-Friday shopping/holiday bustle, etc.  Just LOVED our time here.  Definitely one of my most favorite Thanksgivings ever.

Here are a few of our seashell crafts that we made.  We still have TONS of seashells left so we've got plenty more Pintrest ideas to create:)

It's hard to see the tiny shells inside the ornament.
This has been my favorite project!!!

"K" for Knoop
One of their Christmas gifts:)