Playa del Carmen

So Trent and I decided to go on a romantic getaway to Playa del Carmen, Mexico last week. Trent called it our farewell tour since it's probably the last trip we could go on without the kids for quite a while since we're moving a few states away from our most trusted babysitters, my mom and Trent's mom. I need to give a shout out to both of them for watching the kids for 8 days while we were away. It was such a nice break for me! Although by the fourth day I was really missing the kids. We stayed a little too busy with activities...golfing, swimming with dolphins, a water park, Chichen Itza, a day at the spa, swimming in an underground cave, a romantic candelight dinner on the beach. There was a really cool eco park we wanted to hit on the last day but we were too pooped so we lounged by the pool and the beach instead. It really was a blast though. And for those of you that haven't tried an all-inclusive vacation yet, you've got to try it! It was so nice to have our food already included. There were nine restaurants to choose from and only one required reservations so we could go anywhere anytime and order whatever we wanted. We seriously both gained 5 pounds. I was proud of us for working out twice, but we ate mini cheesecakes and ordered room service like there was no tomorrow!

The view from our balcony

Trent couldn't resist going golfing.

Chichen Itza was so amazing. We went on a tour van and it was an all day thing. We made stops at a Mayan village, a Mexican town, and an underground cave we went swimming in.

Replica of a typical Mayan home in Chichen Itza.

Inside a natural underground cave pool near Chichen Itza. It was amazing. I wish I had a tripod so I could get a picture. It was too dark. We got to swim in it! The water was turqoise and there were tree roots and stalagmites hanging down all over the place.

Small town in Mexico we stopped in on the way back from Chichen Itza. Of course the little kids were selling Chiclets. It was a neat little town and it was cool to see what "real" Mexico looks like. The kids loved us. We were such suckers. We gave away all our cash and then had to run to the ATM at the hotel to get some more cash to tip our tour guide!

Swimming with the dolphins was so much fun! They are so cute and so smart!!

The dolphins did all sorts of fun tricks for us.

Crazy hotel towel origami. It was incredible. Who knew you could do that stuff with towels! They left us something new every night.

On the beach by our resort.

I couldn't keep Trent off his blackberry and laptop. Even when he's on vacation he can't escape work. It drove me a little crazy.

Scary dude in a costume. This was on a cool street full of restaurants, shops, and clubs just a street away from our resort.