Vacation

You know it's been a good vacation when everyone is bummed to come home. None of us were ready to return to real life after being in Puerto Vallarta for 8 days.

It was so cool to see how much more adventurous Jake was on this trip as compared to two years ago. Last time we went he initially required a lot of coaxing just to get in the water, and Todd or I would need to stay pretty close to him while in the lazy river. He was so cautious and hesitant back then (understandably so). This time he was in the pool the first morning and was often the one initiating laps around the lazy river or rides down the water slide. Luke was quite a fan of flipping people over in their inter tubes and Jake didn't freak out when it happened to him. It was so cool to see how far he's come and being more comfortable and confident in the water. He even went parasailing, which to be honest freaked me out a little while he was up in the air. I was a bit worried he wouldn't be able to pull the rope when it was time to come down, but he handled it like a champ.

His stamina has improved soooo much. It's sometimes hard for us to see a difference from day to day, but when we looked at how he did last time we were in Puerto Vallarta compared to this time, the difference was remarkable. The resort is huge and there is so much walking to just get from one place to another. We did use the wheelchair a few times and had the boys trade off (Luke wore his walking cast everywhere except the pool) just to reserve their energy, but the chair spent a good portion of trip parked in our room.

Much to Jake's delight he officially passed me in height on this trip. We were both barefoot standing next to each other in front of the mirror when I realized he was taller than me. It's so rare that one of us doesn't have on shoes to truly confirm who's taller. Yes, I'm only 5'1", so I knew it was coming, but it was still a bit sad, there's no denying my little boys are definitely growing up. I think I need to go shoe shopping and buy more heels!

We had such a good time...lots of relaxing and quality family time. I feel so grateful we had the opportunity to get away together as well as a great comparison for how far Jake has come in the past two years.