The Great(est) Adventure Continues: Cabo with a twist...

And the twist is Ari!! Shocking, I know. We are on our first family vacation as a family of three. Since coming home in January, Ari has gone on one other trip with us, and that was to NYC in August to see friends. So here we are in beautiful Cabo once again, this time with a toddler!! Just a little bit different, I suppose. Like going to bed at 7:45 p.m. and waking up at 3:45 a.m. with a short cat nap from 5:15 to 6:30. Ah, the life of a parent. Ari is loving the pool and sunshine so far. This kid loves nothing better than to be outside. I think he might know how to swim by the time we come home. And I'm somewhat surprised to see that Mexican people touch Ari's hair even more than white people. I guess some things never change. So far I think about half of the resort staff know his name now and greet him each time they see him.

Ari is such a super trooper traveler. We only had one rough point during yesterday's flights, and that was because he got so darn tired on the flight from Dallas to Cabo and just couldn't get comfortable on the airplane. Thankfully there were open seats in the back, so after my song and dance routine in the aisle with him, I was able to lay him down flat for a while so he could get some shut-eye. While he slept Roger and I were more than content to just people watch. There were two couples sitting directly in front of us who were very lovey-dovey and obviously anxious to get their vacation started, if you know what I mean. At one point Roger made the comment, "I don't think they're married." To which I replied, "Oh, no, of course not. They act like they love each other." Roger thought that was pretty hilarious. I thought it was kind of sad, but then I realized if I didn't have a toddler that was my first priority, I would still be kissing and loving on Roger in public too. And to prove just how awesome of a dad Roger is, the funniest moment of the entire day yesterday is credited to him when he ate a rotten, smooshed banana from the bottom of our carry-on because, well, at that moment there was nothing else to do with it. Did I mention Roger hates bananas? I laughed so hard I cried as I watched him eat that delicious banana. He rocks.

Currently I am working on "living in the moment." Vacation always brings this issue of mine to the forefront and it becomes more apparent. I realize I have difficulty sitting back and enjoying the now. My mind always wants to race to next week, next month, next year. I keep thinking about working and Christmas and our dogs and Ari's eat/sleep schedule I try to keep him on (hahahaha this week!). There are currently two adoptive friends of mine in Ethiopia for extended stays, and I am constantly thinking of them and Ethiopia and our future little girl and when we get to travel again and how excited I am to go back! But today is a beautiful day and we are so blessed to be enjoying this time together. The past two times I've been in Cabo and I would always think, "I can't wait to come here with our kids." Well, here we are!!!