Paradise Village, Nuevo Vallarta

Wildlife

Lots of relaxing and sunshine.

Too many delicious tacos!

An abundance of natural beauty.

Daily beach volleyball

And an entire week alone with
the love of my life
Paradise!

One of the coolest things that happened in Puerto Vallarta was our visit to church on Sunday.  We decided to attend at the chapel closest to where Ben served the last several months of his mission.  The building was located on the land that the church purchased while Ben was there 21 years ago.  He bore his testimony and could hardly keep it together, the spirit was very strong.  Many members remembered him from his mission.  It was a wonderful, memorable experience and a blessing for Ben to be able to go back!

Basketball in Paradise

Ben and I had the chance to go down to Mexico to help with Hoop.Camp.  We met up with a bunch of young local kids who don't have all the privileges we have in the U.S.A. to train them in basketball.  It was a lot of fun!  Ben ran the show and was a ROCK STAR!  I helped out with the peewees.  Our Spanish came in handy!

PROM & MORP

Ayzha looked gorgeous!

Another TEEN!

This sweet girl turned 13!  She is awesome in so many ways!  Funny, smart, talented, silly, sweet, responsible and beautiful.  I love being her mom!

Her birthday was on "hump day"
which was absolutely perfect for this year!

Her awesome friends decorated her locker
and another friend played Happy Birthday
to her on his trumpet!

Where in the World is Ben Now?

He's back to traveling the world.  Ben was in Mexico City and Montreal, Canada last month.  This month he'll be in Germany and Las Vegas and Reno and in May he'll visit Mexico again and Florida.  Although I miss him when he goes, he is in his element.  He loves to travel, even if it's for work...

Luxurious flight arrangements
It kinda looks like he's in the hospital.

The new face of Ideanova

Typical uppity team dinner
that lasts way too long

Spring Break

Sunshine, shopping, movies, bowling, hiking, hot tubbing and swimming were just the break I needed.  Thank you Angie and Ryan for another fun Spring Break!

I know, it's a terrible picture, but it's the only one
we got with my personal best score of this decade.

Though reluctant to hula hoop,
once they started they were all smiles.

Fun aunt Jenny took us on an adventure to Red Mountain

Q was a trooper!  4.6 miles roundtrip is his longest hike yet.  The girls opted out of the hike...sad.

Holly got her dog fix

Gunlock falls was pretty sweet!

Our final day was spent at the
little oasis we discovered in January.

Ended the week with a visit from these cute cousins
And GENERAL CONFERENCE!

Holly's Swim Photos