The Merida English Library hosted their first annual Costume Party for English children this evening. Start time was 7pm and they had all kinds of snacks ready for the kids and games for all of them. One of the first games they had was a race to see who could create a mummy the fastest […]
Today we went to our first ever pumpkin carving contest! Yayyy, the boys were so excited and could not wait to carve out their pumpkins. After searching for hours on the internet of different items, Evan chose the Dragon and Noah choose a Pug. Of course after Evan had chosen his and it was decided […]
On Saturday, October 29 we went to Merida to see the Dia de los Muertos festivities. The city had all the parks decorated and we went to Plaza Grande in centro to see the funeral procession which went from Santa Lucia park to the Plaza Grande. The restaurant Lyn chose was located right off Calle […]
On Saturday, October 29 we went to Merida to see the Dia de los Muertos festivities. The restaurant Lyn chose was located right off Calle 60 where the procession walked by in the Corazon de Merida (Heart of Merida). Cafe Peon Contreras is one of the restaurants where on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights the […]
It was Evan & Noah’s first big school party today for Halloween. Evan was Link, a character from the video game Zelda. Noah was Kai, a ninja from lego Ninjago. Both of their costumes were made by Modista Gina, a local seamstress who was recommended by Debbie at the school. Lyn just showed her a […]
Today, I took Evan on a little adventure to see the cemetery in Progreso before the ‘Dias de los Muertos’ (Day of the Dead) which is holiday in Mexico focusing on family and friends gathering to pray and remember their loved ones. This is a two day holiday in Mexico celebrated on November 1 & […]
Well, we have made it quite far into the year’s hurricane season and things on the Yucatan coast have been relatively uneventful up until now. But with just over a month left in the 2011 official hurricane season, Rina is currently a Category One Hurricane and expected to hit near Cozumel and Cancun by Thursday. […]
Shortly after arriving in Progreso we kept hearing about a fabulous lady from Canada, Sharon Helgason. She created the Chicxulub food bank in 2005 and is a great woman who is helping people care for their families. You can find more information about the Chicxulub food bank at http://www.chixfoodbank.com/. We had the opportunity to meet […]
Title: Dawn, Kayla & Ian coming for Christmas! Description: Dawn has booked the tickets to come over the holiday season this year! She will be flying in on the 19th of December and the kids will be arriving on the 26th and all staying until January 4th. We are so excited to have them all […]
Evan and Noah are definitely learning more ‘moves’ at their TaeKwonDo. I am not sure they qualify as ‘moves’ but they are definitely learning. It is really quite amazing to watch them at the class, after 6 weeks they are integrating nicely into the class. Andri is a fantastic instructor, he does not know a […]
Right after Holly & Rob arrived with their family we were able to meet up and spend the day catching up on our travel experiences. They are definitely veterans at traveling from Calgary to Progreso and have made the trip several times. We spent the afternoon at La Playa in Chelem, a restaurant owned by […]
Last week we decided we would cook a turkey and have our newly found Canadian friends over for a little Thanksgiving Day turkey Canadian style. Dinner was fabulous and special thanks to everyone for bringing an amazing dish and helping make the day memorable. We were a little worried about cooking the turkey in a […]
On Sunday we were invited to spend the day at the Costa Beach Club in Chelem, which is in the town right next to Progreso. This beach club was perfect for the kids. There is a huge play area, large pool (waist deep for kids), beach area, basketball court, soccer field, palapas with hammock hooks. […]
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