Hacienda Fiesta Our Halloween party this year was once again hosted by Dana & Fabian and it was as fabulous as ever. The hacienda looked great and Dana had decorated the pool side tree and wall of the patio. And of course, a container of Beetle Juice for the kids! The kids all participated in […]
In September we went with our friends to the beach and restaurant in Santa Clara on a Sunday afternoon. It was great! The little restaurant was right on the beach with little palapas and a boat that the kids were able to play on for hours! At one point Scott had helped the kids catch […]
Wow! Instead of going for a bike ride today in Merida, we went with our friends Mario & Ivonne and their children to explore some caves and cenotes in the Yucatan. It was to be our first ‘spelunking’ adventure in Mexico and a first for Evan & Noah. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect […]
Halloween fell on Wednesday this year and the kids were all very excited to receive a lot of candy. Of course they didn’t have school on this day, but had a school party instead and then had the next 4 days off to eat all the candy they got! November 1 and 2 are celebrated […]
Yayyy, we finally found a soccer team that kind of fits with our ‘hectic’ schedule here in Progreso! By hectic, I mean something that does not interfere with laying in the hammock or our siestas – which are quite often the same thing. We are playing on a field just outside of Progreso on the […]
Last week-end we were invited to our friends annual Pumpkin Carving party! Every family had to bring one pumpkin to carve however they wanted to and then prizes were awarded to each pumpkin. We let the children design and cut their own this year with a little help from the parents. Most kids did not […]
Our family drove in September of 2012 leaving on the Labor Day Monday with two adults, two kids, and our dog in a fairly loaded up van complete with a roof top carrier and a bike rack. The drive itself was amazing and we are so glad we did it. Driving through Mexico was beautiful […]
It was not long into the first year in Progreso that we were in need of computer repairs! Even though I had brought most of my IT stuff with me and able to restore hard drives that may not be accessible to many people, there are still problems where you need more help! I should […]
Our FM2’s were due to be renewed in the middle of the summer while we would be in Canada on vacation. We visited the immigration office in Progreso in early May to determine what our options were. We renewed our FM2 visa’s early, the date did not change on them and they are still in […]
June 24th was a very exciting day for Noah. He was finally taking his exam for his cintas amarilla! He was so excited to get to the same level as his big brother again! He had been practicing for weeks beside the pool with Evan helping him every day. The day of the exam arrived […]
Noah has moved up to grade 1! We are so proud of the little guy and can’t believe that time is flying so quickly. Noah had a fabulous year in K3 in Mexico and absolutely loved his teacher, Andrea; his classmates, Javiar, Jonatan, Desiree, and Daniel; and of course the Montessori school run by Debbie. […]
On June 26th there was a bbq planned for all the Canadian and American expats in the area celebrating both Canada Day and the Fourth of July. This event was used as a fund raiser for the International Womens Club and the Merida Mens Club charities and was co-sponsored by the Beach Gals and the […]
Feliz Dia De Las Madres! Mother’s Day is celebrated in Mexico on May 10th and is a very big deal in this country. The boys school put on a special Mother’s Day ceremony which all of the mom’s were invited to. The Kindergarten classes ( Noah’s class) started the event with a song they sang […]
Evan has been having his birthday ‘week’ since the end of March when he had his school birthday party. Because we have been on holidays now for two weeks, he has had the chance to have lots of play times with friends. On the day before his birthday we went to Peter Piper’s Pizza and […]
Last week we visited the Animaya Zoo in Merida, Yucatan with Dorota, Mateus and Sophia. Dorota is actually a zoologist who worked at the San Diego Wild Animal Park with the animals and we really appreciated the comments from somebody who actually knew about the animals and the care they were provided. Animaya is FREE […]
Evan was lucky enough to celebrate his 8th birthday early on Thursday, March 29th! I say lucky because know he believes that his birthday celebration is for two weeks until his real birthday! Because of the Semana Santa holiday in Mexico (Week of the Saints) the boys are off of school from March 30 and […]
When Lyn returned from her early spring excursion to Canada we all decided it would be great to meet her at the airport in Cancun and then stay a couple of nights to enjoy the beaches and the resort. We got up fairly early and were all packed to go and Fabian was kind enough […]
Evan and Noah participated in their second Taekwondo exam in Merida at the Bancario complex in early March. Evan was going for his yellow belt, and Noah was just leveling up. Noah’s next exam will be for his yellow belt. Each of the exams cost 600 pesos. Their instructor, Andre, was the person giving commands […]
When returning our guests to the city of Cancun, we managed to have a couple of hours to play in the ocean before going for dinner. Steve, Dayna, Paris & Parker had been staying with us for an extended five days after leaving their all inclusive resort in Cancun. It was very nice to have […]
On our trip to Cancun, we decided at the last minute to book an extra night at a resort instead of driving back right away to Progreso. The boys were very excited to check into the new hotel and we were off to an early start. We had stayed the previous night in the Comfort […]
We were lucky enough to stumble upon another parade in Progreso, Yucatan at the end of Carnaval 2012. I had just taken the boys for Chinese food in centro, which is really quite good and Noah likes it because it is very fast! Super Fast, as he likes to say. Anyways, as we left the […]
Carnaval Nueva Era 2012 Merida, Yucatan was an amazing opportunity to see fantastic costumes, dancing, and parades throughout the streets of Merida. This years festivities ran from the 15th to the 22nd of February and is one of the most important holidays in Mexico. More than 2500 dancers competed for first place as they displayed […]
Thursday, February 16th was the Progreso Montessori’s time to walk in the parade to central park and perform the dance they had been working on for weeks. After performing excellently in the dress rehearsal the night before at the school, many of the children were very nervous about performing in front of the entire town […]
On Wednesday, February 15th 2012 the king and queen of the Progreso Montessori school were crowned for Carnival 2012! This event crowned classmates Adian and Kelly as the king and queen and was a sneak peak for family and friends to see the children dance in full costume before the main parade and dance the […]
Our third visit to the famous Yellow City was very casual as we were trying to get to our friends hacienda before the afternoon sun disappeared so the boys could play in the pool before dinner. We parked at the main square beside the horse carriages and walked directly to Restaurant Kinich. This restaurant was […]
Tonight we went to Pancho’s to continue our birthday extravaganza! Grandma & Grandpa wanted to take us out for a very special birthday dinner for all of us to celebrate all our birthdays at one time. Evan chose the restaurant Panchos as it has his favorite Sopa de Lima and we were all looking forward […]
Xplosion Diversion Xtrema! how fun is this!! After the Portugal Circus left the Chedraui parking lot in Merida, we thought it would be some time before another event was set up, boy were we wrong. Immediately after cleaning up the circus, Xplosion Diversion Xtrema moved into town. Just to give you an idea, take every […]
Today we had the pleasure of going on the House & Garden Tour hosted by Keith Heitke on behalf of the Merida English Library. While we had heard fantastic reviews on this tour when we first visited Merida last February from people staying at the Cascadas de Merida bed and breakfast, for some reason we […]
After months of driving by the sign for Dzbilchaltun, and trying to learn how to say that word properly, we finally had the opportunity to visit this tourist attraction. For some reason we had no idea what to expect and were thinking we were just going to go swim in an above ground cenote. However, […]
On Sunday we made the trek to Uxmal to see the Mayan Ruins. After hearing so much about them from other people we were very much looking forward to the trip. It was a short hour and a half drive from Progreso, we even took a detour and drove through Uman which was in full […]
I believe that when you have visitors to the city of Merida, it is very important to put them on the City Bus Tour. It is a tour we did when we first started to explore the city of Merida and it really gives you a grasp of where things are and some of the […]
Today we drove to Cancun to pick up the grandparents from the airport. I have been telling the boys that we have to go early when we go to pick people up at the airport so we can see the ocean and the beach. They have been wondering why I would care to show them […]
The 3rd Annual Free Spay/Neuter Clinic was an amazing success in Progreso, Yucatan! A new record was set in this beach town of 415 animals in one day and a two day total of 750 pets spayed or neutered. Many thanks go out to the volunteers who help make this possible. Special thanks go out […]
Noah has definitely had his birthday week! On the day before his birthday we went first to the Cuzama Cenotes and then to the VIP Theater in AltaBrisa Mall and watched TinTin from the comfort of the lazyboy recliners. He definitely enjoyed the nachos, although he is not fond of 3D movies, he liked the […]
Kayla & Ian, other than the zoo with the boys, had one other special trip they wanted to go on while on their short visit to the Yucatan and that was to see the Cuzama Cenotes. This time we drove to the second entrance instead of taking the bus from Merida, the drive was fairly […]
Evan and Noah love going to the zoo with their cousin YaYa and her boyfriend Ian and have been waiting somewhat patiently for their arrival to take them to our zoo in Merida. We did arrive a little late in the afternoon and the animal portion of the park closed shortly after our arrival which […]
Our first family Christmas in Progreso, Mexico was celebrated with Lyn’s mom who made the trip from Calgary to stay with us over the holidays. Our goal this Christmas was to concentrate on new traditions like chicken burritos and stuffed poblano peppers for dinner, family game night with the super fabulous Mexican Monopoly, and spending […]
After our tour of Izamal, we drove the ‘back-way’ to Suma to visit our friends at their new hacienda. We were supposed to arrive at 3pm, but we were late (sorry Dana!). We did text at 3pm on the dot to inform them of our decision to tour Izamal a little longer and to see […]
On December 23rd we woke up and had a great breakfast before starting our very eventful excursion. We drove to Izamal, the Yellow City, which is about 1 hour and 30 minutes from Progreso. Evan had been wanting to return to the Yellow City since our first visit as he had found the ultimate table […]
On December 19th Grammy made the journey all by herself from Calgary to Cancun where we picked her up at the airport. The boys were very excited to travel to the airport but we have been informed now that their ‘butts’ don’t like to drive in the car for 8-10 hours a day! We drove […]
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