March was super busy for us with Nicky, Phil, Rylie and Oakley visiting, plus their friends April and Tapio spent a couple of days here. Then Jonathan and Lilly joined the fun and Kendrianne arrived last- it was so great to have such a lovely long time with all of them.
It's hard to choose the best photos, so there are lots!
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| 'La Vaquita' left the roof of the supermarket to appear in this year's carnaval parade! |
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| Paul plays tennis with Tone (92!) every Saturday at Capi's new court |
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| Attending the La Ventana Beer Festival with Tamara, Fred and Steve |
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| We hosted Karen's House Concert with 55 people attending |
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| Flamenco 'hack' - how to fix a broken thumbnail with superglue and ping pong ball |
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| On our whale watching trip, Leanne and Karen got soaked |
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| Old school tailor in the centro - sign translates as "tricks and composures" |
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| Lupita finally opens her taco place - we've been 3 times already |
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| Our friend Juan with his friends and matching bandanas |
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| Leanne rocking her authentic mexican poncho |
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| Sound check for Ambulance fundraiser "Jazz in the Desert" |
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| We were invited to attend Karen & Celia's wedding |
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| Paul loves to be woken up with venomous snake videos in the morning |
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| First day popsicles by the pool! |
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| Rylie getting her nails done at Kathy's |
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| Smores by the fire with April & Tapio and kids |
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| Cool bike rentals on the Malecon |
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| Having a laugh with lunch at McFisher's |
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| Sand castle number 1 |
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| Rylie did a beautiful sketch of a native 'weed' in our garden |
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| The cousins having breakfast |
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| The cousins in the pool. Oakley chose to have that expression on every pic! |
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| Lovely pic - brunch at Casa del Bagre |
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| Different building technique on sand castle number 2 |
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| Girls only happy hour at Bagre |
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| Rylie gets a flute lesson from Karen |
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| Oakley likes Mexico |
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| Lilly likes guacamole! |
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| ...and corn tortillas (pizza, as she calls them!) |
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| Lovely roof top photo |
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| Jonathan replicates the Bagre grilled caesar salad. Yum! |
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| Another lovely sunset photo |
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| We managed to squeeze in 9 holes at Paraiso del Mar |
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| Say "Cheeese" in the 'baby pool' |
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| Lilly has applied for citizenship! |
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| Meeting 'Coco' the 47 year old cockatoo |
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| Lilly with a rose from Daddy! Here are some short videos: |




































