Road trip to Mexico

We embarked on a whirlwind trip to Mexico for a jetski video/photo shoot. With 2 kids in tow, we drove through the night and met with friends in San Diego. After a trip to Costco, fuel stops, buying Mexican insurance and a big snafu at the border, we headed off to Ensenada for a long weekend. It definitely was an adventure driving to Mexico. Luckily, our good friend Heather from L.A. rode with us and helped me feel at ease with our venture into the "unknown". She's made the trek to Mexico multiple times doing these jetski photo shoots, so I felt confident that we are in good hands having her with us. I just had a few concerns about safety driving at night, in Mexico, with 2 young kids. But, I quickly realized that there's really nothing to worry about, especially if we were travelling with a group and caravaning the entire time. I wish I took more pictures especially of crossing the border, but when you're stuck in the backseat and trying to entertain an 11-month old with hives, it's hard to get the camera ready for some scenic shots.

Aden succumbed to sleep during our long wait to cross the border...

Mr. Dean did not disappoint us and proved that he is the best traveller anyone could ever ask for. He did not once have a meltdown in the 26 hours that we were in the truck. He only watched a DVD for 2 hours out of that 26 hours. The rest of the time, he was either asleep or chit chatting with us. Or helping distract his sister from the fact that they've been stuck in the car seat for a very long time. I really do hope that Kadence will take after his footsteps and be an excellent traveller also - she's close, but still need lots of practice loving the long drives.

Kadence ended up with hives the night we were driving to San Diego. She's been on antibiotics due to a nasty cold she's had for 3 weeks. She took her last dose of antibiotics the morning that we left. She had some sort of allergic reaction to the antibiotics, so her body just needed to get rid of it. So the entire time we were in Mexico, she will get these hives all over her body and it made sleeping a bit miserable. We still had a good time hanging out in the sun and Darin got lots of riding in. We had a great time hanging out in the resort we stayed at, we ate lunch in our back porch everyday, which is steps away from the ocean. Kadence enjoyed discovering all the birds and I think she even started saying "bird" every time she sees one.

Here's the kiddos enjoying lunch outside:

Lunch with a view:

Enjoying the warm beach: