Liz: Hola Mexico!

Day One: Our trip started out early with a 2:30 am wakeup. Our airport shuttle was great (the Hillsboro Airporter) and the kids chattered away on the ride. They were both a little nervous about their first plane ride but both ended up LOVING riding the plane. After a long, exhausting day of waiting in lines and sitting on planes we have to say that ages 6 and 8 are great ages for travel. They did so well. We had one small problem upon arrival. The stewardess on the plane had told us all that we only needed to fill out the green section on our travel papers, when in actuality you are supposed to fill out the entire form. We were one of the later groups off the plane and by the time we got up to the guy stamping passports, he was so frustrated that he threw our passports back at us and left the booth. That was a little embarrassing. We felt like noobie travelers, which after ten years, we kind of are. When we arrived at the hotel we were so tired that we ordered room service, watched cartoons and crashed at about 8pm. So we haven't actually seen much of Mexico yet except for all the beautiful brightly colored flowers and lush green plants on the side of the road from the airport to our hotel.

This morning the birds are chirping and it looks like it's going to be a beautiful day. The girls are up and awake trying to be quiet and the boys are still sleeping.