The Lagoon

This hotel bordered the lagoon side of Cancun. You are not supposed to swim here because there are crocodiles and other yucky things.

This picture captures Jonathan's whole trip. He was always busy. It was impossible to get him to do anything but run around and explore.

He finally fell asleep in my arms. We were both a little sick this day, but it was Sunday, so we hadn't made any plans.

Buses and Eating

We ate at a garden restaurant with lots of plants near one of the other hotels. It was probably my favorite place we ate.

Poor little Jonathan is exhausted.

Jonathan played with the ipod a lot during our trip. We ate out so much, and it was one way to keep him in his chair.

We ate at an open air restaurant near the market.

The hotel ran a free shuttle between all the sister hotels. It was much less crowded than the other buses. Jonathan loved the buses. I think that is the one thing he misses about Mexico.

The Beach

Edmund led Jonathan right up to the water.

The water was exciting at first, but too scary once it touched his feet.

Uncle Jon, Auntie Elisabeth, Little Jonathan, and Edmund. The water was probably around 70-76 degrees.

Uncle Jon and Auntie Elisabeth played in the waves. There were red flags posted but they didn't notice them until they were done swimming.

Aquarium

Jonathan's favorite activity every day was to open and close the sliding door. It was the first thing he wanted in the morning and the last thing he wanted at night. In this picture, he was waiting for Daddy to get in the pool. He didn't want me.

The aquarium in Cancun was pretty small, but we had a lot of fun. Jonathan's favorite fish was the piranha.

Turtles. They were cool too.

Edmund got to touch a sting ray. It was slimy and rough.

Jonathan was interested in climbing up this fence thing. In general, the safety standards for children in Mexico are minimal. There were so many places Jonathan could have slipped through. Not just at the aquarium.

Jonathan got some serious red face while we were here. He was drinking plenty of water, but he just got overheated. It was impossible to make him sit still and cool down. Eventually, we just dumped the water bottle on him.

Easter Eggs

Edmund had the brilliant idea of using finger paints to paint Easter eggs. That way we had a terrific mess, but no permanent stains. Faster than lightning, Jonathan dipped his finger into the blue paint and ate it. Immediately thereafter, he started trying to get it out of his mouth saying "soap, soap, soap!" He was not tempted to eat the paint again after that. We helped him get as much as we could out his mouth, and then gave him some juice to wash it down. Jonathan loved smashing the eggs together or on the table, rolling them in paint, and finger painting his own hands. It is definitely something to do again.

Uncle Jon's Graduation

April was a crazy month, and I am glad that it is almost over. It was a lot of fun, but it will be nice to get back into a regular routine. Uncle Jon graduated from BYU-Idaho the first weekend of April. I'm glad that Edmund and I live here, so we can go to these sorts of things.

Jonathan loves the primary songs. He especially loves the ones with actions. His favorites for a long time was "Popcorn Popping" and "Once There Was a Snowman," but now he likes "The Wise Man." He does the signs for the song, so we know which one to sing. He also requests "Beam!" ("Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam") every time I get out my violin. Lately, he has been asking for "Bay Bee Bee" (not in the primary book.) Since the song talks about squishing up a baby bumblebee, I just stick to the first verse.

It has been really nice to start to understand what he tells us. We have been trying to teach him please (It sounds like "wreeee."), but most of the time he just grunts angrily. I think his most clear word is "cookie." He says it backwards and forwards: "eekoo" or "cookIEE." He has also started asking for candy at the grocery store. He actually stands up in the cart and scares me to death trying to get out on his own to reach the "deeeee, dee!"

He has also discovered that he can go down the slide all by himself as long as Edmund or I are waiting at the bottom. Edmund found out recently that Jonathan can climb up the ladder at the back of the play thing in our back yard. He only has a little trouble because the Velcro on his shoes get stuck.

Jonathan continues to love to point to letters and find out what they are, and he also pretends to count. Although, Edmund tickles him on the count of three, and Jonathan will say something that sounds like one, two, three. Usually, he just skips to three. His favorite letters used to be "E" and "O", but lately he loves the letter "B."