Mexico

The day before I went into labor, our family took a little drive down to Las Peñitas for some surf and sun. Eva had fun combing the beach for treasure (she always finds the coolest things), and Damian had a blast just running around and being Damian. Little did we know it was our last…

About a week after Ariela was born we were finally done running around Puerto Vallarta getting her papers in order. I was sooo ready to get to the beach! It was a gray, cloudy day and the whole family ventured down the hill to a little beach tucked away in the bay. Ariela and I…

We made it safe and sound to Puerto Vallarta! I knew at the back of my mind it was a risk and the baby could come at any time during my journey, but I tried to stay relaxed and the journey was relatively easy. I still can’t get over how beautiful this place is. It…

Yesterday we went on a little surf adventure and headed South from Puerto Vallarta. We took the narrow, windy Mexi 200 South through the luscious green mountains of Jalisco. After about an hour or so, we found a dirt road supposedly leading to the beach. We turned right and followed it for another half hour.…

 We took a short summer trip to Mexico to surf, relax, and check out a water birthing center in Puerto Vallarta. We left the grommies behind for this trip which was actually pretty hard and I’m not sure I’ll be doing that again for a while! It had been almost a year since I last spent…

Last September Ryan and I took a little surf trip to Guerrero, Mexico. It was my first time in the state since I was a kid. I was instantly reminded of why I had always dreamed of moving down to Mexico and opening a little surf hotel. The weather is gorgeous, the beaches are empty…