Way behind!!!!

This should have gone up a month ago...

What with Day of the Dead, a birthday, family visiting (from both sides) and bimestral projects for the kids -amongst many other no so fun things- time flew by and I hardly had a chance to breathe!!!

Day of the Dead was really nice. My parents were here for a visit and enjoyed the time they had with the grandchildren. We took them around a little bit, they are elderly, so not too much for them. They loved going to the market to get all the Day of the Dead stuff for the altar. My dad, especially, is very proud that we carry the tradition that not even them have been able to carry with them. They so much enjoyed setting the offering with the boys; and even when we ended up without transportation for two days, they enjoyed their down time here!

We had the chance to take them out for really good breakfasts both at Casa de Campo and Finca Andrade (Coatepec), and they stayed at a wonderful hotel near downtown: Clara Luna- an undiscovered jewel! Our little (mini-house) has way too many stairs for them to be able to stay comfortably with us, but that gave my mom the best rest ever (she did not have to help around the house- not that I make her... she just has to!)

And then the colds hit us! All of us were down for a long, uncomfortable spell of colds. It started with baby boy... he had a miserable B'day thanks to a very clogged little nose! By the time my parents left, I was very miserable, and not able to take medicine either (perks of nursing).

Then, even before my own cold was gone (everyone else got healthy right away), my inlaws arrived! Hubby had to take a bus ride to Mx City at 4 a.m. to pick them up at the airport, which was with no woe for him- since he took the ocassion as a great photo opp... filled with woe for me, still nursing a terrible cold.

My inlaws visit was probably the best we've had so far! They were here for two weeks and enjoyed a lot of time with the boys. They hiked (I had asthma... so no hike for me), they shopped, they ate and had a good time over all. I think the biggest highlight was the hike to the Granada waterfall in Coatepec. It has (finally) been revamped and now has better steps (still 900) of them, and a well marked path to get to the water hole.... I hear the water is pretty cold!

We also took time to drive down to Jalcomulco so that the inlaws checked it out. They really loved it and had a nice time just walking around town. Unfortunately, La Antihua -a little hotel we like to stop at for lunch and a swim- was closed, so we had to eat downtown... but then the boys jumped in the river- all the boys including baby... Guess I have another water baby!