Cancun, Mexico

So this year as our "big" Christmas present my whole family and I went to Cancun Mexico the first week of December. We had a blast! You cant complain much when you're staying in an amazing resort, laying on the beach or by the pool every day, and eating good food. It was so relaxing to get away and spend time with my family. The highlight of my trip would most likely have to be when me and my aunt Brittany went parasailing. At first we were freaking out even talking about it but then we decided that we just needed to go for it! So we hopped on the back of a jet ski and rode out to the middle of the ocean, signed our lives away(literally!!), got hooked up to the parachute and next thing I knew we were up in the air. It was so amazing! The water is so Blue and it was so peaceful..UNTIL...ten minutes into the ride Brittany told me she was started to feel sea sick. I looked over at her and she was literally green. I started to panic thinking that if she threw up and got in on me I was going to throw up also! Next thing I know Britt is puking into the ocean while we are all the way up in the air. I was closing my eyes and plugging my ears and laughing hysterically-props to britt for getting it all in the ocean :) Even though we had that little mishap we both agreed that was the highlight of our cancun trip. Then, one of the days we went to Tulum and saw the ruins. Not gonna lie, with the humidity plus the heat plus the 13 grandkids running everywhere I was just not havin it. But on the way back to our resort we stopped off at Akumal beach which is supposed to be an amazing beach for snorkeling. And it was! I was a panicking mess when I was out in the water but it was so worth it. There were absolutely no waves so my family and I took our snorkeling gear pretty far out and saw a bunch of colorful fish, 2 sting rays, and a sea turtle that was swimming all around us. For those who dont know, I have a BIG fear of the ocean. So while we were swimming out I was scanning the water underneath back and forth for sharks. Then I remembered watching a movie where a girl had on flippers and a shark thought it was a seal so the shark attacked. Needless to say-those flippers were off my feet in ten seconds flat. Then when we kept going out further and further I was starting to panic and breathing really hard. My mom told me to go up and lay on my back to relax. So while I was laying on my back I started thinking in my head that I probably looked like a dead body to sharks so the last thing I was doing was relaxing. But even though I was a stress case the whole time Im so glad I got to experience it. We ended our last few days on our trip with doing nothing but laying by the pool and beach. It was an amazing week and I am so glad I got to experience it with my whole family. Here are a few pictures from the trip!