The Resort: Oh my goodness the resort! It was breathtaking. Our Junior suite was 435 sq. ft. with a full ocean view and private balcony. One of my favorite things about the room, other than the view, was the shampoo and lotion bottles they brought me each day; Bath & Body Works, coconut lime verbena. It was fabulous.The resort itself sat right on the beach and offered 5 different swimming pools throughout the complex to swim in. All of the pools were what they call Aqua bars. They were all fully equipped to serve food and beverages. When we arrived Spencer and I were given a $300 credit for food and beverages at our resort for attending a timeshare presentation. That 90 minutes of our time turned our stay into an all-inclusive gift. You can't beat that! The restaurants ranged from fancy to 5 diamond fancy so needless to say, we ate good! Here is a link to our resort: http://www.pueblobonitosunsetbeach.com/
Another fabulous perk to this resort is that they have sister resorts all over Cabo and every hour a shuttle bus will transport you from one resort to the other free of charge. You are then welcome to utilize their beachfront, pool and amenities.
The Beach: It really doesn't get a whole lot better than relaxing in 88 degree weather in April; shopping from the comfort of your own lounge chair; or sipping 'virgin' pina coladas while watching the waves crash against the beach. And when you feel the need to jump into the pool or ocean to cool off it's all within reach of each other. That was life everyday, and I miss it already! We did do some fun activities like renting wave runners and paddle boards. Both Spencer and I got 40 minute massages on the beach for $20 each, and we took a ride in a glass bottom boat over to the the famous "Lands End" rock formation. Another treat each day was finding "the Mango Lady" as Spencer calls her. For $5 she peels fresh mangos and serves them with chili sauce. Believe it or not, they are good. We also got peeled cucumbers doused in lime juice and a touch of salt.
Cabo Wabo: The most well known night club in Cabo is a cantina called Cabo Wabo owned by former Van Halen musician Sammy Hagar. Each night a house band performs and it's just a really fun place to be. So Thursday night we decided to go there. After our taxi driver dropped us off we walked up to the entrance, showed our ID's and walked right on in. We were there for about 15 minutes and then the crowd started chanting and going crazy. Spencer turned to the waitress and asked who's performing and she said, "Sammy's here". What!?? For real? How could we be so lucky! Not only was Sammy performing but his latest band called Chickenfoot was with him, minus their drummer. Chickenfoot's band members include, former Van Halen members Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony and one of the best rock guitarists, Joe Satriani. It was awesome! After the concert I then turned to the bouncer by the door and asked him how often Sammy performs here at the club and he said 3 times a year. We are still in awe at how we were able to just walk right in, 15 minutes before it started, with not even a cover charge to enter. What an experience to say the least!
The Food: Coconut Shrimp, Fillet Mignon, Shrimp Pad Thai, Skirt Steak Nachos, Seafood Enchiladas, Shrimp Tacos, Chicken Tamales, Coconut Cake, Key Lime Pie, and lots of 'virgin' Pina Coladas are just a few of the wonderful, calorie rich foods that I ate, and boy were they good! Oh, and I can't forget to mention the homemade guacamole and Caesar salads too. So good! Even right now I could still go for some good Mexican food.
The entire trip was amazing. I am sad to see it end but very excited to see my sweet little boys again, all of which did fabulous while we were away. I am grateful to have such a wonderful husband! Spencer is a man who spoils me rotten, loves me despite my flaws, and a man I just dearly love. Thank you Spencer for being the wonderful man you are! Cheers to another 10 years!I added a slideshow but it drives me nuts how grainy the pictures look :(
You really can't beat the beauty of this hike. The Gorge is such a beautiful sight to see, especially on a nice, clear day. I find it refreshing when granted these nice breaks in the weather. All it takes is one beautiful day to remind me of why I live (and love) the NW. 
A while later Spencer and I headed into town to the game and noticed that I-5 was completely stopped. Luckily, we were able to take side streets to get to the Rose Garden on time. We walked into the arena and immediately noticed how empty the place was. We sat there for a good half hour waiting for the game to start, wondering what was going on. An announcement was finally broadcast that we were waiting for the refs to arrive. 15 minutes later (45 minutes from the original start time) there is another announcement: "We have a new start time. The game will begin at 8:45 p.m. with warm ups beginning at 8:15 p.m." What!?? Almost 2 hours late! Dollar signs start to flash before my eyes as I think about the 2 hours we just wasted and the money my babysitter is pocketing. But what do you do? 
Once the game finally started it was really fun. We had awesome seats. We were 3 rows behind the players at center ice and had no obstruction in our view at all. During the second quarter my cell phone rings and when I answered it the voice on the phone said, look up towards the camera, just a little to the left. Ironically, Brandon & Eilleen were there too. We all waved to each other and laughed. We decided to head for home at half time since it was already 10:15 p.m. and we needed to get our babysitter home. Leaving early was bitter sweet. I didn't want to go early but, at the same time, I did have a lot of fun! I will definitely have to buy more Winterhawk tickets in the future. 
Christmas Eve is always held at Spencer's parents house. Our dinner is homemade oyster stew & clam chowder, shrimp & cocktail sauce, bologna & cheese sandwiches and Marie's homemade cheese ball & stuffed mushrooms. This year I brought sourdough bread bowls for my clam chowder. It was so good. For dessert we all enjoy a glass of Reindeer Milk (Egg Nog, Vanilla Ice Cream & Apple Juice). Once things settled down we read the story of Christ's birth from the Bible and then played chimes. On our way home from his parent's house we have another tradition of stopping at Kelly & Aundrea's to play chimes with their family, as well as Jeremy & Rochelle's, and have yet another glass of Reindeer Milk with them. It's a fun tradition we started last year. Once we got home the kids opened up their Christmas Eve gift from Mom & Dad, a new pair of pajamas and slippers. The off to bed they went. Sadly, we got home so late Spencer forgot to do our traditional reading of "Twas the Night Before Christmas". I was sad about this.
After much wrapping and assembly, Santa & Mrs. Claus was finally able to go to bed. This was the first year in fact that Austin got up himself and peeked downstairs, instead of us having to wake him up. He must have been excited!
Well luckily for the boys, Santa came. Cameron was especially grateful for this because several days beforehand he had announced to us all that he had been put on Santa's Naughty List. Too much Dora the Explorer! The boys got an air hockey table & Wii games. Austin & Cameron were very excited to get their duck hunting game they asked for and Andrew got a new tri-cycle. Mom got new clothes and shoes (thank you Spencer!), and Dad got cologne, a DVD of a movie he was an extra in and tickets to tomorrow nights Winterhawk game. Nobody lacked anything! 
Austin totally cracked me up when I heard him tell Santa what he wanted for Christmas. I thought I knew by heart what he wanted, but somewhere along the line he decided he wanted to throw in a hula hoop. A hula hoop!