Things I might have said on Twitter if I had internet access during our vacation (although they may be more than 140 characters):-My kids are awesome travelers...Liv waited forever to eat, bigs only had crackers until 8:30pm & yet no major meltdowns through all the delays.
-i'll take a cold, winter day in Mexico over one in the Midwest any day of the week!
-pale, chubby babies garner a lot of attention in Mexico...
-2 year old Guatemalans don't do too badly for themselves either...
-daddy is in trouble!
-i'd like to hate the drink Miami Vice due to its name, but there is just so much to love.

-despite walking 5 miles a day (literally, it's a huge resort) & swimming, I still have a HUGE frozen drink potbelly!
-easy-going baby is an understatement when it comes to Livie.

-if you're kids are singing a song they've never actually heard before, it has definitely been stuck in your head too long!
-true friends will email, tweet and offer to Google lyrics to help you get past the 1st two lines of the song stuck in your head.
-i may (or maybe not...jury is still out) have a problem with buying matching clothes for my girls.
(some outfits were not documented to protect the innocent)-"no restrictions" means an obscene amount of apple juice, smoothies, watermelon & ice cream are being consumed by the big kids.

-consuming all of the above in mass quantities causes accidents of all kinds at all hours
-all accidents have occurred in pjs & cold weather clothes, not one of the 10 swimsuits I have packed for each kid.
-we cannot tip housekeeping enough to deal with this family's mess.
-post-vacation detox is going to be a bitch!
-it's fun to watch your kids become best friends...

-i could write a whole post on "Travel Matt" but let's just say "Mattspanol" cracks me up!
-Olivia is a blast & has a blast wherever she goes!

-my daughter is growing up and wants to be a big kid VERY badly.

-in related news, EJ is beginning to crack our grown-up code...Matt & I need to up our game a bit.
-my kids will watch ANY kids show...even those in Spanish (the Fantastic Four movie for example?).
-in related news, everything & anything is a fun when you are on vacation.
(giant connect 4, bingo, pretending to be a ballerina, more connect 4, dancing with our new friend Elaine, exploring Mayan ruins, closet peek-a-boo, giant chess...and yes, jack is playing air guitar with the knight, baby cabana peek-a-boo, riding the tram, dvd before dinner)-playing Yahtzee is like riding a roller coaster...lots of ups and downs!

-a jacuzzi tub can save a rainy day!

-I've got very cute, but very squirmy kids. Finished trying in vain to get all 3 kids to look at the camera at the same time and EJ says "I give up!"...hadn't even realized I was saying that!
(some of my favorite "outtakes")-my kids are total water bugs!
-well, maybe not all of them...

-If Target is out of Little Swimmers I should keep looking until I find some...Pampers version does not get the job done!
-tooshies are cute!

-people from the Midwest are super friendly & genuine...and a lot go to Mexico in January too!
-just met people who live 3 miles from our house...they stopped us because they spotted Jack's t-ball shirt.
-dance parties rock!
-only the best daddy in the world would allow his kids & others to stuff his pants with balloons!
(matt's team beat Ben from Canada...23 to 16!)-if you take photos of your kids feet, you take the risk of them saying you are "So Weird!"

-the Baby Club here is for 2-4 year olds (see Tracie, Hunter IS a baby!) :-)
-someone mentioned a zoo our first day & now EJ asks every day if we're going...thank goodness for all the random wildlife here!
(that monkey is literally on someone's hotel room balcony, they said those raccoon-looking things were harmless, but they totally freaked me out & yes, I totally took a pic of the kids with the iguana over the photographer's shoulder when I wasn't supposed to)-getting to be in the evening Disney show may just be the highlight of a 6 year-old's trip! (i have really bad video too if you're interested)
(opening number with all the kids in Lion King, curtain call-he was never a mouse but somehow ended up in that costume, the big Hercules scene-he's the kid on the left)-i heart Coca-Cola Light...the all-inclusive resort only has Pepsi. On Day 6, I found my forbidden love...

-just passed a couple women speaking in Spanish...yadda, yadda, yadda WHATEVER yadda, yadda...apparently Whatever (with attitude) does not translate!
-hotel laundry service to save a beloved bedtime buddy is worth every peso.

-we should have brought helmets for evening 6/day 7...
-a lot of triage can be done with a mini first aid kit...we just saved Matt's toe!
-unlike Bumbles, babies do not bounce!
-a bout of food poisoning can really take off the vacation pounds quickly.
-it can also make you feel like crap through the one day of perfect weather...blagh!
-i owe my hubby big time for letting me rest and for this laugh..."poor mommy! all of the hangover and none of the fun of being drunk!"

-tub bath/room service in jammies/movie night is an awesome way to wrap up a great trip!
-matt just bought me the best "1st post-sickness meal" ever for the ride to the airport

-this is not what you want to see while waiting for your flight home...

-this either!

-I LOVE MY FAMILY!!!