My baby is getting so old!

I found an old memory card in our camera case and got the few pictures off of it that I never had before...most were from my family's fab trip to Europe. Anyways, my little Chico is getting so gray and old. At five years old he has not only a beard...but gray hair on his little back. Here is Chico a few years ago...
This was the beginning of the gray...just a tiny beard at the time. A bearded baby as my roomie Kristen appropriately called him!!

Here are a few examples of Chico now...a very gray old man!!


Not just a beard but eyebrows and more. People at the vet never believe me that he is only 5 years old. The last picture is an example of Chico's undying love and need to be all up on Zach. And as you can tell...I take a lot of pictures of him. Not my fault, I don't have any real babies yet!

Casi Feliz Navidad!

We are counting down our time until we head back to the good old US of A for a little Christmas vacation...just a week from tomorrow until we start our trek back! We are excited to see our family and friends and eat some Chick-fil-a. Surprisingly that is the one food we miss the most...a little fat to admit, but hey!

Christmas decorations here in Mexico started to show up early to mid October. I was shocked! I thought that in the United States people got going a little too early with Christmas stuff. I decided that since they don't celebrate Thanksgiving here there is no set date that is acceptable for putting up lights on your house. But even the huge tree in the mall here was up before Halloween...which they also don't celebrate all that much! I guess all of our other holidays hold us back a little in the states!!

We got a little fake tree and all the fixins for it from Walmart while my dad was here. I am proud to say we have a 100% Walmart tree and it looks soo cute!

We didn't like any of the tree topper and got creative with this little one...I kinda like it!!We are enjoying the holidays here and can't wait to see our families. We are driving half way and staying the night in Monterrey...so Chico will get to be snuck into another hotel again!!

Thanksgiving...Mexico style

Our Thanksgiving wasn't a normal Thanksgiving since it isn't celebrated here in Mexico. My dad and his girlfriend came to visit and we had a nice time. Good food...not turkey...good company, and we went to some fun places. We don't do touristy stuff unless people are visiting and there is a lot to do and see around here.


We went to Lake Chapala which is less than an hour out of town. It is a cute little place up in the mountains and the lake is huge. They also have this lovely little pirate ship in front of the church...random. This is Zach trying to do the Captain Morgan thing in front of the ship...also random!
Me walking down the boardwalk trying to avoid the paparazzi!
The cute little boats on the lake. Tons of them...and tons of guys trying to get you to take a ride too!
Dad and Debra eating our amazing lunch by the lake. First time having molcajetes...delicious!! Kind of like fajita stew with cactus leaves, shrimp, chicken, steak, peppers, cheese...and of course wonderful tortillas. Seriously...I am thinking about making a trip back alone just to eat!
Us outside of the Gran Catedral in the city center of Guadalajara. It is a huge, beautiful church with squares full of people, vendors, and fountains on all sides.
Taking pictures of eachother taking pictures through the eyes of a big snake sculpture downtown.
Outside the Jose Cuervo tequila factory in Tequila, Mexico! There really is a town called Tequila and it is adorable. Tequila originated in the state of Jalisco in the mountains around Tequila where the agaves grow. The Jose Cuervo factory is a beautiful complex and the tour is quite interesting!
Being birds by the Jose Cuervo bird...Cuervo means crow in Spanish!These are agaves...future tequila! The are huge and weigh between 30 and 40 pounds each!

We also went to Tlaquepaque for some shopping and ate and ate and ate! The Jalisco food staples are delicious! If you don't believe me come for a visit...we are great hosts and tour guides!!!