Monterrey Trip

The kids and I went to Monterrey a couple weeks ago for work/pleasure. We had our annual Users Conference for work at a great hotel in Monterrey, prefect location right on Cannery Row next to the Monterrey Bay Aquarium. My dad works for the same company, so my mom came with us and we played for a couple days and then she watched the kids while I worked. The weather was wonderful and we had a great trip - I love Monterrey.

The kids were so proud of themselves for climbing to the top of some very large rocks. Even Taya joined in on the fun and was so brave.

We rented a surrey to ride around in Monterrey. OK, these things are a LOT harder than they look. At least 3 adults and 3 children on the small one is. Our first problem is that we tried to fit way too many people on the smaller surrey. The second problem is that our surrey had a broken pedal. We were quite the sight - my dad was working up a sweat, I was trying really hard to pedal with a broken pedal, and my mom was sitting in the middle doing nothing laughing hysterically. My mom and I started laughing so hard I thought I was going to fall off the thing. We quickly decided this was not going to work and went back for the bigger surrey. That worked out a lot better. We got a LOT of oohs and aahs with the 3 kids riding in the front. How cute does Holden look in the little bike helmet. Adorable!

3 kids crammed into one double stroller

We had so much fun at the beach. Monterrey is a bit cold, but the kids didn't let that stop them from playing in the sand and splashing their feet in the water.

Holden loved the sand - he loved digging in it, playing in it, crawling in it and especially eating it.

Dawson digging for crabs

Taya got a bit too cold

We tried to go to Monterrey Bay Aquarium on Tuesday and within an hour of arriving, Dawson became incredibly sick with a fever, headache and the chills. We headed back to the hotel and some motrin seemed to do the trick for the next 24 hours. We tried again on Wednesday with success! Just as we were leaving the aquarium, Dawon's fever broke and Taya's started. Holden's then started the day after. At least it only lasted 24 hours and they were all pretty happy with motrin.

Laying on the ground watching the sardines swim circles.

Taya and Dawson loved the touch pools. Taya especially loved the pink star fish, but would not go near anything that moved. Dawson was much braver and touched crabs and everything else he could.

My favorites were the jellyfish and the leafy sea dragon.

The hotel had a very small pool, but the kids loved it just the same.