Cozumel

Over Christmas, we had the opportunity to spend some time with the Copeland family in Cozumel, Mexico. Although we had to travel 36 hours in a plane (total round trip) it was worth it. We had a house right by the water, and the view as you can see was fantastic. It rained off and on, but the weather was nice all in all. We went snorkeling everyday off the deck from the back of our house. One day Amy, Hunter, and I took a snorkeling tour. On it we saw a sea snake, eels, a barracuda, and a sting ray.
One day after it had been raining, we decided to go to some Mayan ruins about 15 minutes from where we were staying. The highlight of this trip was Dad getting his new shoes broken in by stepping in a huge mud/water puddle. As you can see from the picture above, I was the tour guide.
When Landry and Chris joined us we spent a day out on the beach boogie boarding, throwing the football, and playing "sand ball"...don't ask me, Hunter made up that game. On the way back from the beach, this horse was nice enough to stop and let us take our picture with it.
Fortunately, we got to eat plenty of Mexican food (kind of a scarcity in Japan...and the Midwest for that matter). And on another sidenote, our house was frequented by about 6 iguanas. They ranged in size from about 1 1/2 feet to 3 feet long.