Mayan trip day 8

Sadly today is head back to the snowy north day. I was up early hoping to catch the last bits of sun and drug the not packed up prince along with me.

Britt was hte first to join us on the beach and had an intensive photo shoot

She captured a few of us going for candids as her fav

Riley & B - 8 weeks apart and Brendan one year and a half younger but man he has some tall genes that boy

finally a family beach pic, a guy and his girls! <3

and our beautiful girls XOXOXO

check out these two cuties!! Thanks for the great vacation, memories and fun and many more years of them all. Already looking forward to 60th.. where will it be?

last beach walk

and the traditional sand writing

father / son and grama /granddaughter

And just like that it was time to head back to the rooms, stuff your bags full, forget a thing or two and meet at the lobby to catch a bus to the airport ;(

But FINALLY we got 2 pictures of EVERYONE at the same spot!! 

What a fabulous family vacation celebrating a fabulous couple!! XOXO

The bus ride to the airport where they like to get you there good and early, so you can spend a small fortune in their airport. ;)

Then the 5 1/2 hour flight back to the frozen tundra. S and I managed to watch 3 full movies together on my iPad and I a couple of Nashville episodes while he napped. Arriving in Calgary found it very brisk with a wind chill but we got thru customs, baggage, goodbyes and to the warm car (thanks Delta concierge) with B coming home with us arriving back home by 11 pm. The other 2 had friends pick them up saving us running them home but once they got home K went to pick up Lexi in Chestemere. B had to run her car a bit in the frigid cold before setting off to town to get gas before heading back to the city. Poor B was the only one of the 15 that had to be at work the next day by 6:30. (K not till 1:30 and S at 4 and no one else in the big group) But the week in the sunshine paradise was well worth it, right girls? :)