miercoles, el 30 de abril de 2014




Hola hola y Feliz Día del Niños!! Supposedly a day recognized world wide, but I had never heard of it until moving to Mexico.

Last night we saw a big parade and today at the escuela we visited, the niños were in street clothes vs uniforms, and all they were doing were playing and bashing piñatas.

Currently 4pm and the familia has just headed out on the bici, off to visit Max's amigos at Tic Toc, the official name of Rosario's Palacio.

How was the día?

Max was having some crazy vivid dreams last night and after finally falling asleep at 8pm, he was awake at 10pm, 12 midnight and then 2am. All of these wake ups last only a minute or so and with 2 of them, he sees me and doesn't say a word before laying back down and falling asleep.

Awake at 6am...in the cuna. Poppa was tired so I gave the lil'man 5 minutos in my arms and the next thing I know, he has rolled off and we both sleep in until 7am!! As Max would say "long sleep". Score!!

Some videos in bed, tranquilo time, huge desayunos and then off for a tour in the HOT sun. Due to the sleep in, everything was pushed back and we left the casa at 945am, returning at 1050am.

Leche y libros and then Bex tried to get the lil'ball o'energy to take his nap....aaaaaahhhh no.

The Whisperer came in and after a few wrestling moves, lights out. Short siesta but that will hopefully help him fall asleep earlier tonight (ja ja ja).

Comida for all and then off to the alberca for a familia swim. Super clean pool and completely deserted. The last of the Canadians has packed up and left. A few will come down before October, but it will be mainly a very tranquilo time until then.

And post swim, I type away and the familia is off to their play date.

Health update? Max is a-ok, Bex's appetite and energy is slowly returning, mismo para Bubba. You know I am starting to feel better when I can drink some Coca Light!! But ayer, having only eaten one piece of pollo, I was loooow energy today. Huevos and some queso cheddar have made their way in...stay tuned!! Ja ja ja

Onto the fotos.

And with the light mist blowing from the sprinklers, we were off for our tour.








Dude needs Visine?


Max now knows how to ham it up for the camera.


We drove by on domingo, but they were closed. Today Max saw them open and said "Casa Pepe open", so we went in for a prowl...and an agua pit stop.


This besito is reserved for amigos especial!!



Outside the escuela, and this niño came up and just started including Max in the ball throwing. Muy amable.








We will be working on Max's "catch the ball face". Ja ja ja


Taking a break and sitting on my lap in the sombra, Max eats some Cheerios y pasas and drinks his agua. His Poppa tries to take fotos without looking into the viewfinder. This is what we end up with.









Ok, you are all caught up. Not sure when we will have the energy for playa Mojon, sad days as soon the lluvia will come and the last few years we have not visited Mojon between the end of May and the beginning of October.

Hopefully Bex and I are better mañana and I can make it back to el gimnasio!!

Hasta mañana.

Marco, Bexico y Max



martes, el 29 de abril de 2014



The lil'man would like to thank all of you for your emails of concern about his Poppa not feeling well. One email...one stinking email...from a  guy in the Ukraine...and it is not like they have more on their minds right now.

Buenos tardes!! Bubba finally has found the energy to actually sit up, let alone type away at a blog update.

The familia has taken Max's bici out for a tour, off to Sorianas. And when they return...off for a familia swim in the very warm CP alberca. All day long in some 40,0 grado heat will do that!!

So....what happened ayer? It was a great start to the day!! Awake at 430am but then after some 30 minutos of TNT, the boys slept in until 645am. Huh? Score!!

But then the wheels fell off the bus. Bubba came down with the same bug Bex has been fighting. Yikes. All good through breakfast and the prowl, but then I was lights out, literally.

I lay down at 11am and rolled out of bed at 5pm. No appetite and my body hurt from head to toe with some special attention to my tummy and it's plumbing. Argh.

Bex is not 100% better...Max is taking care of both of us. Ja ja ja

No cooking...roti dinner for Bex y Max and then onto the PM rutinas. Max had a late siesta and that led to a later bedtime.

I joined him at 930pm and by 10pm he was wide awake and very upset. I had no idea what was up, other then him complaining about a toe. Huh? I also had no energy to help him...Doc Mom to the rescue.

An in-grown toe nail and after some work, along with Kanka to freeze it, the lil'dude was left with his madre...wide awake. Yikes. But 45 minutos of rocking later...he was lights out. So I am told as I was lights out 40 minutos before that!!

7am came around and I felt well enough to take the lil'man for the morning and let Bex get caught up on some sleep.

Our usual martes rutina...desayunos and then off to Fonatur y Che. Max's appetite is back, phew, and now a days he even likes the big speed bumps, topes, asking his Poppa to go over them "faster".All seems to be well in his world.

Bex is slowly on the mend and I am a day or 2 behind her. What ever bug it was...yikes.

After Che, we were home for libros y leche and then Max had his usual 90 minuto siesta...Poppa got in on that action!!

Post siesta...comida for one as Bex and I struggle to eat anything, and now the familia is out.

No fotos from today, but here is what was shot ayer before everything went to crap...literally!! Ja ja ja

It has been awhile, but it was a day for Max and the sprinklers.



Max testing the effects of the viento on the agua coming from the sprinkler.




Someone has spotted his madre. Besito time!!



Max spots a paloma.


And then blasts him a hola hola.


Pit stop for agua poses...with many facial expressions!!










Running out of steam as we visit Tony Caballo.


If he looks into the camera...shoot away!!






"Max wear Poppa glasses" was the request.



Ok, foto'd out.

We had a fun swim and it is time for dinner. Wish us luck!!

Hasta mañana.

Marco, Bexico y Max