we are home.
we wish we were still there.
seriously one of our best trips ever. no one wanted to leave when it was time to come home.
the falconbridge’s came with us for a few days. they may as well just move in with us now. they are a part of the family. the little girls had so much time together and they are like little whispering pixies everywhere they go.
tons of guacamole and margaritas were partaken of.
while we drove home i told jeff that i want to retire in baja, and sleep with our doors wide open so we can hear the ocean. and buy homemade tamales off of the old mexican women who come through our town. and the locals will know us and call us the crazy gringos. and our kids will come down and see us and we will spoil our grandchildren with mariachi puppets and bobble head dragons and little purses and wooden snakes.
and eat lobster, beans, rice, and guacamole every. darn. day.
i want to retire. just. like. you.
que maravilloso! absolutely loving these pictures. yep, mexico rocks! and of course, your photography of it rocks! bienvenida a casa!
Looks like you guys had a great time!!! That’s awesome! That pic of Anna in that golden light…. ummmmm WOW! And I really love the one of Mckenna in the red dress, she looks soooo happy!!
All the photos are great but I especially like the second last one of the little girl in the golden sunlight through the door.
eleni
OMG Tara…sounds fantastic!!!! OK, it’s a really long way for me to come, but it sounds like my kind of fun :)
amazing pics..! Love them!
I like your retirement plan..I think I am gonna do the same!!!
seriously sounds like heaven! :D
So glad you had such a wonderful time! Fun photos! Great to have you back too! :)
How aewsome!!! Love, love loe the shots…and it sounds like you had a great holiday to boot :)
such a colorful description…sounds like you guys all had a blast.
Glad you made it home safely Tara. I love the photos, as usual, the one of Anna in her suit towards the top is very cool. I’m glad you guys had a great time. Your idea of retirement sounds great to me!
last night, i was thinking how much i miss Baja and like you said…eating lotsa lobster & carne asada and drinking more margaritas than is humanly possible.
yum.
i’m glad you & Jeff & the kiddos are home safe. and how cute do your girls look in their little embroidered outfits?!
What an awesome place. Love the photo documentation of the food!!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE the pic of Anna dancing in the evening sun throught the archway. That would be a super sized photo in my house!!!!!!!!!
Wonderful pictures! Looksl ike you had a ton of fun! :)
Tara…It looks like so much fun and what a way for a family to connect and just hang.
I wanna retire there too just from how you describe it! HA! Can’t wait to see more pics. wooohoooo…fun.
I love that last comment…to damn funny girl.
I LOVE Mexico! My parents lived in Mexico for a year in Xalapa, the capital of the state of Veracruz. The town is in a beautiful tropical/jungly area on the side of an extinct volcano. The housepaint there is so colorful – saturated eye candy all around!!!
Your kids fit right in to that colorful landscape, McKenna looks especially sweet in her red dress. :o)
wow!!! breathtaking photos. looks like a wonderful time – no wonder you didn’t want to come home. but glad you’re back safe and sound!
Looks like you had a lovely time. You snapped some great photos. And oh, boy…that retirement plan sounds dreamy!
Hola Tara! bienvenida! I’ve been checking your blog out everyday to see if you guys were back! You have me in tears here with those beautiful pictures! Isn’t Mexico a great country?. I LOVE how you captured the colors and richness of the town! I see you guys ate great! Tamales are the best!
Ana and McKenna look just perfect with those mexican clothes! I am so excited that you loved my country, my food, my culture and all those wonderful colors. Did I mention I am homesick? but I will be going to Mexico City next week yupeeee! After you guys left I found out that a very dear firnd of mine moved to Cabo San Lucas and he told me next time some of my frinds go there he will be more than glad to show them all those not so touristic places. So if you plan to go back down there let me know!
I wish you could share more pictures with me, the ones with the arches and the palapas in the beach have me in tears. I love the one of the salsas, Did you tried salsa bufalo? that one is good with chips and oh! did you have the chance to try cacahuates japoneses?
I am glad you are back! Missed your blog!
that sounds heavenly & yummy…& your pictures, as always, are breathtaking & smile inducing:)…love the colors!
It’s so about dang time you got back so we could look at more lucious pictures. :) We missed you! :) We go to Baja twice a year (every April and October like clockwork) and camp on the beach and it is the best family vacation ever. We love it too. Glad you are back and thanks for sharing. The pictures made me feel like I was there.
hehehe!!! sounds like you gringos had a great time…so glad. awesome. fun pics. thanks fro sharing.
Looks like a fabulous time.. and so pretty too.. Glad you and the Falconbridge’s had such a great time.. and I like your retirement plan..
wow, Tara! I adore your photos! The light is gorgeous and you can feel the love your family has for one another just by looking.
Glad you had a great trip!
I seriously needed a “tara fix” ~ been missing you girl! Your pictures and words were worth the wait. Welcome back, chica!
Looks like you and your family had a blast! I love staying and eating in mexico, especially the yummy little taco stands.
Totally with you on that one! We go down there about once a month to eat lobster. Love, love it! We went down this past weekend. Where did stay? Looks very relaxing.
celina
Tara is BACK!!! I have been going through withdrawls! Looks like you all had a fabulous time. I absolutely love that last picture of you and your kiddos…ADORABLE!!
Welcome back girlie!
~Kim
Am soooo jealose. Man I love me the mexican life! Ole`. Of course the pics are amazing!
glad you are back.
i missed your blog! LOL!
tara
Love the photo of Anna in the sunset light! Wow! And the one of the Tiki umbrellas! Wonderful, Tara!
Looks like you had a great time! I live in San Diego, so we go to Mexico often…love it down there. Where did you stay? We are always looking for new places to try…
Tara,
Well, you’ve inspired the bohemian spirit in us! I showed my husband your blog this morning and we’ve decided to head out in about 2 hours and make our way to Mexico! We’ve never been but have always talked about it! I should be about a 5 hour drive from Scottsdale! We don’t even have reservations but we’re flying by the seat of our pants! Hope we have fun and thanks for the inspiration!
we stayed in rosarito, in a place called las gaviotas. a rental community. some people live there, but most of them are owned by americans and rented out as vacation homes.
es muy perfecta!
i highly recommend mexico for a cheap family vacation. a lot of people are scared to go down there and i dont really know why. everyone is totally totally friendly and the liquor is cheap! LOL
TEN DAYS til we go…can’t wait!!!! the pics are awesome.
FUUUUNNN!!! Going down to mexico is so much fun!
i looooove these photos. i love when you get into new places. it’s like we get to discover your amazing talent all over again. looks like you had a blast with all the color down there :)
wow!! amazing photos – glad you ALL had such a fabby time.
I can totally understand why you wanna live there, wow it really is beautiful outthere. The colors are so bright and the sea is great, you all look so relaxed :)
Thanks for sharing T. it looks like you all had a great time :)
Alette
Dude…cool pics. and my mommy lives near la gaviota…reminds me I need to go visit her soon.
wow —
we LOVE mexico too –
the colors are so ALIVE there
great pics
thanks for sharing
wow, how fun Tara- I love Mexico too….we went to Punta Banda last summer and did the same thing….awesome trip! Beautiful pictures!! :)
Looks like so much fun.Great photos. Wish I could have made it down there. I just got back from your neck of the woods. Loved surfing at Mission beach and La Jolla. Also enjoyed old town San Diego. My kids loved it so much they want to move there.
peace
Kim
I’m looking forward to seeing a vacation photo album (fingers crossed). We’ve been patiently awaiting your return! OK, some of us not so patiently.
Okay, so where did you go? Resort? Was the driving safe? How long of a drive? Kid friendly? More details please!!!
welcome home. we missed ya. looks like a good time was had by all. i love anna and mckenna’s couture with the mexican motif. cool beans. guacamole and margaritas…you were livin’ tha good life.
smiles.
ria
heaven!
wow. that’s all, just wow!
Hey, was that Las Gaviotas? If so…I’ve been there a bunch. We love it!
WOW these photos are awesome! I love the colours….
So glad to see you home safe and sound and to hear that you had a fabulous time.