i look forward to our mexico trip all year. we stay just south of rosarito and just north of puerto nuevo in a gated community called las gaviotas.
i love that it is close to home, but an entirely different place to visit. i love that we can drive and stay for a week and feed our family of six and do the mexico thing for less than what we would pay for six tickets to fly somewhere else.
just love it.
stuff i want to remember:
sitting in the mornings on the balcony with all the kids, reading and lazing in the sun
watching jeff give some local kids boogie board lessons
hanging for the day with the mcgarveys, beach, pool, lobster, shopping, and talking until midnight
fish tacos everyday-best place is macho taco in rosarito
the light, living in the perfect light reflected directly from the ocean
buying handmade and supporting the local women
tequila shots at 3 in the afternoon
drew asking for $5 out of his spending money to give to an old senora
the way the kids say gracias “grass-see-us”
the.best.guacamole.ever. (note to self, put onion in your guac from now on)
anna and mckenna got more brave in the ocean-going out far with daddy and drew
watching the relationship between father and son grow to another level together for hours out in the ocean
the master bedroom of the house we rent – the view
getting jacked on the drive home-the cops not letting us get in the line to cross the border we usually use, getting lost in tijuana, and after two hours of blood boiling pressure finally getting across and back on CA soil.
mexican jumping beans
shea
matt & lisa
my goodness! fantastic pictures! your husband’s picture is the best i’ve seen you do; and all of your photos are amazing. kudos!
tara-it looks like you all had a fantastic time! your kiddos couldn’t be an cuter. wonderful photos, of course!!! heather emans
Looks like you had much-needed family time. Everytime I see photos of your family, your closeness just oozes.
And I agree…HOT photo of that hubby of yours!!
Welcome home! My friend has a little pueblo in Angel’s Camp, south of Rosarito and north of Baja Mar. Way fun. La Fonda used to be one of our hang-outs.
Awesome photos as usual.
Adios!
fantastic pics – thanks for sharing!!
You don’t know me, but I feel that I love you….
and, I just love you!
Love the one w/ Anna sleeping, McKenna in the chair, one w/ you and Anna, and Anna in the 2nd to last one…
oh, and if I could ship you Guacamole….I would. I make a pretty mean one…
We live in NM and my brother had been out of town for over 2 weeks, called last night and said he wants some…. :)
That is the best shot to date of your hubby! Tell him, I said he’s a hotty! :) Love all the shots and glad you got some much needed r&r.
love seeing these :)
love the pic of jeff.
his eyes are awesome in that shot!
Beautiful pics as always! What a fun family trip!
Looks like a GREAT time!!! I love the blue stuffed kitty!
Tag- you’re it- blog game posted on my blog. You are a photographer that I admire and I do not KNOW very many photographers- SO- I tag you. Sorry. :O)
thanks for sharing where you little vacay spot is in Mexico. i wanted to ask you about that too…
do you rent? own? borrow a timeshare? cuz I would love to check it out too. and is it ‘scary’ to drive through Mexico too? you always hear stories about stuff like that…
thanks for sharing Tara!!! (did i already say that?)
Great photos, you are so lucky to be that close to Mexico. I am totally jealous!
We go once or twice a year to Gav and it is my most favorite time and place ever, so many good memories. It is a little treasure for us So Ca families. We just were there three weeks ago and had the exact same thing happen to us at the border and it was an aweful way to end the trip. I don’t know why they are doing that, it took forever to get home and we were so grateful to be in the states after the craziness of TJ..We are interested in trying a different house, would you recommend yours? thanks!
Christine
You got back just in time, what with the hurricane weather they’ve been having now!
Those photos are goooorgeous though. I really need to finally get down there, having lived in SoCal most of my life. :)
Okay, so can I just say….this is what life is all about!
SO happy you had such a fab vacation :)
My mom uses onion powder in guacamole. Gives it good flavor!
Anna looks very old in the 2nd to the last picture!
Peace
I love the shot with the toy cat. Thanks for the links.
nothing better than family vacation. the memories last forever. Your pictures seem to say that too. Love every one of them!
welcome back- how fun! i haven’t been to mexico yet and have lived in cali for almost 4 years! looks like you all had a ball!
i LOVE Mexico. love the oh so killer handmade tortillas, the salsa and guac.
and i’m with you: shooters @ 3pm RAWK!!
your photos are amazing as always, and i have to agree – the last photo of Jeff is amazing – and he’s dang cute, to boot!
These are some of my favorite pictures of yours! Anna and your husband look so much alike in that one shot!
I have such good memories of family trips in Mexico when I was a kid and still head down here and there. I miss being close while in San Diego- you are motivating me to plan a trip!
Tara~
My husband and I were JUST in TJ a few weeks ago and the cops made us get out of line and we got lost for at least 2 hours! It took us FOUR hours to get home once we were in the border crossing line!!! Its frustrating, huh? And, since we’re new to San Diego, SCARY because we don’t speak much Spanish yet!! ;-) We’re safe at home now…
love em!
That is my favorite area in Mexico to go! Our family loves Mexico too!
That pic of Jeff in incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad that you all had fun..
Cute pictures, thanks for sharing!
great pics tara! you live such a different life than i do in the great white north – i really enjoy seeing what you are up to!
I totally adore the one of you and your daughter!
love all of these, the kids looked liked they had alot of fun…you and anna..precious..kenna in the chair(she looks so pretty)..and jeff well..you know..wow..
Glad you had such a wonderful time! Really good idea that you jotted down the things you don’t want to forget. Welcome home! The pictures are amazing! :)
oh t, what a nice read this morning. you made me think/wish i was on vaca with you. all i could think about was how cool it would have been to hang with roger clyne as the tip of the iceberg to top off this trip. one more margarita senorita – can you see roger pouring us that drink – hee, hee. LOVE the photos! hugs, rach
i love the bottles of coke. the self-portrait of you and anna. the fun you captured. you’re just too, too good.
Sounds awesome and photos are as always stunning. I was wish I had photos of my family that looked so darn georgeous! Thanks for sharing.
ooooo girl. your honey is a hottie. great pics. do you chop the onion or juice it? i’m always looking for yummy guac recipes. looks like a totally cool place to visit. i’m glad you had a good time.
ria
tfs your trip. looks like a fun time!
love seeing mexico through the eyes of your family…beautiful. :)
The way your kids say gracias made me think of my husbands little adult spin on the word and I knew you would get a kick out of it……….grassy-ass. LOL
Sounds like you had a wonderful trip. Would love to go to Mexico some day….
amazing photographs. looks like you made many memories! good for you! :)
Can I come too next time :) Looks like you’ve had the best time! Love your pictures (as allways…)
ok i didn’t scroll down far enough to see this post. sorry bout that. jeff’s eyes in those pics are super sparkly. love the boys on the veranda playing gameboys. what fun mems. what a fun tradition.
Rosarito area is our new fav too! We had an adult weekend there with 3 other couples and it was great! I LOVE the imperfection that is Mexico – the hotel bathroom towel bar holes filled very sloppily so they could move the towel bar somewhere else…that kind of stuff! Love the culture. Need to get back there for a visit! Question: on the pic of you and your daughter where you’re holding the camera, what lens did you use? I pretty much keep my 1.8 on all the time, but there’s no way I can get my arm far away enough for shots like that…unless you know of some magic!