20 Blissful years :-)!! our Azul Beach

The Azul Beach is one of Karisma's family boutique properties. It is perfect for families with young children, girl friend groups and couples want calm and tranquility! They are a Gourmet all-inclusive. Their food is beautifully presented and is delicious, they even have a babyfood menu for the little tykes. They keep the families separate in a couple of special buildings. They are opening 2 more family oriented properties this fall that will have the teenagers more in mind. All the Karisma's specialize in Weddings so we saw 2 while we were there, ahhhh! They were beautiful.
Sunrise with a sky massage Palapa

Ahhh the beach beds, where's that Beach Butler?

Early sun on the beach

We found a bunch of these huge conch like shells

Swinging beds everywhere

Just enjoying the beach bed...ahhhh Gotta love those Beach Butlers!

Pookey pie enjoying his vacation!


Scanned pictures of us, Our beloved first feline smashed the frame that the top picture was in and I still haven't learned photoshop...sorry Henc! That was my end of year goal for 2006! Maybe 2009! Wow the years fly by! Don't ya love those puffed sleeves, throw backs to Princess Diana.

Asia's 5th

She asked Nei Nei for a crown.

The Queen presents the Candy Buffet

The Candy Buffet

The candy buffet consumed by boys

Here was the end result of the Panda Pinata, Drew was told just to pop the center ballon! He never listens, he popped the head balloon...it looked like it was a geriatric Panda with no teeth and an imploded face!
Asia gives it a good hit.


Some of the ladies

Uncle Doug and Batgirl

Batgirl and Belle

The Kung Fu Panda Cake

It was a perfect June 1st day! Good Food and Good Fun. It was a party that when the little girls left, they were crying...must have been that sugar crash!

The Zoo...again

I love Flamingos, or some kids I know call them Mangos

Must always jump here to see if we have advanced

This is the first time we saw the artic fox

Jade chose the Dolphin

Asia chose the Panda

Doing the Drums

Jessica has said never never go to the Zoo the end of May...all the schools go there. But our pass expired May 31, so this is the last until the next school field trip! All kids will be in school then :-) !

Asia's Birthday phase 1

They sang to her
She ignored them!

The kids get to choose their restaurant of choice, usually Red Robin. When they sang to her, she just ignored them! Not like Jade who beams and joins in!

Surabi's summer Shave

With all the fur

The indignity of being shaved

Showing off the new Do

Surabi is Wolfie our shaded silver persian's and Nila's cat Mocha's daughter. She turned 8 this weekend. We usually shave her for the summer.

Drew's Viola and Miss D

Drew practised this time and you could tell! We have to give Miss D the full credit of why the guys love orchestra. She is one of those that loves, lives and breathes orchestra. She composes alot of her own orchestras and is in the Who's who book. Cole's teacher this year has not been like Miss D, but he does love the Violyn.

We will interrupt today's posting with Pinatas in the dryer

Taping the balloons together to make a Panda Bear

The paper mache has been added, now to dry....before the dryer incident!


Preparing for Asia's Kung Fu Panda birthday party, none of the stores have a panda, or a kung fu panda pinata. Drew excitedly volunteered to make one. Keep in mind, this guy has been accepted to the gifted and talented program in Jr High.... I was hiding in my room, when Cole says, " Mom the panda's legs have fallen off in the dryer" I am thinking it is just a guise to get me out of my room! Wrong! Drew thought it would be a quick way to get it to dry! I just shake my head!! Of course, he didn't think to remove the other clothing that was in there!! So his project right now is cleaning out the paper and paste from the dryer and hand washing the clothes that were in there. Argh!