Cancun Trip

We went to Cancun for 5 nights and stayed at the Westin Lagunamar.  We loved Cancun!  We had perfect weather and it was so clean and nice.  The people were so friendly.  This is our new favorite vacation spot and we will definitely be back.

View from our hotel room (top floor)

The pool was amazing!  

The first night we went to dinner at an Italian restaurant called La Madonna.  It was right next to our hotel at La Isla (shopping area).  The place was decorated with really cool artwork so of course we took a picture.   

The second night we went to dinner at a seafood and fish place called Fred's.  

After dinner we went to a club called CoCo Bongo. They have dancing and shows like in Vegas.  It was a really fun place.  We met a nice couple from Paraguay and hung out with them that night.  They didn't speak any English except for "Facebook" so it was quite an interesting night.  

Our favorite restaurant by far was Harry's Grill.  We sat outside on the patio and could see the water.  They had such a fun atmosphere with great music and amazing food.  We had grilled artichoke, rock shrimp, ceasar salad, fries, steak and a yummy molten chocolate cake for dessert.  After dinner we sat at the bar and watched the world series.

We had fun relaxing everyday reading our books

The last night we went to an Italian restaurant called Cenacolo.  We had a nice little table and really enjoyed our last dinner in Cancun.  

After dinner we stopped by Ruth's Chris Steakhouse for a drink at the bar

Halloween Decorating

We decorated for Halloween this year with spider webs, pumpkin lights, spiders and pumpkins.  The neighborhood goes all out with decorations, but for some reason not the neighbors right in our area.  Hope everyone has a great Halloween!

 

Celebrating our Birthdays & Ethan Driving

We weren't all together for our birthdays (Ethan & I) so we decided to celebrate a little late at Luxbar & La Gondola.  Happy Birthday, Ethan!  He has become such a nice young man who is so caring, smart and such a great kid.  We love you, Ethan!

 

Happy Birthday!

Ethan turned 15 so he got his driving permit.  After dinner we let him drive.  He did pretty good for only his 2nd time driving.  It's hard to believe that Julia will be officially driving in less than 2 months and Ethan now has his permit.  They are growing up so fast!

Hubbard Inn & Stout

Bryan, Lauren, Craig and I went to Uncle Julio's for dinner and then met Holly, David, Amanda and Marc at Hubbard Inn.  Afterwards we went to Stout to meet up with Allison & Scott as they had a wedding and Allison's sister Natalie and her friends.  It was such a fun night!

Holly, Amanda & I

BFFs

Dana, Natalie, Allison & I

Allison's sister Natalie & I

Me, Allison & Holly

 Marc & Amanda

David & Holly

 Scott & Craig

Craig & Josh 

Bryan & Lauren in Chicago

My brother Bryan and his girlfriend Lauren came from Bloomington to visit us.  We really like Lauren and they are such a cute couple.  We really like her and are so happy they found each other.  Friday we went to dinner at Roy's in the Gold Coast which is a Hawaiian fusion restaurant.  The food was delicious!  We even had an amazing dessert - warm chocolate molten cake.  After dinner we went to Untitled for a party hosted by Stella Artois.  We all got glasses engraved with our names.  We had a great weekend with Bryan and Lauren and can't wait to see them at Thanksgiving.

Bryan & Lauren

 We met up with Dave and Jacqueline at Epic and Red Head Piano Bar