Life's a beach.

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Since it's summertime here and we only live an hour from the beach, that's where we usually end up every other weekend (on the off Sundays when we don't have church).  We must take advantage of this beautiful weather because rainy season is around the corner.

On our way to the beach, we like to stop at a bridge and see the alligators...or are they crocodiles?

While it's difficult for you to see the alligators in the next video, they are there - like 15 of them or more!  David keeps asking me "¿Qué es eso?" because he wants to know what Enrique is throwing down to the alligators.

Not every weekend is the same, but on this particular weekend, we were enjoying a resort (gratis).

Another weekend, a family invited us to their beach house.  While we didn't actually go to the beach that time, we had fun at the pool and in their neighborhood.

Something very common that is sold on the side of the road and along the boardwalks are coconut water.  I remember my mom buying coconuts and me having to throw them on the driveway numerous times to crack them open so that she could use the inside to make her famous homemade coconut cakes.

Since lots of people go to the beach on the weekend, traffic going back home is horrendous.  Here's a way that they've chosen to reduce the long lines.

Last Sunday, we saw lots of parasailers.

Of course everyday isn't paradise just lapping up the sun, but we do try to get out as a family and enjoy ourselves.