mexico... a second trip!

 We FINALLY got to Primo Tapia to visit Rob's sister and her family... they moved there to run an organization called Casa de Luz, THREE years ago! about a month before Paxton was born. Needless to say, life's been busy on our end and getting there with the kids just hadn't happened. But this winter when MaryLynn and Cal got married they wanted to have us all together at some point and the Mexico/SanDiego idea came about.

I'm so thankful that I finally got to see where they live and work. I expected before I went down that they were doing an amazing job, so seeing it in person wasn't a surprise. They pour every ounce of their entire lives and beings into Casa de Luz. It was such a beautiful and inspiring thing to see. The community and love that they have there is just so special. (We are SO proud of you guys! and think the world of the work you are doing... thank you for showing us around and sharing what you do with us!) I feel sad that it took us so long to get down there, but so grateful at the same time that I now have been there. It was a whirlwind trip. 4 days! Travel with an almost 3 year old and a 7 mos old is NOT for the faint of heart! BUT this was important to us so we decided to just go for it. I SO look forward to the day that we can go down for a couple weeks and really get involved and do life with them for a bit.

It was such a quick trip that I hardly took any photos. I figured I'd post the few that I did take... we finished the trip off with an afternoon at Sea World with everyone (minus Toni who had to stay back with a team) and also met up with Cal's daughter and her family. Sea World was a huge hit and the perfect way to end the quick visit.

Special thank you again to MaryLynn and Cal for the trip...