Lil is Married and Both Kids Have Passport Stamps!

We got back last night from a ver quick trip to Punta Cana to celebrate Lileigh's wedding! 

We left Thursday morning and had a pretty full day of travel. I have appropriately braced the kids for the traffic differences we might see, but I did not properly prepare them for the airport. We had a shuttle reserved, but it was still chaotic when we arrived. But...we made it to the resort with zero problems! We got all checked in, found dinner, and promptly crashed out.

The real fun started Friday. We ventured to breakfast and then walked down to the ocean, which was beautifully blue. We also added five new birds to our life list and watched turtle in the canal. By 11, we were meeting up with everyone who was celebrating to take a private boat out:

We got to go snorkeling for the first time:

We say a sting ray, sea turtle, shrimp, and so many tiny fish. It was truly incredible! They grilled hot dogs on the boat and put them on a stick for Issa and Brad, and we ate so much tropical fruit. We made it back to the hotel in time for some pool time, which is when we learned Evan cannot apply his own sunscreen:

We got cleaned up for an amazing dinner and the Brazilian steakhouse before we checked out the arcade. Issa is the skeeball queen:

Evan is the undisputed driving champion:

I held my own in basketball connect four:

Brad rules the air hockey table: 

The boys also drove in a Forza arcade and we girls did a little shopping.

Friday, we enjoyed breakfast and some more arcade before meeting up with the family for wedding day lunch. They had the perfect day for a beach wedding:

And we had so much fun at the reception:

I didn't get a ton of pictures, but watching all of the cousins dancing together is a core memory. Lileight and Bryan were so happy, and their friends are hilarious.

We made it home without a single snag, and I'm still smiling from the fun of it all.