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On the 4th day, we ventured over to Las Caletas island but before we boarded the boat, we met a new furry friend! His name was Flash…I think it was because he LOVED all of the attention and picture taking!! He was probably one of the best highlights of the trip…well I loved the monkey too, he was adorable. (photo below) Anyway, this animal rescue group would let you have your photo taken with him and then you could buy the pics at the end of the day and a portion of the funds went to help save the sea lions and other wildlife. Of course, I bought all 5 photos, including the one where the photographer said, "Flash, kiss!" and he was supposed to kiss my cheek but he went for my chest instead. It was hilarious!!!! It was right on que!

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This sign reminded me of Survivor…LOL 

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These parrots were there to greet us upon arrival. They were so cute! 

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Another highlight of the trip….LOL…it was SO HOT that I just wanted to dunk my head in this tub of ice water!! 

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Here is Flash (or one of his family members) impressing the snorkelers with some moves of his own. 🙂 I hiked half way up a mountain to take pics of the view and caught this through the trees!

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Loved the vibrant colors… 

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After lunch, they brought out this adorable monkey!! He was SO CUTE! I wanted to take him home!! He must've liked me because he offered me his worm…thoughtful, but no thanks. LOL 😉 

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My HOT husband….:) He's such a cutie and his eyes were so blue in this photo, I love it. Notice the ASP.net web development book in his hand (and camera in mine!) …still working on vacation….sigh…we love it though! 🙂 His web design business has really taken off this year, I'm so proud of him!!!

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Another favorite shot from the trip…check out the reflection! 

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On day 3, we went to Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. for lunch…the ocean view across the street was amazing and if you needed something from your waitress, you just flipped the sign to "Stop Forrest Stop" and they come running to your table. Pretty funny! 🙂  

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After lunch, John and I walked across the street to the beach where we found local artists creating sand sculptures… 

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Then we went shopping for awhile but eventually got tired from the heat so we headed back to the resort. This was the view from our room…

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Down by the pool, another local artist was selling her ceramic bowls. I bought the adorable pink one of course! 

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Their salon & spa was upstairs overlooking the beach. Some of you probably remember my post back in May about how I told John we'd get a couples sunset massage on the beach for our 4th anniversary…this was where we did that! 

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The view from the spa at night… 

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The awesome sunset… 

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There was a fiesta going on downstairs while we were getting our massages…it reminded me a lot of Molly & Manny's reception!

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And of course, we managed to find a kitty along the way. 🙂 This little furbaby was so polite and never got up on tables or anything, but he looked kind of skinny so we found him some dinner.  

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I'm interrupting my Mexico blog posts to make a quick announcement! LOL Jessica Claire has been one of my favorite fellow photographers for awhile now and some of you whose weddings we've photographed recently have seen me sporting my new, snazzy Shootsac, one of her new products that I LOVE! It arrived while we were in Mexico so my first chance to use it was at Chelsea & Paris's 7/28 wedding in Ft. Wayne. (Since I'm trying to blog in the order of our events – and I'm up to 7/20/07, I haven't had the chance to show these pics or tell the story behind all of them yet but I'm getting there!) Anyway, on the day of their wedding, we parked at the Hilton across the street from the Embassy Theater, where our couple was getting married that day, and as we were walking through the garage tunnel, I looked down and saw all of these pink flamingos at the garden next door! I literally started jumping up and down because I KNEW they would make it into some photos for Jessica…pink flamingos are her mascot for her new Shootsacs! 🙂 After the ceremony, we were outside near the garden taking pics and I told Diana to get one of me shooting the couple with the flamingos and my Shootsac in the pic…I think Chelsea and Paris were a little confused at first but I told them I'd explain it all later. LOL I e-mailed 2 of my favorites to Jessica and today, they made her blog!! YAY!!! Check it out: www.shootsacblog.com

Side note: To other photographers who read my blog, I highly recommend her Shootsac, it's great for storing stuff when you're on the go…we used it in the dressing room by putting our most used emergency kit supplies in it and we used it throughout the day for lenses, flashes, batteries and other miscellaneous stuff. Plus, it's super cute and you all know I'm all about that!! 🙂 

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On Day 2, we hopped aboard a tour bus for a city tour….some of these pics were shot through the bus window, like the one above. This will make you appreciate all of the modern day comforts we sometimes take for granted! Everything was very different in Mexico, that's for sure! 

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Here's a mural that was painted in their city hall building… 

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My sister pointed out the tattoo parlor in front of the church! :O 

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Does anyone know what kind of vehicle this is? 

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Meet Niki & Gary! In the middle of the city tour, everyone stopped to go in this jewelry shop but after awhile, we got a little bored so John & I walked outside and saw this adorable couple (who was on our tour bus) posing for pics for each other. Well, I remembered back to our honeymoon where we barely had any pics of the two of us together since it was JUST the two of us there and I asked them if they wanted some cool photos while we waited for the rest of the group. We did a mini photo shoot right there on the spot, it was a blast!! I took some pics with their camera, then lots with mine…in fact, I took pics of them during lunch and along other spots on the tour just for fun. I love my job so much! I wish I could follow my clients on their honeymoons! LOL 😀

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Textiles from the flea market… 

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A local artist hand paints (actually it's more like finger paints) these beautiful pictures of Mexico on ceramic tiles. I bought two of them while I was there, one for us and one for my dad but neither of them made it through day 7. 🙁 (More on that later) 

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We stopped for lunch at this outdoor restaurant where these musicians went table to table serenading everyone… 

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This was a painting on the wall that I thought was cool…an optical illusion! (See the two faces?)

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I LOVED the vibrant colors everywhere…. 

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Wow. I went into this outdoor-type restroom (we'll leave it at that) and this sign was on the wall. :O Yikes…I think I can hold it. LOL 

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After lunch, the tour guide took us to a tequila factory. None of us really drink so it was kind of funny. Along the way though, I noticed all of these random dogs laying on the side of the street…I wanted to rescue them all! (I took these pics through the bus window…)

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More cool architecture… 

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When we got back to the resort, the cab driver let us out by a nearby fountain with flowers and I noticed this little guy running around. He posed for a photo. 🙂 

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We went to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for a week last month and although I'm a bit behind with blogging (trying to edit weddings, meet with new clients, prep for shoots, the usual) 🙂 I wanted to post some Mexico pics since everyone has been anxious to see them. Some of these first few ones from the first day weren't that fab since they were taken with my little point & shoot digital (yeah, I still carry one of those around too…it's not nearly as bulky and easier to whip out of the purse!) Anyway, when we got off the plane, we literally walked down the stairs on the tarmac to load into a bus which took us 50 feet to customs. LOL We were all looking at each other like "what?!" After getting through a long line at customs, we finally got our luggage and headed for a cab. Once we arrived at the resort, this guy welcomed us with champagne and a cold mint-smelling washcloth to freshen up…nice touch. 🙂

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Here's my youngest sister, being the diva that she is….LOL 

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After dinner, we headed back to our room and noticed a crowd gathering at the front of the resort. There were dancers and a fire show going on…pretty cool shot! 

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They had candles lining one side of the restaurants that looked awesome at night… 

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Then we got back to our room and found this creature stuck to our ceiling! LOL Usually I think geckos are cute but not this one…he was massive and you could kind of see through him. Yuck. John scared him off and I never did see where he went after that. :O 

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