Marbella, Spain June 8th-13th!

Our plane to Spain left at 0630, therefor we got the boys up at 0445 in the morning. They did really well that day considering how early we had gotten them up. Jaxon is usually not a good flyer, he does not like to sit in one place too long but he did really well thanks to DS, leapster and a dvd.

Shortly after arriving we got on our suits and headed to the Sea/Pool.



It was very windy the day we arrived. A storm had just passed thru a few days prior.



The boys were dancing in their chairs to the music as we waited for our lunch.

This is the large pool near the Sea.  There is also a kid water park and indoor pool that was warmer and a "quiet" pool closer to the main building.

June 9th we went to a local market. It was amazing we spent 2 hours there and only saw half the market. I got a lot of Christmas shopping done. Aidan and I got cool hats, Jax got a beach tennis set plus other stuff.

The boys also got Sponge Bob short speedo's at the market which they wore to the beach when we got back that day.

 June 10th we went into old town Marbella, there was a festival going on and had a parade of the big heads:

The Band.

Heading down to dinner.

June 11th we drove up the mountain to a town called Ronda.  It is home to the Plaza el Toros, the oldest bullfighting ring in Europe. They still hold fights there.

We also took a minute to take in a church, water fountain and a horse drawn carriage ride.

This is a church Aidan enjoyed.

This is how Jaxon looks a lot when he does not get his way, which is not very often.  He was having a major fit because he wanted to be carried. He won. He would walk in front of me screaming and all the people gave me these looks like pick him up already. I don't want to wreck everyone's day with a screaming child.

Enjoying a smoothie before starting our day in Ronda.

Famous old bridge in the town of Ronda.
Before heading home we had lunch at a nice restraunt, Greg had Bull's tail a local special and I had Sucking pig. We both liked our lunch very much. Jax had pizza and Aidan had shrimp.

 This is the Bull's tail.

For dinner we ate at a restaurant at a local beach that evening near Marbella. This is Greg's squid.

This is the beach we drove to. We played on the beach for a bit before having dinner.

June 12th we stayed at the hotel and relaxed by the pool. Here are some pics of the room and hotel area:

We had 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, it was wonderful. Plus a washer and dryer.

Our last dinner at the hotel. There were dancers and a singer.

June 13th our anniversary-13 years, back to Belgium.